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WHOLE FOODS CALLS SUPPLIER SUMMIT AMID AMAZON ANGST
Those changes have caused significant heartburn for upstart brands and shoppers who were drawn to Whole Foods because it offered a unique mix of products... READ MORE›
AMAZON BECOMES THIRD-MOST VALUABLE COMPANY IN THE WORLD
Apple, worth 849.2 billion, and Google parent Alphabet, worth 745.1 billion, are the only companies worth more than Jeff Bezos' Amazon... READ MORE›
AMAZON DETHRONES MICROSOFT TO BECOME THE WORLD'S THIRD MOST VALUABLE COMPANY
Amazon stock climbed 2.6 percent Wednesday, giving the company a market value of 702.5 billion and topping Microsoft's market cap for the first time... READ MORE›
GOOGLE HIRES FORMER SAMSUNG EXECUTIVE TO COORDINATE INTERNET OF THINGS PROJECTS
Google spokeswoman Jane Hynes confirmed to Reuters Rhee's hiring by Google's cloud computing unit, but declined to comment further... READ MORE›
AMAZON CUTTING HUNDREDS OF SEATTLE JOBS IN ITS CONSUMER BUSINESS
Amazon cutting hundreds of Seattle jobs in its consumer business source... READ MORE›
HOMEPOD SHOWS OFF THE BEST, AND THE VERY WORST OF APPLE
But its exclusive compatibility with Apple Music and HomeKit make it feel isolated compared to the comparatively open approach that other smart speakers are offering... READ MORE›
AMAZON STOCK MARKET VALUE ON VERGE OF ECLIPSING MICROSOFT
Amazon's stock was up 3.7 percent at 1,441 per share in afternoon trade, on track for a record high close and putting its market capitalization at 701 billion... READ MORE›
AMAZON'S HOLIDAY SALES SURGE, WHILE TAX BILL GIVES IT A PROFIT ONE-TIME BOOST
It's the same story as always, revenue's up and profits are still anemic, said Sucharita Kodali, an Amazon analyst with Forrester Research... READ MORE›
FED'S KASHKARI SAYS LANDING AMAZON HQ2 COULD BE A MONEY LOSER
Kashkari said the research director of the Minneapolis Fed, Mark Wright, told him their city had "dodged a bullet" by not making Amazon's list of 20 cities it is considering... READ MORE›
HERE'S WHY ALEXA WON'T LIGHT UP DURING AMAZON'S SUPER BOWL AD
An Amazon spokeswoman is guarded about explaining exactly why, saying only, We do alter our Alexa advertisements ..... READ MORE›
AMAZON IMPRESSES WITH LARGEST PROFIT IN ITS HISTORY
We continue to see sign-ups for new memberships, Amazon Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky said during an earnings call... READ MORE›
AMAZON POSTS LARGEST PROFIT IN ITS HISTORY ON SALES, TAX BOOST
Amazon said it expects operating profit in the current quarter of between 300 million and 1 billion... READ MORE›
AMAZON INVESTMENTS PAY OFF WITH RISING SALES AND BIGGER PROFIT
Revenue from AWS increased 45 percent to 5.1 billion, the Seattle-based company said in a statement... READ MORE›
AMAZON HEALTH-CARE MOVE MAY BE NEXT 'HOME RUN' LIKE CLOUD SERVICES
That history helps explain the out-sized market reaction to Tuesday's announcement that Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway Inc... READ MORE›
AMAZON REVEALS VERY LONG SHORT LIST OF 20 CITIES FOR HQ2
Amazon.com Inc. narrowed the field of cities for its proposed new headquarters to 20, with New York, Boston, Chicago, Miami and Toronto among the contenders... READ MORE›
BARNES AND NOBLE MISSES OUT ON BOMBSHELL TRUMP TELL-ALL
1 Kindle seller on Amazon on Friday -- which may have been helped by its lack of availability at brick-and-mortar stores... READ MORE›
AMAZON ORDERED NOT TO PULL IN CUSTOMERS WHO CAN'T SPELL 'BIRKENSTOCK'
It convinced a district court in Duesseldorf that Amazon booked variations of Birkenstock as keywords through Google AdWords... READ MORE›
AMAZON SHARES HIT AFTER DONALD TRUMP SAYS US POSTAL SERVICE SHOULD CHARGE MORE FOR DELIVERIES
President Donald Trump says the US Postal Service should charge Amazon more for parcel delivery, although Post revenue is higher than expected due to e-commerce growth... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP CRITICIZES POST OFFICE, AMAZON OVER SHIPPING RATES
Seconds after the Trump tweet, shares of Amazon.com went from positive to negative... READ MORE›
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JEFF BEZOS BRIEFLY TOPS BILL GATES AS THE WORLD'S RICHEST PERSON
Shares Thursday morning in advance of the online retailer's earnings report briefly propelled founder Jeff Bezos past Bill Gates as the world's richest person... READ MORE›
AMAZON TAKES VICTORY LAP FOR ITS ROLE IN HALTING TRUMP'S TRAVEL BAN
But there has been bad blood between Trump and Amazon owner Jeff Bezos for over a year... READ MORE›
JEFF BEZOS IS WORLD'S SECOND-RICHEST PERSON
Amazon share rally adds billions to Bezos' fortunes... READ MORE›
JACK MA SEES DECADES OF PAIN AS INTERNET UPENDS OLD ECONOMY
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Chairman Jack Ma said society should prepare for decades of pain as the internet disrupts the economy... READ MORE›
AMAZON IS TESTING ITS OWN DELIVERY SERVICE TO RIVAL FEDEX AND UPS
The merchants had to demonstrate they could meet Amazon's delivery pledge, and many used UPS and FedEx for deliveries... READ MORE›
