Will divorce split the Amazon empire?

Jeff Bezos is splitting up with his wife. But it will be business as usual for Amazon.

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How many divorced people does it take to change a light bulb? As many of my contemporaries have found out the hard way, the answer is that it doesn't matter, because the spouse (or the lawyers) ends up with the house. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, currently the richest man in the world with an estimated $137bn fortune, is unlikely to be left homeless as a result of his divorce.

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