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Amazon has a plan to make Alexa mimic anyone’s voice
Amazon's DOT Alexa device is shown inside a house in this picture illustration taken October 1, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Illustration
international business
Amazon names veteran Doug Herrington as head of consumer business
FILE - This Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, shows the Amazon logo in Santa Monica, Calif. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 announced a new head for the company’s troubled retail business, which has been overburdened with excess capacity of warehouse space after a massive expansion during the pandemic. Jassy said in a message sent to employees that Doug Herrington will become the new CEO of the consumer division. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
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Why protecting the Amazon can be deadly
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Brazilian police arrest third suspect over Amazon murders
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Brazilian authorities find boat used by killed British journalist and Indigenous expert
Civil police arrive at the port of Atalaia do Norte, state of Amazonas, Brazil, with the boat used by indigenist Bruno Pereira and journalist Dom Phillips after one of the suspects pointed out its location, on June 19, 2022. - British journalist Dom Phillips and his Brazilian guide, whose disappearance in the Amazon some two weeks ago sparked an international outcry, were killed by gunfire, Brazilian police said Saturday. (Photo by JOAO LAET / AFP) (Photo by JOAO LAET/AFP via Getty Images)
technology
Shopify-backed ecommerce delivery startup Swyft latest Canadian tech company to cut staff
A view of the Lush store on Oxford Street, London, Friday June 1, 2018. Cosmetics retailer Lush has been criticized for using store window displays to criticize undercover police operations. On Friday the windows of more than 100 Lush stores in Britain featured displays supporting the Police Spies Out of Lives campaign. (Kirsty O'Connor/PA via AP)
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Amazon accused of using posters, text messages to interfere with Montreal union drive
Signage on an Amazon warehouse is seen Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
u.s. business
Amazon offers more access to rivals to avert any EU antitrust fine, sources say
The Amazon logo is seen outside its JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, New York, U.S. November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid.
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Amazon stock split may draw retail traders in tough market
Amazon boxes are seen stacked for delivery in the Manhattan borough of New York City, January 29, 2016.
technology
Chief executive of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business to step down after 23 years
FILE PHOTO: Dave Clark, Amazon's senior vice president of worldwide operations, speaks during a press conference announcing Amazon.com's new program to help entrepreneurs build businesses delivering Amazon packages, including $1 million to fund startup costs for military veterans, in Seattle, Washington, U.S., June 27, 2018. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
u.s. business
Amazon ‘obstructing’ House probe into warehouse collapse
FILE - A person holds six electric candles symbolizing the six workers who died while working at the Edwardsville Amazon site in the background, during a vigil, Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, in Edwardsville, Ill., after part of the building collapsed due to a tornado the previous week before. Democratic members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform are accusing Amazon of “obstructing” their investigation into the company's labor practices during severe weather events. Amazon's policies have been under more scrutiny since the deadly collapse of a company warehouse last year in Edwardsville. (Derik Holtmann/Belleville News-Democrat via AP, FIle)
u.s. business
Amazon to pull Kindle out of China, other businesses to remain
FILE PHOTO: The sign of e-commerce website Amazon China is seen next to a Kindle e-reader displayed in this illustration , taken on December 15, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo
asia-pacific business
India lines up banks for e-commerce effort to take on Amazon, Walmart
FILE PHOTO: Workers at Flipkart, a leading e-commerce firm in India, sort packets on a conveyor belt inside its fulfilment centre on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, September 23, 2021. REUTERS/Samuel Rajkumar/File Photo
u.s. business
Big Tech ramps up efforts to quash milestone antitrust bill
FILE PHOTO: The Amazon logo is seen outside its JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, New York, U.S. November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
inside the market
Tuesday’s analyst upgrades and downgrades
FILE PHOTO: The Amazon logo is seen outside its JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, New York, U.S. November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
advisor stocks
Are consumer discretionary stocks a harbinger of gloom or a buying opportunity?
