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Ex-Housekeeper Sues Jeff Bezos, Claims Discrimination and Poor Working Conditions
A former housekeeper for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says she and other employees suffered unsafe working conditions that included being forced to climb out a laundry room window to get to a bathroom.
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Staten Island Amazon Workers Vote to Unionize
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, have voted to become the company’s first unionized facility in the U.S., which stands to disrupt the company’s control over productivity and wages.
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Alexa Will Now Tell You When Items in Your Amazon Cart Or Wish List Go on Sale
Consumers can then ask Alexa to remind them about deals when they’re live or ask the smart device to order items on their behalf.
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Why ‘Free' Shipping Isn't Free
The big carriers such as FedEx, UPS and Amazon make lots of deliveries, and none of those packages are being shipped for “free.”
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Amazon Hired an Influential Democratic Pollster to Fight Staten Island Union Drive
Amazon hired Global Strategy Group, which has done polling work for prominent Democrats, to fight unionizing efforts on New York’s Staten Island.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Launches First New Shepard Space Crew of 2022
Comedian and actor Pete Davidson was previously announced to be flying with the crew, but his seat was turned over.
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Amazon Renews Prime Credit Card Tie-Up With JPMorgan Chase After Flirting With American Express
Credit card deals with popular brands including Amazon, Costco and American Airlines are some of the most hotly contested contracts in the financial world.
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How Google and Amazon Bankrolled a ‘Grassroots' Activist Group of Small Business Owners to Lobby Against Big Tech Oversight
The Connected Commerce Council, which pitches itself as a grassroots movement representing small business owners, is funded by Google and Amazon.
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Walgreens Turns to Robots to Fill Prescriptions, as Pharmacists Take on More Responsibilities
The drugstore chain is opening 22 micro-fulfillment centers across the country and tapping pharmacists to provide more health care at stores.
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‘A Ghost Is Driving the Car' — My Peaceful and Productive Experience in a Waymo Self-Driving Van
Riding in a self-driving van underscored the potential of autonomous vehicles, which some believe will be a multitrillion-dollar market for investors.
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Pentagon Expects to Award Up to $9 Billion in Cloud Contracts in December
The Defense Department wants to go in a new direction and use multiple cloud providers, rather than just one, after the JEDI contract went sideways.
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Businesses Oppose Florida's ‘Don't Say Gay' Ban on Discussion of LGBTQ Issues in Public Schools
The Florida measure rocketed to the forefront of national politics in recent months, drawing criticism from the LGBTQ community, Democrats and the White House.
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Apple's Stock Is Having Its Best Winning Streak Since 2003
In rising for 11 straight days, Apple’s market cap is nearing $3 trillion.
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Google, Microsoft Aim to Make Their Cloud Environments More Secure as Cyberattacks Increase
Google’s plans to buy Mandiant mark the latest sign that security expertise and capabilities have become critical for effective cloud service operations.
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Covid Upended the Labor Market, and Now These Workers Are Using Their Leverage to Push for Unions
Warehouse and store employees seeking union membership feel they have no seat at the table, and they’ve put companies on notice.
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Jim Cramer Says Investors Should Use These Rules to Build a Turbulence-Proof Portfolio
Cramer listed rules investors should consider to successfully weather potential market turbulence down the line.
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Elon Musk Says He's Considering Building a New Social Media Platform
Elon Musk said he is giving “serious thought” to building a new social media platform in a Tweet on Saturday.
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S&P 500 Rises on Monday to Extend Two-Week Comeback, Nasdaq Adds 1% on Tech Rally
Parts of the Treasury yield curve briefly inverted on Monday, raising some recession concerns.
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Amazon Faces Another High-Stakes Union Election as Vote Kicks Off in Staten Island
Thousands of Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse are voting on whether to unionize.
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Jim Cramer Says to Buy FAANG Stocks Next Time Analysts Say They're Not Investable
When analysts come out in droves to claim FAANG stocks are uninvestable, “that’ll be the perfect moment to do some buying,” the “Mad Money” host said Friday.