Online retailers increase hires of seasonal workers for holidays

Amazon hired 100,000 extra seasonal workers to meet the rush of online sales this holiday season

• Nov 25, 2015

Blue Origin successfully launches - and lands - rocket

The New Shepard spacecraft successfully completed a sub-orbital test fight in a major "space tourism" milestone

• Nov 24, 2015

Jeff Bezos celebrates first landing of fully reusable rocket

Amazon CEO calls successful landing of suborbital rocket a "game changer" for space travel

• Nov 24, 2015

Amazon expands parental leave for all full-time employees

The policy shift comes three months after a scathing New York Times report on Amazon's work culture

• Nov 3, 2015

Keep a wary eye on the surge in big tech stocks

This narrow group has been pushing the market higher, thanks to some solid earnings, but caution signs are flashing

• Oct 28, 2015

​Walmart, Amazon stir critics with Israeli soldier costume

The retailers are selling a children's Halloween costume that some critics say sends the wrong message

• Oct 27, 2015

Tech leads as stocks regain positive footing for 2015

Investor sentiment lifted by China's move to ease monetary policy and stimulate growth

• Oct 23, 2015

​Amazon delivers a happy surprise to Wall Street

An unexpected quarterly profit, thanks to rising sales and cloud computing revenue, has investors clicking the buy button

• Oct 22, 2015

Amazon adding 100K jobs for holiday season

Online retailer recently hired more than 25,000 people for full-time positions; it hired 80,000 workers last year for the holidays

• Oct 20, 2015

Amazon lawsuit targets hundreds who write and sell fake reviews

Online retail giant is demanding defendants stop selling reviews and disclose who is buying the service

• Oct 19, 2015

Amazon vs. Walmart on Wall St.: Profits barely matter

When investors view these two rivals, the difference couldn't be more stark -- and it's not based on which one earns more

• Oct 16, 2015

Amazon takes on Etsy by selling handcrafted goods

Online retailer started offering invitations in May to join Handmade, giving sellers access to Amazon's 285 million shoppers

• Oct 8, 2015

Amazon inks rights to "BrainDead," other shows

Online retailer extends summer partnership with network television, giving it rights to first-run shows days after airing

• Oct 1, 2015

​Amazon drops Prime to $67, but there's a catch

Some customers of the online retailer are feeling burned by the one-day promotion

• Sep 25, 2015

Amazon dangles $50 tablet to hook more consumers

The cheap new Fire tablet is even available in a six-pack - buy five, get one free

• Sep 17, 2015

Apple TV gets an upgrade and hefty price increase

The new Apple TV starts at $149 and allows you to connect your TV to games, shopping and streaming video

• Sep 9, 2015

Would you buy a $50 tablet from Amazon?

The company is said to be readying the cheaper device for the holidays, hoping to lure more consumers to its e-books and streaming videos

• Sep 8, 2015

The plot may be unraveling for e-books

As big publishers raise their digital prices -- sometimes exceeding hardcover versions -- e-book sales are sliding

• Sep 4, 2015

​What's the biggest change in retailing today?

If you said online shopping, you'd be wrong -- because this bricks-and-mortar phenomenon is the real disrupter

• Sep 3, 2015

Has Amazon hung up the Fire Phone?

After smartphone proves a dud, online retailer may be scaling back its hardware ambitions

• Aug 27, 2015

Mini frog and bat with freakish tongue found in Bolivia

Highlights from a S. American hot spot for discovery include a bat with the longest tongue relative to its size of any mammal

• Aug 25, 2015

Some author groups ask DOJ to target Amazon

Will charges of monopoly, monopsony, and unfair dealings pass legal muster?

• Aug 24, 2015

The rise of childish workplace behavior

A new poll finds whining, pouting, temper tantrums and even forming cliques are becoming more common at work

• Aug 20, 2015

Personal butler app aims to declutter your life

Hello Alfred founders say it's not about being lazy but a way for busy Americans to focus their time and take errands out of the equation

• Aug 19, 2015

4 problems hobbling a Walmart turnaround

CEO Douglas McMillon says he's spending to create needed improvements, but that doesn't mean it'll be easy

• Aug 18, 2015

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