Cloud-based services and operations have gone from high-growth to absolutely essential technology during the pandemic this year. Faced with business continuity issues, migrating to the cloud has been a matter of survival for many organizations. However, while cloud-computing serv
E-commerce and cloud computing giant Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) just announced that the popular Amazon Alexa digital assistant is running on Amazon's own hardware instead of chips designed by Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA). In a blog post aimed at Amazon Web Services (AWS) developers on No
A former Amazon.com Inc worker who protested conditions at his New York City fulfillment center sued the retailer on Thursday, accusing it of discrimination for firing him and for putting Black and Hispanic workers at heightened risk of contracting COVID-19.
The positive COVID-19 vaccine news just released by Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) sent the stock market soaring, but to the surprise of many investors, real estate investment trusts, or REITs, and bank stocks are some of the best performers. In this episode of Industry Focus: Financials, ho
What happenedFor a second day in a row, shares of Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) are running higher. The stock added 5.5% in early trading Thursday and was still up 3.7% at 1:40 p.m. EST, after tacking on 15% yesterday.
Retail giant Walmart (NYSE: WMT) continues to branch out into new markets with its latest announced offerings, which include selling pet insurance for customers' cats and dogs and several other services related to people's animal companions. According to the company's announcemen
(RTTNews) - Online retail giant Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), has filed a lawsuit against 13 individuals and businesses for selling counterfeit luxury goods on their platform. According to the company, the defendants used its store for advertising, promoting, and facilitating the sale
What happenedShares of JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) were gaining today after China's biggest direct online retailer posted blowout results during Singles' Day, the unofficial Nov. 11 holiday that is China's largest shopping event.
Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said it shifted part of the computing for its Alexa voice assistant to its own custom-designed chips, aiming to make the work faster and cheaper while moving it away from chips supplied by Nvidia Corp.
(RTTNews) - Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) Thursday announced that it is expanding its key in-garage delivery program for Prime subscribers to some 4,000 U.S. cities, up from 50.The Key In-Garage Delivery service will now be available in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago
The S&P 500 and the Dow slipped on Thursday as U.S. coronavirus infections surged and investors weighed the timeline of the mass roll-out of an effective vaccine.
Sony Corp's PlayStation 5 (PS5) console launched in core markets on Thursday to intense interest online, but with first day real-world sales limited to pre-order pick-ups due to the COVID-19 pandemic that has driven a boom in gaming demand.
The S&P 500 and the Dow fell on Thursday as U.S. coronavirus infections surged and investors weighed the timeline of the mass roll-out of an effective vaccine.
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - It’s well-known that banks have failed to recruit enough women and people of colour to the upper echelons of management. Less talked about, however, is the worryingly narrow experience of the industr
Futures tracking the S&P 500 and Dow fell on Thursday as U.S. coronavirus infections surged and investors weighed the timeline of the roll-out of an effective vaccine, while some heavyweight technology stocks headed higher for the second straight day.
The financial community has been abuzz about ESG funds, which have shown a surprising level of strength in recent years. And now, with a President-elect who supports sustainability waiting in the wings, the time could be right to build out a broader ESG portfolio -- as long as yo
Ford Motor Co is aiming to grab a significant share of the emerging electric vehicle market with products like the new E-Transit cargo van to match the hold it already has over the traditional internal combustion engine market.
Macy's (NYSE: M) is fighting a respectable fight in challenging circumstances. Even before the pandemic, the nation's largest department store chain (by revenue) was willing to make tough decisions like selling real estate and closing stores, even if that meant adding new rental