Amazon Prime Video doesn’t have a whole lot of new offerings coming in April, but its two highest-profile debuts should at least bring the thrills. The biggest of the bunch looks to be “Without Remorse” (April 30), an action thriller movie based on the Tom Clancy book. Michael B. Jordan …
Read More »The New York Post: Marco Rubio links his support for unionizing Amazon workers with an accusation of ‘wokeness’ at company
Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama got a surprise ally in U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, with the conservative lawmaker revealing on Friday that he supports their efforts to unionize. The Republican senator from Florida accused Amazon AMZN in an op-ed published by USA Today that of waging “a war against working-class values” as …
Read More »: Americans scroll Amazon and Walmart for bargains — yet choose pricey healthcare services and throw away hundreds of dollars
People will spend hours scouring Amazon AMZN, +0.77%, Walmart WMT, +1.25% and Target TGT, +1.64% for bargains, and aggressively negotiate with car dealers and real-estate agents — yet they literally drive past potential savings when choosing health-care services. Patients who needed MRIs and had access to a price-shopping tool still …
Read More »Personal Finance Daily: Americans scroll Amazon and Walmart for bargains — yet choose pricey healthcare services and throw away hundreds of dollars, and Texas AG sues energy provider over ‘sky-high’ rates after massive winter storm
Hi there, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance Americans scroll Amazon and Walmart for bargains — yet choose pricey healthcare services and throw away hundreds of dollars New hospital-price transparency rules took effect earlier this year, but patient advocates say those rules only do so much. ‘We need …
Read More »MarketWatch Premium: This fund manager says Amazon and other large-cap tech companies will make lots of money for investors for years to come
Scott Berg’s T. Rowe Price Global Growth Stock Fund last year more than doubled the return of the S&P 500 Index and did even better against its benchmark by betting on large-cap technology companies and next-generation disruptors. In an interview, Berg, who joined T. Rowe Price as an analyst in …
Read More »My favorite Amazon finds for the home {Amazon Prime Day!}
Hello! It’s time for another Amazon Prime Day! Well…two days this year. I love seeing the awesome deals they share every year. I always start my Christmas shopping during this sale. Their biggest deals are typically on electronics, but I like to share items from Amazon that I use and …
Read More »The Wall Street Journal: Amazon bans sales of foreign plant seeds to U.S. amid mystery mailings
Amazon.com Inc. is barring foreign sales of seeds into the U.S. after thousands of suspicious packets, many postmarked from China, arrived at households around the world this summer. The move by Amazon comes as the mystery seeds led U.S. officials to raise alarms about the ease with which seed sales …
Read More »The Ratings Game: Amazon is making gains with older consumers as more people turn to e-commerce during COVID-19
Amazon.com Inc. has become the go-to shopping site for many consumers during the COVID-19, including an increasing number of older customers, according to SunTrust Robinson Humphrey analysts. Amazon AMZN, -1.66% reported earnings late Thursday that nearly doubled year-over-year to $ 10.30 per share, with sales up 40% to $ 88.9 …
Read More »Two stock market risks are hiding in Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Alphabet
Stock market bulls are giddy. What is there not to be happy about — the stock market mostly rises, and making money seems easy. While newly minted investors are focusing on running up small, speculative stocks, institutions are hiding in big-cap tech stocks. For prudent investors, the time to understand …
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