Amazon's annual filing shows it loaded up on private company stock while scaling back acquisitions last year — a change that could help as regulatory scrutiny grows (AMZN)

12:51pm PST - February 13th, 2020    apple stock - Business Insider

Amazon spent roughly $2.2 billion in cash on minority investments last year, nearly quadrupling from the year-ago period, according to company filings. It now owns a record $2.6 billion worth of private company stock, an over six-fold increase from the previo…