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Amazon's Jeff Bezos Becomes the World's Second-Richest Person

Bezos added $1.5 billion to his fortune on Wednesday, the day after the e-commerce giant said it plans to buy Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com.

Retail

Amazon's Jeff Bezos Becomes the World's Second-Richest Person

Bezos added $1.5 billion to his fortune on Wednesday, the day after the e-commerce giant said it plans to buy Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com.


News & Analysis

Wal-Mart's Bid to Challenge Amazon Helped by Online Surge

Wal-Mart posted its third straight quarter of double-digit online growth, which helped its holiday results top estimates.

News & Analysis

Wal-Mart's Bid to Challenge Amazon Helped by Online Surge

Wal-Mart posted its third straight quarter of double-digit online growth, which helped its holiday results top estimates.


Technology

Amazon to Create 100,000 New Jobs in US in Next 18 Months

The hiring could appease Trump, who has prioritised job creation and tangled with Amazon chief executive officer Jeff Bezos during the election campaign.

Technology

Amazon to Create 100,000 New Jobs in US in Next 18 Months

The hiring could appease Trump, who has prioritised job creation and tangled with Amazon chief executive officer Jeff Bezos during the election campaign.


News & Analysis

Amazon Doubles Deliveries in 2016 for Third-Party Sellers

Amazon.com Inc shipped 50 percent more items this holiday season than last for third-party vendors and doubled the amount for 2016 overall.

News & Analysis

Amazon Doubles Deliveries in 2016 for Third-Party Sellers

Amazon.com Inc shipped 50 percent more items this holiday season than last for third-party vendors and doubled the amount for 2016 overall.


Technology

Decoding Amazon's Fashion Ambitions

Getting consumers to buy luxury products on Amazon.com is just one small piece of a much wider strategy to disrupt the fashion industry like never before.

Technology

Decoding Amazon's Fashion Ambitions

Getting consumers to buy luxury products on Amazon.com is just one small piece of a much wider strategy to disrupt the fashion industry like never before.


Technology

Amazon Expanding Deliveries by Its 'On-Demand' Drivers

Amazon.com Inc is quietly inviting drivers for its new "on-demand" delivery service to handle its standard packages, as the online retailer looks to speed up delivery times and tamp down its growing multi-billion dollar logistics bill.

Technology

Amazon Expanding Deliveries by Its 'On-Demand' Drivers

Amazon.com Inc is quietly inviting drivers for its new "on-demand" delivery service to handle its standard packages, as the online retailer looks to speed up delivery times and tamp down its growing multi-billion dollar logistics bill.


Technology

Amazon Is Capturing Bigger Slice of US Online Holiday Spending

Amazon.com Inc. is increasing its share of US online spending during the holiday season, even as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and other rivals seek to attract consumers with promotional sales and free deliveries.

Technology

Amazon Is Capturing Bigger Slice of US Online Holiday Spending

Amazon.com Inc. is increasing its share of US online spending during the holiday season, even as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and other rivals seek to attract consumers with promotional sales and free deliveries.


Financial Markets

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Promises Wall Street a Profit

Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos did something Thursday that he hasn’t since 2010: he assured investors that his company would make a profit in its busy holiday shopping season.

Financial Markets

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Promises Wall Street a Profit

Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos did something Thursday that he hasn’t since 2010: he assured investors that his company would make a profit in its busy holiday shopping season.


Financial Markets

Amazon Lures Investors Back From Alibaba

China is no longer in vogue with e- commerce investors, as money returns to the U.S. and Amazon.com Inc. following a brief fling with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and its 367 million customers.

Financial Markets

Amazon Lures Investors Back From Alibaba

China is no longer in vogue with e- commerce investors, as money returns to the U.S. and Amazon.com Inc. following a brief fling with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and its 367 million customers.


Financial Markets

Jeff Bezos Sells More Than $500 Million in Amazon Shares

Amazon.com Inc.’s soaring stock price helped to boost proceeds from the sale of 1 million shares by chief executive officer Jeff Bezos this week, helping him reap more than $500 million.

Financial Markets

Jeff Bezos Sells More Than $500 Million in Amazon Shares

Amazon.com Inc.’s soaring stock price helped to boost proceeds from the sale of 1 million shares by chief executive officer Jeff Bezos this week, helping him reap more than $500 million.