Amazon.com, Inc.
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Supercomputer makers must deal with power Therese Poletti's Tech Tales - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 5 days 15 hours 18 minutes ago
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MasterCard Launches MasterCard Priceless Gift Finder To Help Online Shoppers Find the Perfect Gift this Holiday Season [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 2 hours 46 minutes ago
MasterCard Worldwide today announced the launch of the MasterCard Priceless Gift Finder (www.priceless.com/giftfinder), a new online tool designed to drive e-commerce by helping online shoppers find the perfect gift this holiday season. Using the MasterCard Priceless Gift Finder, online shoppers can choose the price range they want to spend and the personality of their gift recipient. The Gift Finder then displays appropriate gift selections, along with ratings and reviews from Amazon.com. Pu...
Amazon, Microsoft may stay alive in late trades - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 20 hours 46 minutes ago
Shares of Amazon.com Inc. leap to record levels after the online retailer reports a 69% jump in third-quarter earnings. The shares have more than doubled since the start of the year. MarketWatch's Dan Gallagher reports in San Francisco.
Google files revised settlement in Books case - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 21 hours 10 minutes ago
The new agreement was swiftly criticized by the Open Book Alliance, a group of librarians, legal scholars, authors, publishers and other technology companies.
Amazon jumps to all-time high following results - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 22 hours 12 minutes ago
The stock jumped nearly 24% to $115.50 by midday trading. The shares have more than doubled since the start of the year.
Critical Alerts for Amazon.com, Motorola, Becton, Dickinson, IAMGOLD, and Protective Life Released by Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 days 19 hours 15 minutes ago
Critical Alerts for Amazon.com, Motorola, Becton, Dickinson, IAMGOLD, and Protective...Today's PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: Amazon.com Inc. , Motorola Inc. , Becton, Dickinson and Company , IAMGOLD Corp. , and...
Broadcom tumbles as chips spoil tech rally - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 22 hours 43 minutes ago
After the bell Thursday, the Irvine, Calif.-based chip maker reported a drop in third-quarter profit and issued a flat outlook. The company's results exceeded Wall Street's expectations, but some analysts said that Broadcom's muted outlook apparently disappointed many investors.
Is Amazon overvalued at its all-time high? - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 23 hours 2 minutes ago
However, many brokers were still in support of the stock Friday as the shares surged more than 24% to set a new all-time high -- on a split-adjusted basis -- of $116.88 by midday trading. At least four brokers upgraded their ratings to buy following the company's strong third-quarter results, in which earnings jumped 69% on strong sales across all product lines. See full story on Amazon's results.
Murdoch: More e-readers coming - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 18 days 17 hours 7 minutes ago
Mexico, Brazil stocks climb after Fed statement
Amazon Web Services Announces Amazon Relational Database Service a Relational Database in the Cloud [Press Release]
Business Wire | 27 days 9 hours 34 minutes ago
Amazon Web Services LLC, an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today introduced Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS), a new web service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale relational databases in the cloud. Amazon RDS provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity while automating time-consuming database administration tasks, freeing users to focus on their application and their business. As with all Amazon Web Services, there are no up-front investments required, and ...
Digital Access Codes for PlayStation(R)Network Games Now Available Via the Amazon.com Video Game Store [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 47 days 43 minutes ago
...Entertainment America (SCEA) and Amazon.com, Inc. today announced that digital...Computer Entertainment Inc. Amazon.com, Inc. , a Fortune 500 company based...Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most...
Amazon has even more upside, broker says - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 23 hours ago
That gave the stock another lift on Friday. Amazon shares were up more than 3% to $125 in morning trading.
Stamps.com Announces E-Commerce Shipping Integrations for Amazon.com, Yahoo!, Google Checkout and Paypal Webstores [Press Release]
MarketWire | 12 days 20 hours 46 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/10/09 -- Stamps.com® (NASDAQ: STMP), the leading provider of USPS®
US Farms, Inc. Becomes Registered Seller With Amazon.com [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 58 days 23 hours 14 minutes ago
US Farms, Inc. Becomes Registered Seller With Amazon.com PRNewswire SAN DIEGO Sept...bases available online." Amazon.com, Inc., a Fortune 500 company...Earth's Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most...
Amazon's good fortune reminscent of Nifty Fifty Mark Hulbert - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 27 days 11 hours 23 minutes ago
In other words, is this Internet retailer's good fortune something to generalize about? Or is it nothing more than the exception that proves the rule?
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Company Overview
| Company: | Amazon.com, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Music, Video, Book & Entertainment Retail |
| Website: | http://www.amazon.com |
What started as Earth's biggest bookstore has rapidly become Earth's biggest anything store. Expansion has propelled Amazon.com in innumerable directions. Its main Web site offers millions of books, music, and movies (which still account for most of its sales), not to mention auto parts, toys, electronics, home furnishings, apparel, health and beauty aids, prescription drugs, and groceries. Also, shoppers can download books, games, MP3s, and films to their computers or handheld devices, including Amazon's own portable reader, the Kindle. Amazon also offers services and products, such as self-publishing, online advertising, a Web store platform, and a co-branded credit card. Amazon acquired Zappos.com in 2009.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 19,166 (2008) |
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| One-year % Growth in Sales | 29.2 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 645 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 35.5 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 20,700 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 21.8 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |