<YONHAP PHOTO-0039> FILE- In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at The Economic Club of Washington's Milestone Celebration in Washington. Amazon, which has faced political and economic pressure to raise pay for thousands of employees, is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month and said it will push for an increase in the federally mandated minimum wage, which now stands at $7.25 per hour. “We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead,” said Bezos. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)/2018-10-03 00:03:36/ <저작권자 ⓒ 1980-2018 ㈜연합뉴스. 무단 전재 재배포 금지.> <YONHAP PHOTO-0039> FILE- In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at The Economic Club of Washington's Milestone Celebration in Washington. Amazon, which has faced political and economic pressure to raise pay for thousands of employees, is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month and said it will push for an increase in the federally mandated minimum wage, which now stands at $7.25 per hour. “We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead,” said Bezos. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)/2018-10-03 00:03:36/ <저작권자 ⓒ 1980-2018 ㈜연합뉴스. 무단 전재 재배포 금지.>
FILE- In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at The Economic Club of Washington's Milestone Celebration in Washington. Amazon, which has faced political and economic pressure to raise pay for thousands of employees, is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month and said it will push for an increase in the federally mandated minimum wage, which now stands at $7.25 per hour. “We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead,” said Bezos. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)/2018-10-03 00:03:36/ <저작권자 ⓒ 1980-2018 ㈜연합뉴스. 무단 전재 재배포 금지.> FILE- In this Sept. 13, 2018, file photo Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at The Economic Club of Washington's Milestone Celebration in Washington. Amazon, which has faced political and economic pressure to raise pay for thousands of employees, is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month and said it will push for an increase in the federally mandated minimum wage, which now stands at $7.25 per hour. “We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead,” said Bezos. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)/2018-10-03 00:03:36/ <저작권자 ⓒ 1980-2018 ㈜연합뉴스. 무단 전재 재배포 금지.>

나스닥 폭락…IT부호 자산 하루 만에 37조원 증발 [헤럴드경제=양영경 기자] 24일(현지시간) 미국 증시에서 정보·기술(IT)주가 폭락하면서 이 분야에 몸담은 부호 61명의 자산이 하루 만에 330억달러(약 37조4000억원) 증발한 것으로 나타났다. 이는 블룸버그 억만장자 지수가 집계한 자산 평가가치를 반영한 것이다. 이날 기술주 중심의 나스닥 지수는 전날대비 329.14포인트(4.43%) 폭락한 7108.40에 장을 마쳤다.

세계 최대 부호인 제프 베이조스 아마존 최고경영자(CEO)의 순자산가치 평가액은 1380억달러(156조5000억원)로 하루 만에 82억달러(5.6%·9조3000억원) 줄었다. 빌 게이츠 마이크로소프트(MS) 창업자(930억달러)와 마크 저커버그 페이스북 CEO(580억달러)의 자산가치는 각각 14억달러(1.5%), 32억달러(5.2%) 감소했다.

구글 공동창업자 래리 페이지와 세르게이 브린의 자산도 각각 23억달러(4.2%), 22억달러(4.1%) 줄었다.

이날 다우존스30산업평균지수는 2.41%, 스탠더드앤드푸어스(S&P)500지수는 3.09% 급락한 가운데 블룸버그 억만장자 지수를 구성하는 500명의 자산 평가액은 총 710억달러(약 81조원) 줄었다.


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