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Amazon Starts Prime Service in China to Compete With Alibaba
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc. has started offering its Prime free-shipping service in China, ratcheting up attempts to compete with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. for the rising number of shoppers…
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Amazon forecast for holiday season disappoints as investment rises
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said high spending on warehouses and video production would drag on profits in the holiday quarter, disappointing investors who are weary of roller…
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Amazon, Facebook Seek Indian Cricket League Streaming Rights
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. have joined a bidding war for rights to stream Indian Premier League cricket matches, seeking to tap into the nation’s growing…
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Amazon seeks to settle EU antitrust e-book investigation: source
EghtesadOnline: Amazon is talking to European Union antitrust regulators about settling a year-long investigation into its e-book deals with publishers without a fine, a person familiar with…
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Google takes on Apple, Amazon with new hardware push
EghtesadOnline: Alphabet Inc's Google on Tuesday announced a new "Pixel" smartphone and a suite of new consumer electronics products for the home, planting itself firmly in the hardware business…
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The web retailer is spending $5 billion, aiming to dominate e-commerce in India.
Amazon Bets Big on India's Busiest Shopping Season
EghtesadOnline: When Jeff Bezos donned a bandhgala jacket two years ago and posed for photographs in India, he wasn't just promoting Amazon.com Inc.'s year-old business in the country. The web…
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Wal-Mart in Talks to Invest Up to $1 Billion in Flipkart
EghtesadOnline: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is in advanced discussions to invest as much as $1 billion into India’s Flipkart Online Services Pvt, as the two companies battle Amazon.com Inc. in e-commerce,…
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More Than 50% of Shoppers Turn First to Amazon in Product Search
EghtesadOnline: More than half of U.S. online consumers begin their product searches on Amazon.com Inc.’s website or mobile app, a survey found. That means that heading into the busy holiday…
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Target shakes up online leadership with eye on rivals
EghtesadOnline: Target Corp said on Friday its chief digital officer has left the company amid a company overhaul of its e-commerce operations to boost online sales and better compete with larger…
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Twitter launches video app for Apple and Amazon TV, Xbox One
EghtesadOnline: Twitter Inc launched a new video streaming application for Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc TV platforms, as well as Microsoft Corp's Xbox One gaming console as it brings its video…
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Starbucks, Amazon pay less tax than a sausage stand, Austria says
EghtesadOnline: Multinationals like coffee chain Starbucks and online retailer Amazon pay less tax in Austria than one of the country's tiny sausage stands, the republic's center-left chancellor…
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Amazon Dash one-button device arrives in Britain
EghtesadOnline: Seeking to capitalize on Britons too busy or forgetful to shop for household essentials, retail giant Amazon is bringing its thumb-sized, one-button ordering device to the UK.
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Amazon Pushes Deeper Into Auto Industry With Car Research Site
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc. is pushing deeper into the auto industry and car-parts market with a new website featuring reviews, images and specifications on thousands of new and classic car…
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Tableau Names Amazon Web Services Veteran as New CEO
EghtesadOnline: Tableau Software Inc. named Adam Selipsky, a marketing veteran from Amazon Web Services, as chief executive officer, signaling the data-analysis software company’s shift to the…
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Amazon working on music subscription service for $5 a month: Recode
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc is working on a music subscription service that would cost about $5 a month and would only work on its Echo hardware, tech news website Recode reported, citing…
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Wal-Mart buying Jet.com to lift online sales, battle Amazon
EghtesadOnline: Wal-Mart Stores Inc, vying to better challenge Amazon.com Inc, will pay about $3 billion for internet retailer Jet.com and its innovative pricing software in the largest-ever…
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Even Executive Pay Is Being Disrupted at Tech Giants Like Amazon
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc. and Facebook Inc. have upended the establishments in retailing, advertising and media -- so it may not come as a surprise that their pay plans are…
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Amazon Japan raided on suspicion of antitrust practices: Nikkei
EghtesadOnline: Japan's Fair Trade Commission has raided the offices of Amazon.com Inc's local unit on suspicion of pressuring retailers to offer products at lower prices than on rival sites,…
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Alphabet and Amazon wind up stellar quarter for big tech
EghtesadOnline: Google parent Alphabet Inc and e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc capped a blockbuster June quarter for the five biggest U.S. tech companies as their dominance in key markets helped…