Amazon.com, Inc.
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Barnes & Noble launches e-reader called Nook - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 17 hours 44 minutes ago
BREAKINGAustralia's S&P/ASX 200 slips 0.4% in early trades
CORRECTING and REPLACING Roku Introduces New $79 Instant Streaming Player [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 17 hours 29 minutes ago
In the seventh graph, the URL for Amazon is spelled incorrectly, should be www.amazon.com (sted www.amazon.cm).
In a Holiday Crunch? Great Gifts for Under $20! [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 6 days 59 minutes ago
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Zeus Software Now Available on Amazon EC2 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 4 hours 11 minutes ago
Zeus Technology, a leading software-based application traffic management company, today announces its flagship web traffic management solution, Zeus Traffic Manager 6.0, is available on the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). The solution gives companies access to extra computing power with the tools to deliver exceptional online services on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Amazon expected to see earnings grow - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 35 minutes ago
Amazon is on deck to report quarterly earnings, and Citigroup analyst Mark Mahaney outlines his expectations for the online retailer in an interview with MarketWatch's Stacey Delo.
Brite-Strike(R) Tactical Announces Full-Line Distribution Agreement With Amazon.com [Press Release]
MarketWire | 27 days 23 hours 41 minutes ago
KINGSTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/26/09 -- Brite-Strike® Tactical Illumination Products, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BSTK) announced today that it had begun shipping its entire product line to the distribution warehouses of Amazon.com, who has become a full-line stocking retailer. "We are thrilled to have Amazon.com as an industry partner with us," said Glenn Bushee, President of Brite-Strike. "Sales with Amazon are ramping up very quickly, with multiple re-orders already in the pipeline. This Compa...
Market tricks and treats - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 21 days 11 hours 40 minutes ago
True, there are several issues that will continue to haunt this market: unemployment and home sales chief among them. The risk with unemployment is that it surges past 11% -- Boo! But, existing home sales (which account for 85% of the housing market), rose to their highest level in two years in October, thanks in large measure to first-time home-buyer credits that enabled existing home owners to trade up and first-time home-buyers to move in.
Hot Tech Trend for 2010: Cell Phone Signal Boosters [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 4 hours 6 minutes ago
The increasing use of cell phone signal boosters will be one of the top tech trends of the coming year, projects a leading technology writer in a post on Foxnews.com.
Just in Time for the Gift-Giving Season, TiVo Announces New, Lower Prices on TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL DVRs [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 5 days 21 hours 41 minutes ago
...TiVo HD XL DVRs can also be purchased from Amazon.com. You can also find gift cards for the...tivo.com. Founded in 1997, TiVo Inc. developed the first commercially available...com CONTACT: Jessica Loebig of TiVo Inc., +1-408-519-9655, jloebig...
Wal-Mart to pace sector's 1st gain in 10 quarters - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 12 days 17 hours 20 minutes ago
The improved bottom-line results, after two months of sales increases, would stand in stark contrast to recent quarters, when profits, which are heavily dependent on consumer spending habits, were battered by the global recession. A profit increase will also set retailers apart from most other sectors of the Standard & Poor's 500, which reported profit declines for the three-month period.
Schaeffer s Options Update: Put Action Pops on Amazon.com [Press Release]
Business Wire | 34 days 22 hours 46 minutes ago
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) popped up on my radar this afternoon as the shares saw a surge in put trading in their January 2010 options. The equity's January 2010 75 put has traded more than 10,700 contracts before noon today on open interest of 17,657 contracts. At 11:01 a.m. Eastern time, a block of 6,320 contracts crossed the tape at a bid price of $1.50. This transaction could represent a number of potential trades. Considering that open interest outnumbers volume in this instance, a t...
Amazon.com to Webcast Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call [Press Release]
Business Wire | 44 days 21 hours 10 minutes ago
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2009 financial results on October 22, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET.
Technology stocks slip early Thursday - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 39 days 3 hours 21 minutes ago
Xstrata drops plans for Anglo American merger
Tech stocks jump as Amazon, Microsoft soar - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 31 days 3 hours 22 minutes ago
U.S. stocks start near flat; tech shares rally
Addonics Announces the Mini NAS, a Small Portable Network Storage Enclosure Solution That Provides Cross-Platform Access of Shared Data [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 days 3 hours 10 minutes ago
Addonics Technologies (www.addonics.com) today announced a small and portable network storage enclosure solution called the Addonics Mini NAS. The new storage device provides fast access to data across most platforms.
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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) |
|---|---|
| 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 |