Where do people learn to write like this and still get paid for it???? OMG - this little nugget would have kept you from even writing for the college newspaper as the editor and faculty advisor would have round-filed your application and article portfolio.
It is appalling and it is everywhere.
It could be a case of just writing too quickly under deadline. It would have been correct if “soared” was omitted: “Amazon shares passed $2,000 apiece...”
Because a spell checker will see every word spelled correctly.
A grammar checker will find the error.
You can’t always replace a human copy editor.