Amazon reaps $11,000-a-second coronavirus lockdown bonanza

Shares reach record high, pushing fortune of CEO and founder Jeff Bezos to $138bnCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe online retailer Amazon has been described as a “clear winner” from the coronavirus crisis, its share price surging by more than a third inside a month, its customers spending almost $11,000 a second on its products and services, and its owner, Jeff Bezos, reinforcing his position as the world’s richest person with a fortune of $1