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Amazon founder Bezos' divorce final with $38-billion settlement

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/reuters/07/06/20190706-people-bezos-rtr.jpg"/><figcaption>FILE PHOTO: Amazon CEO Jeff and wife MacKenzie Bezos, April 3, 2018. Danny Moloshok, Reuters</figcaption></figure></div>Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos&#x27; divorce from his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie Bezos, was finalized by a Seattle-area judge on Friday, paving the way for her to receive $38.3 billion worth of Amazon stock, Bloomberg reported.In April, Amazon, the world&#x27;s biggest online retailer, said in a filing that 4 percent of its outstanding stock or 19.7 million shares would be registered in MacKenzie Bezos&#x27; name after court approval of the divorce.The couple announced their plan to divorce in a joint Twitter statement in January, causing some to worry that Jeff Bezos could wind up with reduced Amazon voting power or that he or MacKenzie would liquidate large position.He retains a 12-percent stake worth $114.8 billion and remains the world&#x27;s richest person, Bloomberg said. MacKenzie Bezos has said she would give him voting control of her shares.MacKenzie in May pledged to give half her fortune to charity to join the &quot;Giving Pledge,&quot; a campaign announced by billionaire Warren Buffett and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates in 2010.

Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos' divorce from his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie Bezos, was finalized by a Seattle-area judge on Friday, paving the way for her to receive $38.3 billion worth of Amazon stock, Bloomberg reported.

Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos' divorce from his wife of 25 years, MacKenzie Bezos, was finalized by a Seattle-area judge on Friday, paving the way for her to receive $38.3 billion worth of Amazon stock, Bloomberg reported.