AMAZON LOOKS TO DELIVER SHAKE SHACK, CHIPOTLE AMID FOOD PUSH
Founder Danny Meyer as an investor, could bring fast-food restaurants like Chipotle, Five Guys and Wingstop to the Amazon Restaurants delivery service... READ MORE›
AMAZON WORKER JUMPS OFF COMPANY BUILDING AFTER E-MAIL NOTE
An Amazon.com Inc. employee was injured when he leaped off a building at the company's Seattle headquarters in what police characterized as a suicide attempt... READ MORE›
AMAZON WANTS CHEERIOS, OREOS AND OTHER BRANDS TO BYPASS WAL-MART
Amazon is looking to upend relationships between brands and brick-and-mortar stores that for decades have determined how popular products are designed, packaged and shipped... READ MORE›
WAL-MART ASKS EMPLOYEES TO DELIVER PACKAGES ON THEIR WAY HOME
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Wal-Mart offers free two-day delivery on millions of items to compete with Amazon's standard delivery time... READ MORE›
AMAZON ROBOTS POISED TO REVAMP HOW WHOLE FOODS RUNS WAREHOUSES
Amazon, through a spokesman, declined to comment, as did Whole Foods... READ MORE›
AMAZON IS ON THE HUNT FOR SECOND NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS
Amazon said it will let staff from Seattle move to the new campus... READ MORE›
BEZOS KNOCKS GATES OFF PERCH AS RICHEST PERSON IN THE WORLD -- FOR A FEW HOURS
The vast majority of Bezos's wealth is composed of his Amazon.com shares... READ MORE›
ALIBABA TO INVEST $1 BILLION IN LAZADA TO SPEED ASIAN DRIVE
This year, Lazada introduced Alibaba's Taobao online bazaar to Singapore via a dedicated website... READ MORE›
U.S. LAWMAKER CALLS FOR HEARING ON AMAZON'S WHOLE FOODS DEAL
Amazon's proposed purchase of Whole Foods could impact neighborhood grocery stores and hardworking consumers across America, the Rhode Island Democrat said in a statement... READ MORE›
AMAZON OPENS BIDDING TO CITIES FOR $5 BILLION 'HQ2', A SECOND HEADQUARTERS
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said his office immediately began conversations with Amazon about the company's needs and its long-term plans for operations in the city... READ MORE›
'GRIZZLY ADAMS' STAR DAN HAGGERTY DIES AT 74
Dan Haggerty, who starred in the 1970s TV series about a rugged and shaggy character living in the wilderness with his grizzly bear pal, has died... READ MORE›
MARKET CRASH ROBS $2.3 TRILLION FROM INVESTORS
When it comes to destroying market value, Apple is in a class of its own... READ MORE›
BATTLE OF BILLIONAIRES SON SET TO CLASH WITH BEZOS IN INDIA
SoftBank Group Corp.'s Masayoshi Son and Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos are heading for a clash in India... READ MORE›
BILLIONS IN TAX BREAKS OFFERED TO AMAZON FOR SECOND HEADQUARTERS
Missouri's economic development department said the state had a non-disclosure agreement with Amazon... READ MORE›
DISRUPTION IN AMAZON'S CLOUD SERVICE RIPPLES THROUGH INTERNET
Amazon Web Services AWS is the world's biggest cloud business... READ MORE›
AMAZON TO SELL CHINA CLOUD SERVICES UNIT IN $300 MILLION DEAL
Chinese regulators are tightening rules on foreign data and cloud services, including new surveillance measures and increased scrutiny of cross-border data transfers... READ MORE›
AMAZON PLANS $1.5 BILLION AIR HUB NEAR CINCINNATI FOR FLEET
Amazon will employ 2,000 workers at the new facility when it opens at Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport... READ MORE›
AMAZON TO END FRESH GROCERY DELIVERY SERVICE IN SOME AREAS
AmazonFresh deliveries will stop for some people after Nov. 30, according to messages sent to customers in suburban Pennsylvania and New Jersey, seen by Reuters... READ MORE›
ONLINE RETAILERS GETTING PHYSICAL
SAN FRANCISCO - Indie clothing retailer ModCloth began as a purely online store in 2002... READ MORE›
AMAZON ENLISTS BOND MARKET IN ITS QUEST FOR GROCERY DOMINANCE
Jeff Bezos has an army full of bond investors ready to back Amazon.com Inc.'s conquest of the supermarket industry... READ MORE›
INSTACART TRIES TO HANG ON TO WHOLE FOODS AS AMAZON SWOOPS IN
Silicon Valley has made a huge bet on Instacart, despite the dramatic implosion of another grocery-delivery business called Webvan after the dot-com bubble... READ MORE›
AMAZON TO CHARGE $2.8 MILLION FOR NFL AD PACKAGES
Amazon is paying 50 million to the NFL to stream this season's 10 Thursday night games, sources told Reuters in April... READ MORE›
ALIBABA LEADS WORLD'S BIGGEST ONLINE SHOPPING SPREE
In the first 90 minutes of the 24-hour sale, which kicked off at 12 midnight in Beijing Wednesday, Alibaba said total sales exceeded 5 billion... READ MORE›
AMAZON SAYS EMPLOYEE ERROR CAUSED TUESDAY'S CLOUD OUTAGE
Amazon.com Inc. said a human error at its cloud business caused sweeping outages across the internet for several hours earlier this week... READ MORE›
AMAZON'S MOVES BEYOND RETAIL GET WALL STREET THUMBS UP, FOR NOW
Amazon Web Services sells the very cloud-computing services to enterprises that were built to meet the technology needs of Amazon.com... READ MORE›