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Amazon Acquires Indian Payments Processor Emvantage

Amazon.com Inc said it has acquired Indian payments processor Emvantage Payments Pvt Ltd for an undisclosed sum.

Technology

Amazon Acquires Indian Payments Processor Emvantage

Amazon.com Inc said it has acquired Indian payments processor Emvantage Payments Pvt Ltd for an undisclosed sum.


Financial Markets

Amazon to Buy Back $5 Billion of Shares

Amazon.com Inc, the world's largest e-commerce company, said on Wednesday its board authorized a $5 billion share buyback program.

Financial Markets

Amazon to Buy Back $5 Billion of Shares

Amazon.com Inc, the world's largest e-commerce company, said on Wednesday its board authorized a $5 billion share buyback program.


Financial Markets

Amazon's Profit Misses Estimates as Costs Jump

Amazon.com Inc's profit in the holiday quarter missed analysts' estimates by a wide margin as operating expenses rose and growth slowed in its cloud services business.

Financial Markets

Amazon's Profit Misses Estimates as Costs Jump

Amazon.com Inc's profit in the holiday quarter missed analysts' estimates by a wide margin as operating expenses rose and growth slowed in its cloud services business.


Technology

Amazon Steps up Recruitment as It Expands in Europe

Amazon plans to create several thousand jobs in Europe in 2016, more than 2,500 of which will be in Britain, stepping up its expansion in the region, it said on Friday.

Technology

Amazon Steps up Recruitment as It Expands in Europe

Amazon plans to create several thousand jobs in Europe in 2016, more than 2,500 of which will be in Britain, stepping up its expansion in the region, it said on Friday.


Technology

Amazon Veers Into Labour Law Fight Zone for Hurried Deliveries

Amazon.com Inc.’s Uber-esque foray into ultra-fast delivery has landed it in court with drivers claiming they’re being exploited.

Technology

Amazon Veers Into Labour Law Fight Zone for Hurried Deliveries

Amazon.com Inc.’s Uber-esque foray into ultra-fast delivery has landed it in court with drivers claiming they’re being exploited.


News & Analysis

Amazon Expands Logistics Reach with Move into Ocean Shipping

Amazon.com Inc's China arm has registered as an ocean freight forwarder, a move that will give it more control over shipping products from Chinese factories to US shoppers.

News & Analysis

Amazon Expands Logistics Reach with Move into Ocean Shipping

Amazon.com Inc's China arm has registered as an ocean freight forwarder, a move that will give it more control over shipping products from Chinese factories to US shoppers.


Technology

Amazon Faces US Government Fine for Failing to Report Injuries

Amazon.com Inc. failed to report at least 26 work-related illnesses and injuries in a New Jersey warehouse last year, the latest indication that low-wage employees often bear the pain of the speedy, convenient delivery of goods.

Technology

Amazon Faces US Government Fine for Failing to Report Injuries

Amazon.com Inc. failed to report at least 26 work-related illnesses and injuries in a New Jersey warehouse last year, the latest indication that low-wage employees often bear the pain of the speedy, convenient delivery of goods.


Technology

Amazon Is Capturing Bigger Slice of US Online Holiday Spending

Amazon.com Inc. is increasing its share of US online spending during the holiday season, even as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and other rivals seek to attract consumers with promotional sales and free deliveries.

Technology

Amazon Is Capturing Bigger Slice of US Online Holiday Spending

Amazon.com Inc. is increasing its share of US online spending during the holiday season, even as Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Target Corp. and other rivals seek to attract consumers with promotional sales and free deliveries.


Technology

US Consumers Favour Amazon for Online Holiday Shopping

A majority of US consumers plan to go to Amazon.com for most of their online holiday shopping, even after traditional retailers have collectively spent billions of dollars to try to capture Web demand.

Technology

US Consumers Favour Amazon for Online Holiday Shopping

A majority of US consumers plan to go to Amazon.com for most of their online holiday shopping, even after traditional retailers have collectively spent billions of dollars to try to capture Web demand.


Retail

Target, Wal-Mart See Online Sales Growth Slow

Target Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. both saw a big slowdown in online sales growth last quarter, fuelling concern that the brick-and-mortar chains aren’t transitioning fast enough to e-commerce.

Retail

Target, Wal-Mart See Online Sales Growth Slow

Target Corp. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. both saw a big slowdown in online sales growth last quarter, fuelling concern that the brick-and-mortar chains aren’t transitioning fast enough to e-commerce.