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Amazon announced it is pulling the plug on its "Try Before You Buy" service launched in 2017, which allowed customers to order multiple items to check out before purchasing.

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Online spending throughout the 2024 holiday shopping season reached a record high and was driven, in part, by generative AI chatbots that funneled traffic to retail sites.

The tech company’s deal to release a film on Melania Trump has renewed scrutiny of Jeff Bezos’s efforts to get closer to the president-elect.

The film, billed by the company as a “behind-the-scenes” look at her life, started shooting in December and is slated for theatrical and streaming release later this year.

For decades, Dick Wolf has dominated prime- time programming. Now, at 78, he has plans to conquer his next world: streaming.

The cartoon, by Ann Telnaes, depicted the owner of The Post, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Donald Trump.

The H-1B program lets companies fill roles for software developers, engineers and other technology jobs.

An immigration row has erupted over a long-standing US visa programme, We've looked into the figures behind the scheme.

Wall Street looked to be slogging to the finish of a largely triumphant year.

Wall Street looked to be slogging to the finish of a largely triumphant year.

Total spending from Nov. 1 through Dec. 24 rose 3.8 percent, data released by Mastercard SpendingPulse showed.

Boxing Day shoppers are staying away from the High Street and shopping centres compared with last year, early footfall data suggests.

The workers’ union hopes that adding employees at the Staten Island warehouse to a protest started by delivery drivers will increase pressure on Amazon.

Workers at an Amazon warehouse on Staten Island in New York will join thousands of others as the strike against the retail giant continues.

A recent visit to Amazon’s overhauled drone delivery program in Arizona left me impressed by the drones, but skeptical that the public will welcome them.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration agreed to withdraw citations at nine of 10 warehouses where it had flagged violations; the company agreed to a $145,000 penalty.

One of America's most powerful labour unions is staging a protest against the e-commerce giant.

The retail giant said it expected its operations to be largely unaffected by the strike of some Teamsters union members.

Whether it's meeting about taxes or deregulation, Kevin O'Leary believes America's top CEOs want to "suck up" to Trump for one overarching reason: power.

The walkout could affect several facilities across the US during the busy holiday season.

Just a few years ago, media executives thought theatrical releases didn’t benefit their streaming services. Now, many of them think the opposite.

The holiday season is underway and fraudsters are looking to capitalize on it. Experts tell FOX Business about scams to be on the lookout for this season.

The e-commerce giant is accused of trying to misrepresent its safety record, but says a report "isn't grounded in reality".

A staff report by the Senate labor committee, led by Bernie Sanders, uncovered evidence of internal concern about high injury rates at the e-commerce giant.

It was a week of frenzied activity, as Silicon Valley billionaires and their companies brandished checks and compliments for the President-elect.

The move follows Meta’s donation of the same amount to the fund earlier this week.

The CPI report sets the stage for the Federal Reserve's final interest rate decision of the year.

Amazon's marketplace sellers will be able to bring their sales and inventory data into Intuit QuickBooks through a new integration.

The timing may finally be right for open platforms like Bluesky as social media moves toward a more fragmented future.

The billionaire founder of Amazon spoke with Andrew Ross Sorkin at the DealBook Summit.

The last nonfarm payrolls report of 2025 gives a gut check on the labor market and economy ahead of the Fed's December policy decision.

The last nonfarm payrolls report of 2025 gives a gut check on the labor market and economy ahead of the Fed's December policy decision.

Microsoft says AI will change in some big ways in 2025.

With vast amounts of data do draw on, AI should be able to come up with good gift ideas, but does it?

Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech looms large as investors calculate the odds of a December rate cut.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech looms large as investors calculate the odds of a December rate cut.

The District of Columbia’s attorney general said the company deliberately outsourced Prime member deliveries in certain ZIP codes.

Consumers spent more than $13 billion online during Cyber Monday, according to Adobe Analytics data, surpassing expectations. The figure was over 7% higher than the prior year.

Online spending hit a record $6.1 billion over Thanksgiving, according to Adobe's most recent estimates, as consumers continue to lean heavily on e-commerce.

The experience of interacting with small business owners at winter markets makes holiday shopping “a little bit more wholesome” for some visitors.

Experts tell us how to work out if a deal is a genuine bargain or could leave you out of pocket.

Black Friday remains one of the busiest shopping days of the year, but its impact has been diluted by monthlong holiday sales and the convenience of buying online.

Kohl's announced that CEO Tom Kingsbury is stepping down in January. He will be replaced by Ashley Buchanan, the current chief executive of arts and crafts retailer Michaels.

Nine out of 10 Black Friday offers are cheaper or the same price at other times of the year, Which? finds.

The head of the CBI will say tax rises seen at the Budget "must never again simply be done to business".

Since last September, the tech giant has pumped $8 billion into the artificial intelligence start-up, a sign of intense competition in developing tools that are reshaping the tech sector.

The world’s two richest men are longtime business rivals, but now one of them has the ear of the next president of the United States.

The most popular apps covered by the rule collectively process more than 13 billion consumer payments a year, the CFPB said.

The machines can load and unload trucks, move goods and do other repetitive tasks but are stymied by some, like picking items from a pile.

Retail firms have written to the chancellor to say they cannot manage rising costs and tax bills.

Americans plan to spend more on holiday shopping this year than they did last year.

The price of products on Haul, which is being trialled in the US, will be capped at $20.

