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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.

The article reports on the government antitrust lawsuit filed by the District of Columbia against Amazon over the alleged abuse of its monopoly power on May 25, 2021. Topics discussed include the accusation that Amazon prohibited merchants from charging lower prices, criticism received by the aggressive practices of Amazon that negatively affected small businesses and innovation, and provisions of the new Fair Pricing Policy imposed by Amazon.

The article reports on two separate events attended by Jeff Bezos, founder, chief executive officer (CEO) and president of Amazon.com, and Mark Zuckerberg, and co-founder, chairman and CEO of Facebook. Bezos expressed the company's commitment to carbon neutrality during an event at the National Press Club. Zuckerberg had a meeting with President Donald Trump and addressed election security, privacy and other issues during discussions on Capitol Hill.

The article reports on investigations launched to determine whether technology companies Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have used their size and wealth to quash competition and expand their dominance. Topics covered include Amazon's response to accusations that it is favoring its own products, criticisms over Apple's control of the App store, and questions on Facebook's method of maintaining its dominance in social networking.

The article deals with the decision of the U.S. Department of Defense to delay the awarding of a 10-billion dollar contract for a new generation of computing services for the military. Topics covered include the need for Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper to review the contract, President Donald Trump's concern on the plan to move the military to a cloud-computing system, and the president's criticism of Amazon's monopoly of Pentagon cloud computing.

The article discusses the closely watched union election in recent history has underway 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse near Birmingham have voting.

The article reports that Amazon is considering designing stores specifically with pickup and delivery in mind and with a smaller area dedicated to fresh shopping rather than expand Whole Foods which Amazon bought upon its entry into the grocery business in June 2017. Topics covered include the challenges faced in combining Amazon with Whole Foods, the failure of price-cutting efforts and the trouble encountered by Amazon in integrating Whole Foods into its delivery machine.

The article reports that U.S. President Donald Trump is considering intervening in the competition for the U.S. Defense Department's Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud computing contract. Topics covered include bidders such as technology companies Amazon and Microsoft, Trump's feud with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Trump's claim that companies like Microsoft, Oracle, and International Business Machines (IBM) are complaining about Amazon's bid.

The article reports on the interest expressed by the U.S. Congress, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice to scrutinize the power, influence and market dominance of some technological companies including Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook. Both big and small companies have complained about the effect of the power of these technological firms on their businesses. In response, the firms have created teams of lobbyists to make their case.

The article reports on the business collision between technology companies Google and Amazon, as of May 2019. Topics discussed include the launch of products by Google which aim to help it become a destination for shoppers and for marketers hoping to reach consumers considering spending decisions, similarity between Google's shopping site, Google Express and Amazon's online marketplace, and the little success in the efforts of Google to slow Amazon in e-commerce.

The article focuses on start-up founder and Amazon employee Deap Ubhi, who is at the center of a high-stakes lawsuit over a ten-billion dollar U.S. information technology defense contract. Topics covered include software firm Oracle's opposition to the one-vendor approach to the defense contract and the Defense Department's efforts to adopt cloud computing to gain battlefield advantage.

The article examines the tactics used by Amazon in dealing with the officials of the U.S. cities and states chosen by the company for the locations of its existing and new warehouses. It describes the actions taken by the company to gain tax breaks from the states where it built its warehouses, including Texas and South Carolina. It also discusses the impact of Amazon's decision to discard its plan to build a headquarters in New York City after facing criticism for the deal.

The article reports that online retail company Amazon is leading an investment in Rivian, a Michigan company that is developing a battery-powered pickup truck and an electric sport utility vehicle. Topics discussed include a key feature of of the vehicles which is a chassis that is shaped like a skateboard and includes all the components that propel the vehicles and the deal as an example of how the automobile industry is being reshaped by new technologies.

The article reports that Brian Huseman, a senior executive from electronic commerce company Amazon, was trying to find out whether New York State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins would keep an obscure state board from blocking Amazon's plans to expand in New York City. Topics discussed include the statement by Stewart-Cousins that Amazon has to let the approval process run its course and the announcement from Amazon that it was canceling the deal.

The article explores the use of Amazon's advertising services by advertisers in order to cater to target customers. Businesses and advertisers wanted to know the online buying habits of customers. The value of the company's advertising business has reached about 125 billion U.S. dollars. Many advertising agencies have expressed interest in an advertising area that is less obvious to many consumers.

The article reports on the 500 million dollar pledge of technology company Microsoft to help address the housing crisis in Seattle, Washington. Topics discussed include information on Amazon's effort to block a new tax in Seattle that would have made large businesses pay a per-employee tax to fund homeless services and the construction of affordable housing, and financial performance of Microsoft under Satya Nadella as chief executive.