FILE PHOTO: Amazon boxes are seen stacked for delivery in the Manhattan borough of New York City, January 29, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
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Long COVID is taking a toll on the careers and mental health of women
Kim Caughlin, who has been affected by long COVID-19, poses for a photograph at her home office in Toronto, on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail
advisor stocks
How retail stocks went from ‘recessionary playbook’ to market casualty
FILE PHOTO: Shoppers exit a Target store during Black Friday sales in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., November 26, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
technology
Over 50 countries accelerate efforts to control digital information
FILE PHOTO: European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Yves Herman
investment ideas
Big Tech is getting clobbered on Wall Street. It’s a good time for them.
The sun shines on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 29, 2019 .
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Third Point’s Loeb adds Suncor Energy stake, turns back on Disney
The Suncor Energy logo is seen at their head office in Calgary on April 17, 2019
analysis
The crypto shake-out shows boring is back
FILE PHOTO: A representation of the cryptocurrency is seen in front of Coinbase logo in this illustration taken, March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
opinion
Reasons why the tech stock crash may be far from over
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u.s. business
Amazon fires two union organizers tied to first U.S. labour win in New York
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
world
Amazon union head, others meet at White House on organizing
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 05: President of the Amazon Labor Union Christian Smalls testifies before a Senate Budget Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 05, 2022 in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing to examine whether taxpayer dollars should go to companies that violate labor laws. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
u.s. business
Bernie Sanders slams Amazon’s chairman at Senate hearing on company’s labour practices
Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), speaks during a hearing on Amazon's labor practices on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger
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Union drive in full swing at Amazon warehouse in Montreal
FILE PHOTO: The Amazon logo is seen outside its JFK8 distribution center in Staten Island, New York, U.S. November 25, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid.
international business
Amazon workers in New York reject union in a reversal of fortune
FILE - Christian Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, speaks at a rally outside an Amazon facility on Staten Island in New York, Sunday, April 24, 2022. Amazon and the nascent group that successfully organized the company’s first-ever U.S. union are headed for a rematch Monday, May 2, 2022, when a federal labor board will tally votes cast by warehouse workers in yet another election on Staten Island. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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Amazon, union face off in a rematch election in New York
FILE - Amazon JFK8 distribution center union organizer Jason Anthony speaks to media on Friday, April 1, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board said Thursday, April 7, she will ask the board to rule that mandatory meetings some companies hold to persuade their workers reject unions is in violation of federal labor law. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
technology
Amazon’s quarterly results and outlook fall short as warehouse, fuel costs soar
FILE PHOTO: The Amazon logo is displayed on a sign outside the company's LDJ5 sortation center, as employees begin voting to unionize a second warehouse in the Staten Island borough of New York City, U.S. April 25, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid.
market news
The close: Wall Street suffers biggest loss since 2020 as Amazon dives and fresh inflation report rattles investors
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Stakes are high as U.S. megacap companies highlight big earnings week
The New York Stock Exchange operates during normal business hours in the Financial District, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021.
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Competition between Shopify and Amazon heats up as one company plans billion-dollar acquisition and other announces new strategy
The Ottawa headquarters of Canadian e-commerce company Shopify are pictured on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Shopify Inc. is proposing changes to its governance structure to preserve founder and CEO Tobi Lütke's voting power, but provide sunset provisions that prevent him from transferring that power. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
technology
Amazon extends Prime perks to online stores beyond its own site
FILE - An Amazon logo appears on an Amazon delivery van, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, in Boston. Amazon is extending benefits of a Prime subscription to online stores beyond its own site, Thursday, April 21, 2022, a move geared toward boosting revenue from merchant fees and expanding its logistics footprint. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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If you didn’t get a big raise, you probably got a pay cut
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Amazon is not adding cryptocurrency as payment option anytime soon, CEO says
FILE PHOTO: The Amazon logo is seen at the Young Entrepreneurs fair in Paris, France, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau//File Photo