http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/rss.asp?symbol=AMZN Amazon.com Company Newsfeed en Tue, 21 May 2013 14:20:07 EDT Tue, 21 May 2013 14:20:07 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57670531&headline=netflix-original-series-derek-to-premiere-in-september http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57670531&headline=netflix-original-series-derek-to-premiere-in-september <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Nathalie Tadena </pre> <p> Netflix Inc. (NFLX) said it will premiere a new original series, "Derek," Sept. 12, as the online-video company continues to bulk up its original programming in the face of increasing competition from rivals such as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN). </p> <p>... Tue, 21 May 2013 14:20:07 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57614507&headline=tech-stocks-cisco-surge-fails-to-sustain-tech-rally http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57614507&headline=tech-stocks-cisco-surge-fails-to-sustain-tech-rally <div class='newsbody'><p> By Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks failed to sustain an earlier rally by Thursday's closing bell, though Cisco Systems ended the day with its best session in nearly two years. </p> <p> The Nasdaq Composite Index(RIXF) closed... Thu, 16 May 2013 17:22:41 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57613787&headline=tech-stocks-cisco-surge-ignites-tech-rally-amd-slides http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57613787&headline=tech-stocks-cisco-surge-ignites-tech-rally-amd-slides <div class='newsbody'><p> By Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Cisco Systems Inc. led a rally across much of the tech sector on Thursday, after the network equipment giant beat earnings estimates and painted an upbeat picture of the corporate tech market. </p> <p>... Thu, 16 May 2013 16:48:41 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57606083&headline=amazon-expands-content-deal-with-nbcuniversal http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57606083&headline=amazon-expands-content-deal-with-nbcuniversal <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Ben Fox Rubin </pre> <p> Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) said it expanded its content deal with Comcast Corp.'s (CMCSA) NBCUniversal to bring several shows exclusively to its Prime Instant Video streaming service. </p> <p> The online retailer said the agreement will bring unlimited... Thu, 16 May 2013 10:01:14 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57571660&headline=google-set-to-launch-spotify-style-music-service http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57571660&headline=google-set-to-launch-spotify-style-music-service <div class='newsbody'><p> Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android unit is set to launch a paid subscription music-streaming service akin to that of Spotify AB as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter. </p> <p> Google on Wednesday is hosting its annual conference for software developers... Tue, 14 May 2013 19:20:29 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57556438&headline=amazon-workers-in-germany-strike-over-wages http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57556438&headline=amazon-workers-in-germany-strike-over-wages <div class='newsbody'><p> By Caitlan Carroll </p> <p> Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) employees staged their first walkout in Germany Tuesday in a dispute over pay, the services employees union ver.di said. </p> <p> About 850 early-shift staff at the Internet retailer's Bad Hersfeld and Leipzig centers went on... Tue, 14 May 2013 07:28:13 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57465096&headline=boehner-probably-wont-support-online-sales-tax-bill http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57465096&headline=boehner-probably-wont-support-online-sales-tax-bill <div class='newsbody'><p> By Siobhan Hughes </p> <p> WASHINGTON--House Speaker John Boehner, (R., Ohio), said he "probably" wouldn't support a bill to give states the right to force out-of-state online retailers to collect sales tax for them, sounding more negative than fellow Republicans who have themselves... Tue, 07 May 2013 21:09:16 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57440390&headline=amazon-opens-chinese-language-application-store http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57440390&headline=amazon-opens-chinese-language-application-store <div class='newsbody'><p> BEIJING--Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) said Monday it opened a new Chinese-language application store, a move analysts say could presage the introduction of the company's tablets and e-readers in the country. </p> <p> The store offers applications running Google Inc.'s (GOOG) Android... Mon, 06 May 2013 09:10:09 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57439451&headline=amazons-growing-threat-to-h-p-dell-and-oracle http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57439451&headline=amazons-growing-threat-to-h-p-dell-and-oracle <div class='newsbody'><p> --Amazon quickly has become a significant force in the market for corporate IT services. </p> <p> --Amazon's Web Services business business offers the promise of much higher profit margins. </p> <p> --Amazon has become an alternative to the traditional big iron server and data-storage... Mon, 06 May 2013 08:09:05 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57432350&headline=tech-stocks-linkedin-slumps-while-most-techs-close-higher http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57432350&headline=tech-stocks-linkedin-slumps-while-most-techs-close-higher <div class='newsbody'><p> By Rex Crum, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks ended the week with strong gains Friday, as bellwethers such as Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and EMC Corp. advanced and most of the sector joined in a broad-market rally fueled by reaction to the latest... Fri, 03 May 2013 16:49:35 