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Amazon defies technology sector slowdown to post soaraway profits
Amazon has reported profit and revenue which blew past analysts’ expectations, sending its shares soaring in after-hours trading.
Record sales, soaring profits … but Amazon shares slump as it still falls short
Amazon has reported soaring sales and profits … but its shares have plunged 12% because they failed to live up to expectations.
Amazon wants to turn your living room into a Star Trek-style holodeck
Amazon has patented technology that could turn you living room into a Star Trek-style holodeck. Augmented reality usually means wearing a clunky headset,...
Stacking ‘em higher: Amazon topples Wal-Mart as biggest retailer after profits leap
Amazon has leap-frogged Walmart to become the most valuable retailer in the U.S.
‘Get rid of junk day’: Amazon under fire for Prime Day 'car boot sale’
It was hyped as a sale that would put Black Friday bargains in the shade. But Amazon’s 'Prime Day’ sale - exclusively for subscribers...
Seller faces $1m fine and jail term for fixing prices on Amazon Marketplace
A man accused of conspiring with other poster sellers to manipulate prices on ‘Amazon Marketplace' has agreed to plead guilty to conspiring...
Amazon gets green light to test delivery drones outdoors
Amazon has won approval from U.S. federal regulators to test a delivery drone outdoors. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued an experimental...
Amazon’s new robot army is ready to ship
E-commerce giant Amazon says it has boosted efficiency by deploying more than 15,000 wheeled robots to crisscross the floors of its biggest warehouses...
Amazon buries the Hachette in dispute with publisher
One of publishing’s nastiest, most high-profile conflicts, the months-long standoff between Amazon.com and Hachette Book Group, is ending.
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick to rival Google Chromecast, Roku
On the heels of its big earnings miss and other disappointments, Amazon on Monday took a big step into TV.
Amazon launches two new Kindles - including a child-friendly version
Amazon, the online retail giant, has announced a complete relaunch of its tablet computer and e-reader devices, including a special child-friendly version...
Brazil cracks ‘biggest’ Amazon deforestation gang
Police in Brazil have broken up an Amazon deforestation gang considered the worst currently active, officials said.
Amazon tribe making contact with outside world ‘were massacred’
A group of indigenous Amazon people who were filmed emerging from the Brazilian rainforest and making contact with the outside world may be facing violent...
Amazon shares tumble on deeper-than-expected $126m loss
Amazon’s strategy of putting investment ahead of profits prompted a further share sell-off in after-hours trading Thursday night, when it emerged...
Amazon begs authorities to allow delivery drone test-flights near Seattle HQ
Amazon wants to test its delivery drones near Seattle as part of a rapid expansion of a programme that’s sparked widespread debate over the safety...
Heavyweight authors ally in clash with Amazon
Stephen King, Nora Roberts and Robert Caro are among the hundreds of authors who have added their names to an online letter criticizing Amazon.com for...
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