When President-elect Trump takes office in January, he'll be forced to tackle a slew of major tech policy questions.

Amazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20, an effort to compete with discount retailers that have increasingly encroached on the e-commerce giant's turf. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company said the new Amazon Haul storefront will mostly feature products that cost less than $10 and offer free delivery on orders over $25. Amazon plans to ship the products to U.S. customers from a warehouse it operates in China, according to documentation the company provided to sellers.

The ruling, stemming from a complaint against Amazon, bars companies from compelling workers to attend meetings on unionization’s downsides.

After gains by organized labor under President Biden, a second Trump administration is likely to change course on regulation and enforcement.

Health issues are affecting a worker’s performance. But is the real problem her supervisor’s handling of the situation?

All employees at The Post will be expected to return to the office by June 2. Managers must be back in the office full time by Feb. 3.

Investors are digesting a fresh interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve as the impact of Trump's expected policies also remains in focus.

Investors are digesting a fresh interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve as the impact of Trump's expected policies also remains in focus.

Investors are drilling down into the impact of Trump's expected policies as they wait for a Fed interest-rate decision.

Investors are drilling down into the impact of Trump's expected policies as they wait for a Fed interest-rate decision.

Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta and others learned during the last Trump administration to expect the unexpected when it came to Washington scrutiny and support.

Markets are taking a big miss in the monthly jobs report in their stride as they welcome Amazon and Intel's results.

Markets are taking a big miss in the monthly jobs report in their stride as they welcome Amazon and Intel's results.

Upbeat earnings from Amazon are lifting the mood ahead of the crucial monthly jobs report.

Upbeat earnings from Amazon are lifting the mood ahead of the crucial monthly jobs report.

The three major indexes finished Thursday and October's trading month in the red.

The tech giant’s cloud computing business picked up steam and its retail business showed resiliency.

Amazon reported third quarter earnings on Thursday amid a volatile week for big tech stocks.

Meta and Microsoft earnings have stirred up worries about AI and Big Tech, as a Fed-favored reading on inflation looms.

(Reuters) -Big technology companies including Microsoft and Meta are stepping up spending to build out AI data centers in a rush to meet vast demand, but Wall Street is hungry for a quicker payday on the billions invested. Microsoft and Meta both said on Wednesday their capital expenses were growing due to their AI investments. Amazon, which is set to report results on Thursday, is likely to echo these forecasts.

The world’s richest men have their own rocket fleets, their own media and their own schemes to succeed with Donald J. Trump.

The billionaire made splashy purchases of The Washington Post and a mansion in Washington. But his status as a power player in the nation’s capital was never realized.

As major tech firms, including Google and Amazon, turn to advanced nuclear technologies known as small modular reactors (SMRs) in hopes of powering their AI ambitions, skeptics are raising questions about their viability, largely because no commercial SMR has been built in the US yet.

What counts as sexual harassment and what should you do if you experience it at work?

A document produced by the government says the mandate to strike could be extended to a year from six months.

The tech giant has been increasing live programming on its streaming service, but this will be its first test with news.

New rule requires businesses to make subscribing and cancelling subscriptions equally simple.

The largest retail trade group in the U.S. expects holiday spending to grow modestly despite a shortened shopping period and economic toll from two hurricanes.

Despite shoppers’ election-year concerns and worries about the economy, retail executives predict sales to increase as much as 3.5 percent over last year’s holiday season.

At the company’s Delivering the Future event held this week in Nashville, Amazon highlighted its presence in Music City.

Companies like Amazon have required a return to the office five days a week despite findings showing benefits to employers that allow some remote days.

‘Barron’s Roundtable’ panelists Jack Hough, Al Root and Megan Leonhardt discuss the top three headlines of the week.

Evercore ISI senior managing director Mark Mahaney analyzes Amazon and discusses the potential breakup of Google on 'Varney & Co.'

Amazon’s delivery system depends on third-party companies. But labor regulators have challenged that model, possibly opening the way for unionization.

Amazon stock dropped amid a downgrade from Overweight to Equal Weight by Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo said Monday that Amazon's strength in the cloud services market won’t be enough to stave off hurdles: rising competition from Walmart, easing income from its advertising business, and high costs linked to its satellite project.

Investors have overhauled their views on interest rate cuts after a blowout jobs report, ahead of a week of key inflation data and the start of earnings season.

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Days after tens of thousands of longshoreman along the East and Gulf Coasts walked out, their union and their bosses reached a tentative agreement on wages.

Payne Capital Management President Ryan Payne and Bullseye American Ingenuity Fund portfolio manager Adam Johnson discuss Iranian oil, Chinese stocks, key market issues for the fourth quarter and anticipated jobs data.

Thousands of dockworkers who load and unload cargo ships could walk off the job on Tuesday, halting nearly all activity at ports from Maine to Texas.

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed California's controversial AI bill, SB 1047, that would hold companies liable for harm done by large artificial intelligence systems.

Risks to rivals Microsoft and Google have made Amazon more attractive to investors.

Online sales during the 2024 holiday shopping season is expected to surpass last year, notching $240.8 billion. This increase is largely due to buy now, pay later services and discounts.

Jim Covello, Goldman Sachs’s head of stock research, warned that building too much of what the world doesn’t need “typically ends badly.”

GMB general secretary Gary Smith accuses the online giant of using "despicable" tactics.

Amazon is ordering its staff back to the office five days a week, but the UK government is promoting flexible working.