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Salary Transparency’s Impact On the Future of Labor
With salary ranges being required in more areas, how can executives use these new laws to better their hiring practices?
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| February 3, 2023
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Financial Performance
Amazon’s Q1 Profit Dips on COVID Response
The company expects to plow its entire Q2 operating profit back into "getting products to customers and keeping employees safe.”
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Matthew Heller
| May 1, 2020
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Sustainability
Employees Criticize Amazon on Climate Policies Despite Risk to Jobs
More than 340 Amazon employees signed onto a post criticizing the company’s climate stance and protesting its external communications policy.
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Lauren Muskett
| January 27, 2020
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Investor Relations
Why Amazon’s Stock Isn’t as Great as You Think
For CFOs wanting to understand investor behavior, here's an argument that Jeff Bezos is human, after all, and Amazon can't defy basic economic principles.
By
Vitaliy Katsenelson
| August 30, 2018
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Investor Relations
Investor Explains Doubts about GE
A buy-low strategy would favor going all-in on General Electric, but Amazon may be a better bet, despite its ambivalence on earnings.
By
Vitaliy Katsenelson
| May 1, 2018
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Technology
Amazon Announces Finalists for Second HQ
The list of 20 includes locations not typically regarded as tech centers and snubs some West Coast cities.
By
Matthew Heller
| January 18, 2018
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The Economy
Feds Should Break Up Amazon
Amazon's dominance in a growing array of marketplaces could have catastrophic effects.
By
Saagar Govil
| December 21, 2017
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Global Business
Amazon Sales Jump 25% But Profits Disappoint
CFO Brian Olsavsky defends the company's heavy spending, saying "We are continuing to invest in businesses that ... can last for decades."
By
Matthew Heller
| July 28, 2017
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Amazon To Buy Whole Foods
The all-cash transaction is worth about $13.7 billion, including Whole Foods’ debt.
By
William Sprouse
| June 16, 2017
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Strategy
Company With the Best Reputation: Amazon
At the bottom of the list, Wells Fargo pays the price. Overall, it's tricky for a company to decide how to engage with consumers to boost its reputation.
By
David McCann
| February 15, 2017
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Human Capital & Careers
Amazon to Increase U.S. Workforce by 50%
The addition of 100,000 full-time jobs will help Amazon staff the new warehouses it is building to maintain its edge in delivery efficiency.
By
Matthew Heller
| January 12, 2017
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Strategy
Amazon’s India Investment Rises To $5 Billion
“We have already created some 45,000 jobs in India and continue to see huge potential in the Indian economy,” CEO Jeff Bezos says.
By
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| June 8, 2016
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Technology
Amazon on Cloud Nine With Strong Q1 Results
The company's cloud division powered a 28% jump in revenue and posted more operating income than its core business in North America.
By
Katie Kuehner-Hebert
| April 29, 2016
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The Cloud
Amazon Stock Surges on First-Ever Cloud Results
Will Amazon Web Services finally make the online giant profitable?
By
Matthew Heller
| April 27, 2015
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Technology
Amazon Vents Over Delayed Drone Tests
An executive at the retailing giant tells the FAA the company will take drone research and development abroad if it has to.
By
Matthew Heller
| December 9, 2014
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Credit
Amazon Bond Sale Greeted Rudely by Moody’s
The online retailing giant's new debt issue would weaken interest coverage and hurt Amazon's debt-to-EBITDA ratio, says Moody's.
By
Matthew Heller
| December 2, 2014
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