International Business News - Amazoncom http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Among the premarket stories for Thursday, Aug. 14, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--A Piper Jaffray analyst said Thursday that Amazon.com Inc. is still taking e-commerce market share and its third-quarter growth "appears intact." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/premarket-roundup-amazon-com-skechers-heelys.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:31:22 EDT A Piper Jaffray analyst said Thursday that Amazon.com Inc. is still taking e-commerce market share and its third-quarter growth "appears intact." In a note to investors, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said that according to data from Internet data analysis company comScore Inc., Amazon's unique users rose 14 percent in July, which builds on the company's growth in the first half of the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080814/ahead-of-the-bell-amazon-com.htm Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:30:17 EDT Amazon.com Inc. spent $300,000 in the second quarter to lobby on online sales taxes, patent reform, consumer product safety legislation and other issues, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/amazon-com-spent-300k-to-lobby-government-in-2q.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:11:08 EDT Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Wednesday it plans to open a new order fulfillment center in Goodyear, Ariz., during the third quarter to help meet growing customer demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/amazon-com-to-open-new-orders-center-in-arizona.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:21:22 EDT Online retailer Amazon.com spent $360,000 in the first quarter to lobby on online sales tax proposals and other issues, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/amazon-com-spent-360k-lobbying-government-in-1q.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:32:18 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Monday, May 19, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Amazon.com Inc. shares rose Monday after a Goldman Sachs analyst added the stock to the "Americas Conviction Buy" list and raised his price target, predicting the Web retailer can sustain 20 percent or more revenue growth in the next five to 10 years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/movers-roundup-amazon-com-pacific-ethanol.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 15:41:23 EDT A senior vice president of online retailer Amazon.com Inc. exercised options for 28,126 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/amazon-com-senior-vp-jeffrey-wilke-exercises-options.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 13:53:55 EDT The chairman, chief executive and president of online retailer Amazon.com Inc. sold about 2.2 million shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/amazon-com-ceo-bezos-sells-about-2-15-million-shares.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 13:53:35 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Thursday, April 24, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Amazon.com Inc.'s stock fell Thursday after the online retailer reported its first-quarter profit rose but investors remained concerned that the Web retailer could be hurt by the weak economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/movers-roundup-amazon-com-xilinx.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:53:50 EDT Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, April 9, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) Shares of Amazon.com Inc. declined Wednesday on what some analysts attributed to nerves about e-commerc... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080409/movers-roundup-amazon-am-comm-lines.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:25:59 EDT Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday it will add more than 500 full-time employees to three Kentucky fulfillment plants in order to keep up with increased customer demand. The jobs include p... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080408/amazon-com-to-add-500-jobs-to-3-centers.htm Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:29:50 EDT The chairman, president and chief executive of Amazon.com Inc., a retail Web site, sold 1.85 million shares of stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080221/amazon-com-ceo-sells-1-85m-shares.htm Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:54:12 EST Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said on Tuesday that diamond sales rose more than 100 percent in the fourth quarter of 2007, fueled by sales of pendants, earrings and engagement rings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/amazon-com-reports-strong-diamond-sales.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:59:42 EST Online retailer Amazon.com on Friday said it authorized a debt repurchase program to retire notes worth about $1.25 billion and a share repurchase program worth up to $1 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/amazon-com-to-buy-back-debt-and-shares.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:13:53 EST