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Services
UPS to Hire Up to 95,000 Seasonal Workers for 2014 Holiday Surge
UPS said it will hire 90,000 to 95,000 seasonal employees this year, nearly double the 55,000 the company originally planned to hire in 2013.
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Retail
Why RadioShack Demise Could Be a Boon to Best Buy
A new research report from Deutsche Bank makes the case that the demise of RadioShack could prove to be a positive for electronics retailer Best Buy.
6:27am ET
Retail
Macy’s Tries to Compete With Amazon
Macy's is the latest brick-and-mortar retailer to take a swing at Amazon.com. Its attempt at competition is through same-day delivery service.
3:05pm ET
Investing
6 Stocks Portfolio Managers Are Selling to Fund New Alibaba Stakes
The upcoming Alibaba IPO is going to instantly create another instant mega-cap stock for portfolio managers to invest in.
Jon C. Ogg 12:40pm ET
Retail
Amazon Is Google’s Top Search Advertiser
Online retailer Amazon.com spent $158 million in 2013 to buy search advertising from Google.
10:20am ET
Technology
Jefferies Has 5 Big Internet Stocks to Buy for the Rest of 2014
A new report from the Internet team at Jefferies focuses primarily on August sales numbers and traffic, and it is very clear that the dominant Internet companies continue to get stronger.
Lee Jackson 6:32am ET
Telecom & Wireless
The $0.99 Amazon Fire and iPhone Pricing
The bet other smartphone manufacturers are making is that they can undercut Apple sales before it introduces its new iPhone.
8:55am ET
Technology
Alibaba Roadshow Kickoff: What You Really Need to Know
Persuading investors to buy 320.1 million shares at a price of $60 to $66 apiece is a task that Alibaba figures will take nine working days.
Paul Ausick 10:20am ET
Retail
Walmart’s Online Traffic Less Than Half Amazon’s
No matter how many times Walmart retools and relaunches its Walmart.com sites, it cannot make up ground on Amazon.com, at least not in total traffic.
6:33am ET
Apps & Software
Will Celebrity Photo Hack Cost Apple iCloud Customers?
The Apple iCloud service got hacked and hundreds of compromising celebrity photos got released onto the Internet.
6:47am ET
Telecom & Wireless
AT&T Offers Amazon Fire Phone for ‘$0 Down’
AT&T has decided to offer the Amazon Fire phone for "$0 down." But the claim may be a little misleading.
12:30pm ET
Retail
How Much Can RadioShack Expect to Get From Standard General?
RadioShack shares are still soaring on Thursday after reports that shareholder Standard General may offer rescue financing.
9:28am ET
Retail
Barnes & Noble Shares Outperform Amazon
Barnes & Noble shares have outperformed Amazon.com's this year, and have done so by a wide margin.
9:35am ET
Apps & Software
Amazon Pushes Cloud Product for Consumers
Not to be outdone by other consumer tech companies that offer free online storage, Amazon.com now offers free cloud-based storage as well.
12:30pm ET
Consumer Electronics
Is Apple or Roku a Bigger Threat to Amazon’s Fire TV?
Does a direct comparison with competitor Roku 3 on the Amazon.com home page indicate that the company is worried about its $99 Fire TV streaming media box?