Amazon.com is supposed to be releasing a new smartphone on June 18, 2014. The question is how Amazon can compete in the space, and who it is going after.
Amazon.com could release a new smartphone in the next few days that has been described as the first with a 3D screen, a Samsung Galaxy killer and its answer to the iPhone…
Courtesy Alibaba GroupAs the highest profile initial public offering (IPO) this year, and in fact in many years, everybody from the biggest hedge funds and mutual funds, down to retail investors, are…
The strikes by Amazon.com warehouse workers in Germany are no longer just a pesky problem. The Verdi labor union wants to move to collective bargaining to improve the lot of almost 10,000…
Following an initial rush of enthusiasm after the company reported fourth-quarter results in late February, shares of J.C. Penney have traded in a band between about $7.25 and $9.75.
The announcement of a strategic partnership between Microsoft and Salesforce.com after markets closed on Thursday boosted the latter's shares in after-hours trading, but investor enthusiasm had waned by Friday morning.
ThinkstockA Census Bureau report released Thursday puts more precise numbers than ever before on the e-retail revolution. According to the Bureau’s newly published “County Business Patterns: 2012” report, it’s not just Amazon…
Wikimedia CommonsThe company that let sensitive data for millions of customers be ripped out of its computer systems last year now wants to be a supplier of an online book buying, sharing…
In a dispute that pits Amazon.com against Paris-based publisher Hachette Book Group, Amazon is being portrayed as the villain. It is worth remembering the background to this dispute.
Google further cemented is position as the number one Web property in the United States based on April data. comScore reports that Google sites had 192.3 million unique visitors.
As retailers post poor earnings, the possibility that major retailers will eliminate thousands of locations in total has increased. Some announcements about "downsizing" have already been made.
JD.com, a Beijing-based online direct retailer, began trading Thursday morning at an opening price of $22.07 a share, above its expected range. Investor demand exceeded available shares by a factor of 15.
Paul Ausick For all the discussion about the bright future of online video advertising and subscriber-based premium video delivered over the Internet, Google's YouTube towers over all other video sites.
A new research report from the Internet analysts at Deutsche Bank stresses that there is some very attractive risk-reward available for those doing some blue chip bottom-fishing.
ThinkstockThe coming week is another busy one for initial public offerings (IPOs) with eight scheduled to price and begin trading this week. Here’s our look at what’s on offer. JD.com Inc. is…
