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The article focuses on Amazon's record-breaking first-quarter profit driven by efficiencies in retail and growth in cloud computing, with the company poised to achieve 100 billion U.S. dollar in annual cloud sales for the first time.

The article focuses on Amazon's strong third-quarter earnings, highlighting robust sales and profits amid concerns about inflation. Topics include the company's emphasis on faster delivery and cost management, growth in cloud computing, advertising, and third-party seller services, as well as a cautious outlook for the holiday quarter, and the impact of improved delivery speeds and lower costs on its retail business.

The article reports on the move by electronic commerce (e-commerce) firm Amazon to settle its legal dispute with European Union authorities that accuse Amazon of antitrust violations. Under the deal, Amazon is mandated to provide equal access to makers of rival products on its website and refrain from using nonpublic data it collected about independent merchants.

The article reports on the plan of e-commerce company Amazon to lay off approximately 10,000 people in corporate and technology jobs in November 2022. It informs about Amazon's overinvestment and rapid expansion, the failure of its primary and health care services provider Amazon care to find customers, its business losses from Echo and Alexa devices, and the strain on the company's retail business which covers physical and online retail business and logistics operations after surge in demand.

The article discusses e-commerce firm Amazon workers' rejection of the upstart Amazon Labor Union at an Albany, New York facility as of October 19, 2022. Topics covered include the union's felt pressure to demonstrate progress to Staten Island workers, its continuing resolve to expand its campaign for fair treatment for all Amazon workers, and doubts on its ability to negotiate a contract. Also noted are varying workers' views on Amazon's treatment of them.

The article reports on the antitrust lawsuit filed by attorney general in California against e-commerce company Amazon. Topics mentioned include the allegation against the company for impacting the competition and increasing the price in the Internet, the dilemma created by the company for marketplace sellers, and the Federal Trade Commission's investigation of the company for violation of antitrust laws.

The article focuses on Amazon's plans to lay off its corporate and tech workers.

The article reports on the move by workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York to reject a proposed union at the site. According to the National Labor Relations Board, 618 employees voted against the Amazon Labor Union. Also cited are the increase in the filing of union elections in the U.S., and the comment by Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel on the results.

The article shows how workers and bestfriend Christian Smalls and Derrick Palmer started a labor union at the warehouse of online retailer Amazon on Staten Island, New York City. It reports the response of Amazon to Smalls' planned walkout over safety conditions at the warehouse. It identifies problems on Amazon's employment model that triggered unionization vote and highlights the success of union organizers in their legal battle against Amazon for violation of workers' rights to organize.

The article reports on the union organizing campaign at the warehouse of online retailer Amazon on Staten Island, New York City that won majority votes even without support from national labor organizations. Factors to the unionization drive are threat to labor standards, workplace safety, Amazon's employment model, alleged unfair labor practices and stress of working during Covid outbreaks. It shows the difference in receptiveness towards Amazon unions on Staten Island and Bessemer, Alabama.

The article reports that a federal labor official rejected Amazon attempt to overturn a union victory at a warehouse on Staten Island, removing a key obstacle to contract negotiations between the union and the company.

The article presents the discussion on Amazon plans for eliminating 18,000 corporate and technology jobs in a significant expansion of the cost-cutting plans. Topics include layoffs being primarily focused on the company's devices and books organizations; and preparing for potential layoffs and employees being bracing for the cuts.

The article reports that the Brooklyn Nets, an American professional basketball team, and the U.S. Anti-Defamation League sent a letter to ecommerce company Amazon for promoting an antisemitic documentary and book on social media.

The article reports on the nationwide settlement agreement reached by electronic commerce firm Amazon with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that allows warehouse employees to establish a union easily. Also cited are the allegations of unfair labor practices against Amazon, and the comment of former NLRB chairperson Wilma B. Liebman on the agreement.

The article reports on how the flawed payroll system at electronic commerce firm Amazon is shortchanging warehouse workers of their pay for years by citing the underpayment of employee Tara Jones of Oklahoma. Topics include how Jones' email to founder Jeff Bezos resulted in the discovery of the flawed system, the claim by spokesperson Kelly Nantel that the firm is already repaying the workers, and the failure by the company to completely address the issue.

The article reports on the union organizing challenge facing Amazon on its fulfillment center in New York City, New York. Also cited are how Amazon defeated a union election at its warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama in 2020, and the new Amazon Labor Union being organized by former and current Amazon workers led by Christian Smalls.

The article announces the resignations of Alicia Boler Davis as senior vice president and David Bozeman as vice president of trucking operations, both at electronic commerce firm Amazon.