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American businessman and founder of the online marketplace Amazon.com, Jeff Bezos, has sold 12 million shares of the company, amounting to approximately 2 billion dollars, informs Reuters. The entrepreneur, philanthropist, and commercial astronaut who announced his intention to step down as the CEO of the company two years ago has agreed to sell a significant number of Amazon shares shortly after revealing plans to divest securities over the next year. According to the company’s statement, the share sale took place on Wednesday and Thursday. It’s worth noting that Bezos’s intention to sell up …

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