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57428708&headline=tech-stocks-linkedin-an-outlier-as-tech-stocks-rally http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57428708&headline=tech-stocks-linkedin-an-outlier-as-tech-stocks-rally <div class='newsbody'><p> By Rex Crum, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks looked to end the week on an upbeat note Friday, as bellwethers such as Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and EMC Corp. posted solid gains, and most of the sector joined in a broad-market rally fueled by... Fri, 03 May 2013 11:09:35 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57416159&headline=france-telecom-to-seek-buyers-for-dailymotion-in-u-s-report http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57416159&headline=france-telecom-to-seek-buyers-for-dailymotion-in-u-s-report <div class='newsbody'><p> France Telecom's (FTE.FR) chief executive will travel to the U.S. to seek a buyer for the company's video-sharing website, Dailymotion, after the French government opposed the sale of 75% of the company to Yahoo Inc. (YHOO), Le Figaro newspaper reported Thursday. </p> <p> Stephane... Thu, 02 May 2013 14:33:10 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57398394&headline=wal-mart-to-use-in-store-lockers-for-web-order-pickups http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57398394&headline=wal-mart-to-use-in-store-lockers-for-web-order-pickups <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Karen Talley </pre> <p> Wal-Mart (WMT) will expand its ecommerce services this summer by placing lockers in stores for customers to pick-up items they ordered from the retailer's online site. </p> <p> Wal-Mart aims to add pickup sites in order to give customers an easier... Wed, 01 May 2013 13:10:35 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57382758&headline=correction-to-verizon-renewable-energy-story http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57382758&headline=correction-to-verizon-renewable-energy-story <div class='newsbody'><p> "Verizon to Invest $100 Million in Renewable Energy" at 8 a.m. EDT misspelled James Gowen's last name as Gowan in the sixth, eighth and 11th paragraphs. </p> <p> Subscribe to WSJ: http://online.wsj.com?mod=djnwires </p> <pre> </pre> </div> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:08:15 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57377187&headline=netflix-original-series-orange-is-the-new-black-to-premiere http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57377187&headline=netflix-original-series-orange-is-the-new-black-to-premiere <div class='newsbody'><p> Netflix Inc. (NFLX) said its original new series "Orange Is The New Black" will premiere July 11, as the online-video company continues its push to compete with rival Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and muscle into territory dominated by Time Warner Inc.'s (TWX) HBO and CBS Corp.'s (CBS... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:20:08 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57375516&headline=verizon-to-invest-100-million-in-renewable-energy http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57375516&headline=verizon-to-invest-100-million-in-renewable-energy <div class='newsbody'><pre> By Cassandra Sweet </pre> <p> Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) said Tuesday that it plans to spend $100 million to install solar panels and fuel cells at more than a dozen facilities that will generate and use the clean power. </p> <p> California solar-panel maker and developer... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:29:42 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57366039&headline=tech-stocks-tech-stocks-follow-apple-microsoft-north http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57366039&headline=tech-stocks-tech-stocks-follow-apple-microsoft-north <div class='newsbody'><p> By Rex Crum, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Tech stocks began the week on an upbeat note Monday with Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc. among the bellwethers giving the sector a boost. </p> <p> Apple (AAPL) shares rose more than 3% to close at... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:41:09 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57364094&headline=tech-stocks-apple-microsoft-google-lead-tech-gains http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57364094&headline=tech-stocks-apple-microsoft-google-lead-tech-gains <div class='newsbody'><p> By Rex Crum, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Most leading tech stocks rose on Monday, with gains from Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc. helping the sector begin the week on an upbeat note. </p> <p> Apple (AAPL) shares rose more than 3% to $430.65... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:52:10 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57361720&headline=tech-stocks-apple-microsoft-head-up-tech-gains http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57361720&headline=tech-stocks-apple-microsoft-head-up-tech-gains <div class='newsbody'><p> By Rex Crum, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Most leading tech stocks rose on Monday, with gains from Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc. helping the sector begin the week on an upbeat note. </p> <p> Apple (AAPL) shares rose more than 2% to $424.70... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:14:03 EDT http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57345442&headline=tech-stocks-amazon-falls-but-facebook-h-p-apple-rise http://www.advfn.com/nasdaq/StockNews.asp?stocknews=AMZN&article=57345442&headline=tech-stocks-amazon-falls-but-facebook-h-p-apple-rise <div class='newsbody'><p> By Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatch </p> <p> SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Amazon.com Inc. and chip stocks weighed down the tech sector on Friday, but the group got a lift from rising shares of Facebook Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Apple Inc. </p> <p> Amazon (AMZN) reported... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:10:13 EDT