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Amazon's Second Headquarters. The 1 Finalist That May Have Just Put Itself Out of the Running

Was this wise? Perhaps not.<p><i>Absurdly Driven</i> <i>looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek.</i><p>How many of the finalists to host Amazon's second headquarters think they might have an inside track?<p>And how many haven't quite grasped the core of the online behemoth's …

Billionaire Jeff Bezos Once Wrote His Biggest Competitor a $500 Million Check

But that didn't chase Marc Lore away. Now, he's back running Wal-Mart's e-commerce operation, facing off against Bezos once again.<p>While <b>Amazon.com</b>'s …

Amazon’s first big sale of 2018 brings discounts on Kindles, Echo, Fire tablets, Fire TV, more

With Valentine’s Day less than two weeks away, Amazon is kicking off its first big sales event of 2018. Amazon discounts its various hardware …

9 Facts About Artificial Intelligence That Might Surprise You

<i>This article originally appeared in the Motley Fool.</i><p>Artificial intelligence (AI) is getting a lot of attention from investors these days and with …

Disruption, Thy Name Is Bezos . . . and Dimon and Buffett!

The announcement of earlier this week that Amazon.com, JP Morgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway are forming a non-profit company to try to improve the American healthcare system caused some ripples in the stock market; the mere specter of its disruptive potential was enough to send some investors …

Week In Geek Podcast: Amazon’s new healthcare company explained, and inside the Amazon Spheres

Amazon had a big week. The company announced plans to found a new healthcare company in partnership with bank JPMorgan Chase and Warren Buffett’s …

Amazon Is Spending $2.5 Million To Fix Alexa’s Fatal Flaw

Amazon is investing in a startup with an astoundingly simple premise: testing voice apps on real, human people.<p>At first glance, it looks like success: Amazon and Google’s voice assistants have sold tens of millions of units. The problem is, their voice apps–also called “Skills,” which range from …

Whole Foods Becomes Amazon Hell Foods as Employees, Managers Quit, Cry on the Job....and These People Want to Run Your Healthcare?

As we’ve said, Jeff Bezos clearly hates people, except as appendages to bank accounts. All you need to do is observe how he treats his workers.<p>In a …

Bill Gates promised to pay off this country's $76 million debt — now he's doing it

Billionaire philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates will pay off $76 million of Nigeria's debt.<p>Popular Searches<p>Apple IncAAPL▼160.50-7.28-4.34% …

Style Dictionary: An Open Source Tool for Building Customer Trust Through Design Consistency | Amazon Web Services

“Leaders start with the customer and work backwards. They work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust.”<p>These are the first sentences of Amazon’s …

Jeff Bezos: The richest man in the world is now rolling in an extra $20 billion

Bezos’s net worth rises to over $119 billion as Amazon’s profits surge<p>Ring the clanger! It’s February, and that means it’s earnings season for the …

3 Secrets Of Amazon's Success Anyone Can Emulate

Today is Groundhog Day, and word has it Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. Six more weeks of winter. Meanwhile, it may be rainy and cold in Seattle, yet there is an aura of perennial summer emanating from one company’s headquarters. Amazon just reported another banner quarter.<p>In the film <i>Groundhog …

Amazon should buy CBS. Here’s why it would be a smart deal.

It’s about the NFL. Also, why tech should buy media.<p>CBS, home of broad-based hits like “NCIS” and “Big Bang Theory,” is exploring a tie-up with Viacom, which owns Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central, as well as Paramount studios. Both are controlled by entrepreneur Shari Redstone, and while it …

Jeff Bezos just added another $6.7 billion to his already massive fortune (AMZN)

• <b>Bezos added more billions to his fortune on Friday after the value of his Amazon shares soared.</b>• <b><br>The richest person in the world added an estimated $6.7 billion after Amazon reported stellar earnings.</b>• <b><br>Watch Amazon's stock price move in real time here.</b><p>Amazon reported earnings on Thursday and crushed …

Seattle freeze, meet Pittsburgh nice

PITTSBURGH — With bone-chilling temperatures dipping into the teens and a light dusting of snow on the ground, Pittsburgh’s bitter cold can freeze …

Amazon posts impressive Q4 earnings, boasts of success with Alexa and Prime offerings

Amazon in the fourth quarter generated a net sales increase of 38 percent – from $43.7 billion in Q4 2016 to $60.5 billion in the most recent …

Amazon poised to surpass Microsoft in value for first-time ever

Amazon.com (AMZN) is on pace to surpass Microsoft (MSFT) in market capitalization for the first time.<p>Amazon’s worth hit $710 billion Friday afternoon, just above Microsoft’s $708 billion market cap. This would make Amazon the third-largest U.S. company by market cap, dropping Microsoft into fourth …

Jeff Bezos' personal fortune soars tops $120 billion

World’s richest people lose $68.5bn in stock selloff

The fortunes of the world’s 500-richest people dropped by $68.5 billion Friday as equity markets swooned with investor worries about the pace of …

Medicare for All Only Way to Fix Broken System: An Open Letter to Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, and Jamie Dimon

Dear Mr. Bezos, Mr. Buffett, and Mr. Dimon:<p>As a physicians and health justice advocates, we agree with you that health care is among the greatest …

Tully: Oh, no! But what will Amazon think?

CLOSE<p>Indianapolis has taken a giant step in the running for a second North American headquarters for the tech giant called Amazon HQ2.<p>Have you …

Amazon Rallies Despite the Tech Rout: 3 Key Earnings Takeaways

An ugly market selloff couldn't stop Amazon.com (AMZN) from rallying following a strong Q4 report.<p>The e-commerce/cloud giant reported Q4 revenue of …

This week in Amazon-o-mania: Is Jeff Bezos even paying attention to this HQ2 search?

As cities scramble to show their best faces to Amazon, the company's founder and CEO seems to be scrambling around doing other things besides trying …

Super Bowl Tips and Tricks for Google Home, Amazon Echo, and Siri

The Super Bowl is almost here, and whether you care about the food, the commercials, or the actual game, there’s something to be excited about. But …

Apple CEO Tim Cook Entertains Wall Street as Revenue Grows

Apple reported mixed results Thursday and, as Aaron reported, investors see-sawed in their interpretation. True, the company offered a sales forecast …

Bezos, Buffett, Dimon: Health care’s newest power trio?

This week Amazon (AMZN), JPMorgan (JPM) and Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) announced that they are teaming up to form a healthcare company that intends to increase transparency and cut costs for their employees.<p>“Health care is being changed by people who are not in health care ... that to me is very …

5 Key Takeaways From Amazon's Earnings

<b>UPDATED 12:33 p.m.</b><p>Online retail giant Amazon has shaken up the brick-and-mortar retail industry, led other giants like Walmart and Google to team up against it and helped change the way consumers behave and shop. As the Seattle-based retail disruption engine extends its tentacles into more …

The Line: All The Betting Tips And Informtation You Need For Eagles-Patriots

Super Bowl LII is just about here, so bettors are looking for every trend and nugget possible. SI.com's "The Line" (also seen on SI TV, available on …

Kill the Tapeworm Before It Kills Us

Donald Trump called for $1.5 trillion in infrastructure spending in Tuesday’s State of the Union address.“Tonight, I’m calling on Congress to produce …

Even as global losses widen, how India remains a 'good story' for Amazon

Amazon on Friday said India continues to be a "good story" for the US e-tailing giant, even as its losses from its international operations widened …