Rise above the cloud: Amazon’s new chief executive
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The Economist
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🗓️ 3 February 2021
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Jeff Bezos is relinquishing the reins—partly—of the firm he founded. We take a look at Andy Jassy, who will replace him as chief executive at a profitable but tricky time. Our annual Democracy Index isn’t brimming with great news; we examine how democratic norms are faring worldwide. And the capture of the biggest drug lord you’ve probably never heard of.
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| 0:36.4 | Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio. |
| 0:39.6 | I'm your host Jason Palmer. |
| 0:41.7 | Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world. |
| 0:50.2 | The Economist Intelligence Unit has just published its annual democracy index, |
| 0:55.0 | a ranking of how democratic norms are fairing all over the world. |
| 0:59.3 | COVID-19 has surely put pressure on civil liberties, |
| 1:02.8 | but democracy was sliding even before the pandemic. |
| 1:07.6 | And the tale of Tse Chi Lop, the biggest drug lord you've probably never heard of. |
| 1:12.6 | We trace the roots of his trade in Asia and how the authorities at last caught up with him. |
| 1:28.4 | First up though. |
| 1:32.3 | Thank you for standing by. |
| 1:33.7 | Good day everyone and welcome to the amazon.com Q4 2020 financial results teleconference. |
| 1:40.8 | Yesterday as it does every three months, amazon held an earnings call. |
| 1:45.6 | It detailed a record quarter. |
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