The article reports on new rules introduced by the Indian government in December 2018 which prohibit American retailers, Amazon and Walmart, from selling products supplied by affiliated companies on their Indian shopping sites. It discusses Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to turn protectionist after his party's re-election prospects have dimmed in recent months. Also mentioned is the cost of this new rule for Walmart which just acquired Indian online retailer Flipkart.

The article reports that online retailer Amazon is expected to dominate sales during the 2018 holiday season due to its ability to deliver more quickly than its competitors. It cites data from market research firm Rakuten Intelligence, which projects that Amazon's share of online sales will increase by almost 50 percent in the days leading up to Christmas, while most rivals fade. It notes that quick delivery could change how people buy things.

The article reports that some of the biggest technology companies including Apple, Amazon and Google are aggressively taking their talent hunt across the U.S. and elsewhere. Topics discussed include the plans of Apple to build a campus in Austin, Texas, Amazon's selection of Queens and Arlington, Virginia for new offices that would house its employees and Google's search for more real estate in New York.

This article reports on negotiations between a group of East African workers and the management of electronic commerce firm Amazon in the U.S. over working conditions. It discusses the pressure being experienced by the workers from the management, the protests made by the workers, a compromise offered by Amazon to the workers, and the recruitment of East African immigrants by Amazon.

The article reports on the selection of Long Island City, Queens, in New York City and Arlington, Virginia, as the locations for the second headquarters of electronic commerce company, Amazon. Topics covered include the number of communities across the U.S. that entered the competition, the incentives offered by both states to Amazon, the cooperation between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Bill de Blasio to secure the Amazon deal, and the background of Crystal City.

The article provides an update on the plan of Amazon to build its second headquarters. Topics include the move of several finalist cities to lure Amazon to build their headquarters within their boundaries, the extensive nondisclosure agreements signed by the cities with Amazon and the move of the company to add more than 6,000 jobs in 2018.

The article reports on the decision by online retailer Amazon.com to pick two new locations instead of one after conducting a yearlong search for a second home. Topics discussed include a deal entered into by the company to move to the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, New York and another deal to move to the Crystal City area of Arlington, Virginia. Also mentioned is an offer of subsidies by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to lure the company.

The article discusses why the Crystal City section of Arlington, Virginia is being considered as the top contender among the U.S. cities and regions named as finalists for the site of the second headquarters of electronic commerce firm Amazon. Topics covered include the advantages of Crystal City, amount of investment and number of jobs to be created by Amazon for its second headquarters and similarities of Crystal City to Amazon's Seattle, Washington headquarters.

The article reports that Dave Clark, senior vice president of operations at electronic commerce group Amazon, announced to employees that Amazon was raising pay for its blue-collar work force. Clark posted a video of his announcement on social media site Twitter. U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders praised the raise and shared the video. It is said that Amazon will no longer give out new stock grants and monthly bonuses.

The article reports on the announcement by electronic commerce giant Amazon on October 2, 2018 that it is raising the minimum wage to 15 U.S. dollars an hour for its U.S. employees. Topics covered include workers that will be affected by the raise, the criticisms to the wages and conditions of Amazon's workforce, and the firm's announcement that it will also lobby Washington to raise the federal minimum wage.

The article reports on the move by online retailer Amazon to use the city of Seattle in Washington, D.C. as a testing ground for its new retail and logistics models. Also cited are the opening by the company of its Amazon Go cashierless store in January 2018, Amazon's other innovations like the decorated Treasure Truck that sells daily deals, and the comment of Professor Jeff Shulman on Amazon's strategy.

The article announces the launch by electronic commerce giant Amazon of a dozen devices for its Alexa voice assistant, including a microwave, a digital video recorder (DVR) recording device that lets users record live television and watch on a variety of devices and an analog wall clock with a voice-controlled timer.

The article reports on the HQ2 project of online retailer Amazon or its search or a second headquarters, which the company expects to bring billions in investment and create jobs to the area it chooses. It offers an overview of the bidding for HQ2 with initial proposals from cities including Denver, Colorado and Washington, D.C. It also discusses the potential impact of Amazon's investment decision on the chosen city's workforce development plan, local housing and job markets.

The article refers to the management imbalance of an ecommerce store, Amazon and includes customer trust issues.

The article reports on the Amazon had lost a 10 billion dollar cloud computing contract with the Pentagon because President Trump used improper pressure to divert the contract from the company to harm its chief executive, Jeff Bezos.