Now Amazon was about to validate that pessimism: one of the richest companies in the world, led by the world’s richest person, was expanding its presence in the political and financial capitals—cities where Jeff Bezos owned lavish homes. Adding to the awkwardness, on the morning of Tuesday, September 4, Amazon’s shares were worth as much as $2,050—briefly tipping the company’s market capitalization over the momentous threshold of a trillion dollars, before the stock price retreated.
