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Published
October 8, 2018

Now playing at Amazon: Cape Elizabeth native gets promotion to co-head of movies

Julie Rapaport is promoted to build the retail and entertainment giant's slate of big-budget films.
Published
October 4, 2018

Amazon’s new $15 minimum wage rankles some of its longtime warehouse workers

Those already earning at least that much will be paid an extra $1 an hour, but they also will lose two valuable benefits, resulting in a net loss overall.
Published
October 2, 2018

Amazon raising minimum wage to $15 for more than 350,000 workers in U.S.

The company says it also will become an advocate for better pay everywhere in the country by pushing for an increase in the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour.
Published
September 13, 2018

Jeff Bezos to start $2 billion charitable fund

The fund will open preschools in low-income neighborhoods and give money to nonprofits that help homeless families.
Published
September 11, 2018

Amazon to sell and ship fresh, full-sized Christmas trees

The company says they'll be sent within 10 days of being cut down or sooner, but competitors say that takes the fun out of a pick-your-own tradition.

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Published
September 4, 2018

Amazon joins Apple in trillion-dollar club

The online retailer is the second publicly traded company, after Apple, to be worth $1 trillion.
Published
August 27, 2018

Amazon ‘ambassadors’ defend their employer, say workers are all smiles

The company has full-time tweeters who proclaim their job satisfaction and defend working conditions from online critics.
Published
July 16, 2018

Amazon’s Prime Day for shopping slowed by glitches

For a period, some people are unable to order items, an embarrassment for the tech company on the shopping holiday it created.
Published
July 16, 2018

‘Uh-oh’: Amazon’s website goes down on Prime Day

Analysts say the crash probably sent shoppers elsewhere during one of the company's busiest sales periods.
Published
June 28, 2018

Amazon wants you to start a business delivering its packages with a spiffy van

The new program gives Amazon more ways to ship packages without having to rely on UPS, FedEx and other services.