Amazon.com, Inc.
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Google files revised settlement in Books case - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 7 days 15 hours 36 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.
Critical Alerts for Amazon.com, Motorola, Becton, Dickinson, IAMGOLD, and Protective Life Released by Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 days 13 hours 41 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...
Amazon jumps to all-time high following results - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 16 hours 38 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.
Broadcom tumbles as chips spoil tech rally - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 17 hours 9 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.
Murdoch: More e-readers coming - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 18 days 11 hours 33 minutes ago
Mexico, Brazil stocks climb after Fed statement
Is Amazon overvalued at its all-time high? - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 17 hours 28 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.
Digital Access Codes for PlayStation(R)Network Games Now Available Via the Amazon.com Video Game Store [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 46 days 19 hours 9 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 Web Services Announces Amazon Relational Database Service a Relational Database in the Cloud [Press Release]
Business Wire | 27 days 4 hours 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 ...
Amazon has even more upside, broker says - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 16 days 17 hours 26 minutes 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 15 hours 12 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 17 hours 40 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 5 hours 49 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?
Friday's biggest moving stocks - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 22 hours 16 minutes ago
Amazon.com Inc.'s stunning third quarter -- with revenue and earnings that blew past Wall Street's estimates -- also contained a surprise with greater-than-expected growth in its core media business in North America.
Health Care Robots: Next Generation Decision-Making Software, Eliminates Manual Systems Labor [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 6 days 11 hours 55 minutes ago
...Labor Cutting costs is key to health care reform. Linnaeus, Inc., a Franklin, Tennessee-based software company, has won...staff" is as easy as adding more items to a shopping cart on Amazon.com - no hiring, no training, and no overhead. Each new thread...
MarketWatch's top stories of the week, Oct. 19-23 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 30 days 13 hours 2 minutes ago
Friday, a lot of the decline was attributed to a drop in oil and other commodities, which was triggered by a rise in the dollar. Stocks in the energy, materials and industrials sectors led the way lower.
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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 |