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AMAZONCOM

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2019
Private equity has directly killed 600,000 U.S. retail jobs, study says
Amazon.com Inc., landlords who charge sky-high rents, brands that fail to adapt. The carnage in the retail industry has been blamed on all of them. Now Wall Street is too.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2019
U.S. probes French plan to tax tech giants
The U.S. will investigate a French plan to impose taxes on technology companies, a move that has been a prelude to new U.S. tariffs under the Trump administration.
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2019
Amazon Minnesota warehouse workers plan Prime Day strike
Amazon.com Inc. warehouse workers in Minnesota plan to strike during the online retailer's summer sales extravaganza, a sign that labor unrest persists even after the company committed to paying all employees at least $15 an hour last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2019
Bezos divorce finalizes, sets stage for $38 billion Amazon.com stake transfer
It's official. MacKenzie and Jeff Bezos are divorced after 25 years of marriage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2019
Amazon's mom-and-pop merchants feel the pain of U.S. trade war with China
Over the past several years, Shanghai entrepreneur Yung Lin has built a decent business selling wrenches, screwdrivers and other tools on Amazon.com. Then U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on thousands of goods made in China, and Lin faced a difficult choice: eat the additional cost or try...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2019
Activists urge Google to break up before regulators force it to
Shareholder activists on Wednesday urged Google parent Alphabet Inc. to break itself up before regulators force the world's biggest internet ad seller to split into different pieces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2019
Amazon's new drones to start delivering packages in months, but no specifics on where yet
Amazon.com Inc. has new drones that in coming months will deliver packages to customers in 30 minutes or less, a step toward a goal that has eluded the retailer for years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2019
Top tech execs will be asked to testify in U.S. House probe
Leaders of big tech companies will be asked to testify as part of an investigation into whether the companies misuse their massive market power, the head of the U.S. House Judiciary subcommittee leading the probe said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2019
Silicon valley battered as Washington turns up antitrust heat
Technology giants are bracing for sweeping investigations into their business practices as top U.S. antitrust officials and lawmakers carved out a battle plan targeting Silicon Valley's best-known names — sending shares tumbling and raising the prospect of a drawn-out fight with the government.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 23, 2019
In 'Power' move, Amazon TV show protests Georgia abortion law by leaving state
Amazon is taking "The Power" away from Georgia after the southern U.S. state decided this month to ban nearly all abortions, the TV series' director announced on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 14, 2019
Amazon rolling out machines that pack orders and replace jobs
Amazon.com Inc. is rolling out machines to automate a job held by thousands of its workers: boxing up customer orders.

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