Amazon.com, Inc.
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MarketWire | 25 days 20 hours 6 minutes ago
KINGSTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 10/29/09 -- Brite-Strike® Tactical Illumination Products, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: BSTK) announced today that it has received an important utility patent, US 7,604, 371B2, which bolsters their already strong intellectual property portfolio.
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MarketWatch | 35 days 21 hours 57 minutes ago
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MarketWatch | 32 days 32 minutes ago
Revenue came in at $1.72 billion, an 11% decrease.
Honeywell profit shrinks on declining demand - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 1 hour 54 minutes ago
For the recent period, the Morris Township, N.J., conglomerate said it earned $608 million, or 80 cents a share, compared to $719 million, or 97 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Sales fell to $7.7 billion from $9.3 billion.
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PRNewswire | 25 days 19 hours 4 minutes ago
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Business Wire | 42 days 14 hours 39 minutes ago
Insert after second graph of release: Scott’s debut holiday album, “Peace on Earth,” will see its physical release on October 27th. This album is a mix of new versions of old classics, “Dona Nobis Pacem” (which Yo Yo Ma calls “Beautifully performed”) and “Oh Come All Ye Faithful,” as well as original songs. “Infused with Lisbeth’s shiver-inducing vocals and arrangements, this album gets to the true healing heart of the holiday season.” Digital tracks can be previewed at Amazon.com.
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MarketWatch | 33 days 23 hours 50 minutes ago
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Bank failures hit 100 for year - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 31 days 16 hours 40 minutes ago
Experts suggest we could be no more than 10% of the way through this cycle of bank collapses, which is sure to be the worst run of closures since the Great Depression.
Bove's influence rises at confluence of media, finance - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 9 hours 1 minute ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Richard X. Bove, the longtime banking-industry pundit, wields significant influence on Wall Street these days.
Analysts upbeat about Netflix; shares rise 11% - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days ago
The shares were up $5.07 at $54.70 minutes after the opening bell.
Janus: $2.5 billion quarterly outflow at Intech - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 19 hours 57 minutes ago
During a Thursday conference call, Tim Armour, the company's interim chief executive, called the outflow "pretty significant." He also said that Intech's short- and intermediate-term performance has been weak but that long-term returns are "quite good."
Juniper Networks posts profit, sales declines - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 32 days 17 hours 37 minutes ago
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MarketWire | 39 days 20 hours 6 minutes ago
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Photos: Compete Releases Top Sports Sites for September 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 21 days 18 hours 6 minutes ago
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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 |