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In this Nov. 13, 2018, file photo, employees walk through a lobby at Amazon's headquarters in Seattle. Amazon has announced $2 billion in loans and grants to secure affordable housing in three U.S. cities, including a Seattle suburb where the online retail giant employs at least 5,000 workers. Amazon said it would give $185.5 million to the King County Housing Authority to help buy affordable apartments in the region and keep the rents low, The Seattle Times reported Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.
Amazon Pledges $2B for Affordable Housing
The company will help buy affordable apartments in regions where it employs thousands and keep the rents low.
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An Amazon logo appears on an Amazon delivery van in Boston, Oct. 1, 2020.
Amazon Buys Jets for 1st Time
The e-commerce giant hopes to boost its delivery network and get orders to shoppers faster.
Jan 6th, 2021
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Grainger Adds Image Search to Mobile App
Just snap a photo and the app provides options for matching products in Grainger's inventory.
Nov 12th, 2020
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In this Oct. 1, 2020 file photo, an Amazon logo appears on an Amazon delivery van in Boston. Amazon continues to grow, with plans to add more than 3,000 jobs in Boston over the next several years. The company said Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, that expansion plans for its Boston Tech Hub will bring new jobs for units including Alexa, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Robotics, and Amazon Pharmacy.
Amazon to Add 3,000 New Jobs
Jan 26th, 2021
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Amazon Offers to Help with Vaccine Distribution
Jan 20th, 2021
In this Oct. 12, 2018, file photo, Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma speaks during a seminar in Bali, Indonesia. China’s highest-profile entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, appeared Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in a video posted online, ending a 2 1/2-month disappearance from public view that prompted speculation about his status and his business empire’s future. In the 50-second video, Ma congratulated teachers supported by his charitable foundation and made no mention of his absence from public view and scrutiny of his Alibaba Group and Ant Group by regulators.
Jack Ma Ends Silence with Online Video
Jan 20th, 2021
In this file photo, an Amazon Prime logo appears on the side of a delivery van as it departs an Amazon Warehouse. Online shopping has been a lifeline for many as the virus pandemic shuttered stores and kept people at home.
Retail's Online Future Brighter After Pandemic Bump
Jan 8th, 2021
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Amazon's distribution center in Tracy, Calif.
California Subpoenas Amazon Over Worker Safety in Pandemic
Three Amazon workers’ deaths are at the center of the investigation.
Dec 15th, 2020
Amazon logo appears on an Amazon delivery van.
Amazon Opens Online Pharmacy
The new drug delivery service immediately rippled through the pharmaceutical sector.
Nov 17th, 2020
An Amazon logo appears on an Amazon delivery van.
EU Files Antitrust Charges Against Amazon Over Use of Data
Regulators are concerned that the company is distorting genuine competition.
Nov 10th, 2020
A shopper passes by an ad for Super Mario of Nintendo at an electronics store in Tokyo.
Nintendo's Profit Soars as Pandemic Has People Playing Games
The company says its fiscal first-half profit more than tripled.
Nov 5th, 2020
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2 More eBay Staffers Indicted for Harassment
The strange scheme started with a bad online review.
Nov 4th, 2020
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Amazon Business Officially Launches Its Dash Smart Shelf
After a year of testing, the weight-sensing, WiFi-enabled auto-replenishment scale is available for customers and consumers.
Nov 4th, 2020
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Amazon Buys Old Printing Plant to Bulldoze
About 20 miles south, Amazon is doing the same thing.
Nov 4th, 2020
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E-Tailers Hope Wearable Measurement Suit Will Cut Costly Returns
With e-commerce purchases increasing, the costs of returns are enough to strangle profits.
Nov 2nd, 2020
An associate, left, ring customer purchases at a Target store, Tuesday Oct. 20, 2020, in New York. The coronavirus pandemic is transforming holiday hiring this year, with companies starting hiring earlier and offering extra safety protocols. Target said it expects to hire more than 100,000 people for the holiday season.
Pandemic Reinvents Holiday Hiring
The pandemic has reshaped the kinds of jobs retailers are recruiting for.
Nov 2nd, 2020
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2 More Ex-eBay Employees Admit to Roles in Harassment Scheme
One of the employees sent live spiders to the couple's residence.
Oct 30th, 2020
eBay headquarters in San Jose, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012.
5th Former eBay Employee Pleads Guilty in Harassment Scheme
The cyberstalking campaign sent live spiders and other disturbing deliveries to a Massachusetts couple.
Oct 28th, 2020
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma speaks at the company's 20th anniversary celebration in Hangzhou, Sept. 10, 2019.
Fortunes of China's Internet Tycoons Soar Amid Pandemic
Rising share prices created an average of five new Chinese billionaires every week over the past year.
Oct 20th, 2020