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The richest person in history is set to defend his online retail empire in front of Congress Wednesday.
The historic anti-trust hearing comes as Bezos’ net worth hits new highs — $178 billion, according to Bloomberg’s latest estimates. The billionaire’s net worth surge comes alongside a boost in Amazon’s share price, which has soared despite the coronavirus pandemic that’s upending the American economy. And Bezos’ agreement to surrender 25{cb3fe4c54de06d7c4b8dceae281fb32e521027d1659af7adec2f427d2f5333d9} of his
