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Jeff Bezos unloads further $2.1bn of Amazon shares

Billionaire Amazon co-founder has sold more than $4 billion Amazon stock since last Wednesday

Amazon disclosed on February 2 that Bezos plans to sell as many as 50 million shares of Amazon over the next 12 months. Picture: Getty Images

Jeff Bezos unloaded another 12 million Amazon shares, bringing his total stock sold since last Wednesday to more than $4 billion (€3.7 billion).

The sales took place on Friday and Monday and netted $2.08 billion, according to a filing. He disposed of another 12 million shares last week.

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