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Amazon margins raise concern
Amazon.com Inc reported on Tuesday a drop in profit margins from the previous quarter, unpleasantly surprising investors betting on continued improvement at the world's largest Web retailer, and its shares fell 9 percent. The results beat Wall Street estimates but it was not enough to satisfy investors who have pushed the shares up to a valuation far beyond peers
Amazon Launches iTune Rival
Amazon.com Inc launched an early version of its highly anticipated digital music download store, which is seen as a potential rival to Apple Inc's dominant iTunes system.
Amazon launches early version of music service
Amazon.com Inc launched an early version of its highly anticipated digital music download store, which is seen as a potential rival to Apple Inc's dominant iTunes system.
NBC reaches Amazon TV deal after iTunes break
NBC Universal has reached a deal for online retailer Amazon.com Inc to sell television show downloads, it said on Tuesday, just days after the media company pulled the plug on a contract with Apple Inc'siTunes.
Amazon net jumps as U.S. sales strong, stock zooms
Amazon.com Inc. posted quarterly net profit on Tuesday that more than tripled, surprising Wall Street, as U.S. sales jumped, sending shares up 17 percent after-hours. The company also raised its forecast for full-year sales.
TiVo, Amazon to sell movies straight to TV sets
TiVo Inc. on Tuesday said many of its customers can now order pay-per-view movies and television shows from Amazon.com's download service directly from their TV, without a personal computer.
Amazon valuation tops Google's, baffles some
Two months after Amazon.com Inc. posted first-quarter results that gave a boost to bulls anxious for a sign of improved earnings and profit margins, the online retailer's valuation is soaring -- and perplexing many.
Amazon Shares Skyrocket as Earnings Double
The world's largest online retailer, Amazon Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) said late Tuesday that its first quarter profit more than doubled, sending shares of the company up more than 20 percent in Wednesday trading.
Amazon and Borders Books Part Ways
Executives from Borders Group, Inc. (NYSE: BGP) said in a conference call with analysts on Thursday that it will no longer use Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) to sell its books, opting rather, to build its own website.
Amazon Picks HP to Expand Books on Demand
Amazon (NYSE:AMZN) is expanding its books-on-demand business, selecting HP (Nasdaq:HPQ) to provide printing presses to meet its growing demand.
Amazon Launches CD on Demand Service
Amazon.com Inc, one of the Internet's largest retailers, has announced a new service on Tuesday that allows artists to sell compact-discs to customers without maintaining expensive inventories.
Amazon.com launches digital download service
Amazon.com on Thursday unveiled a widely anticipated Internet service offering movies and TV shows that can be downloaded to personal computers
Amazon Japan mulling virtual mall
The Japanese unit of Amazon.com Inc. said on Wednesday it was considering launching a virtual shopping mall, in a bid to snatch a share of the growing market from Web mall operators Rakuten Inc. and Yahoo Japan Corp.
Startup Funding: Getting Cash
If you've ever thought about starting your own business you're not alone. Along with millions of Americans, the dream of being your own boss carries with it both rewards and struggles.