The Seattle-based giant is scheduled to report second-quarter financial results in the coming days.
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Lina Khan is coming for Amazon, armed with an FTC antitrust suit
The suit is expected to argue that the company leverages its power to reward merchants on its online marketplace that use its logistics services and punish those who don’t.
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Bernie Sanders launches Senate investigation into Amazon labor practices
In a letter, Sanders describes Amazon’s warehouse conditions as ‘uniquely dangerous’ and pointed to the commerce giant’s high serious injury rate.
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Amazon, Marriott and other companies vow to hire thousands of refugees in Europe
Adidas, Starbucks, L’Oreal, PepsiCo and Hyatt have also joined in the pledge.
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Corporate Amazon workers protest company’s climate impact and return-to-office mandate in walkout
Organizers estimated more than 1,900 employees pledged to walk out around the world Wednesday.
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Federal regulators fine Amazon $25 million over child privacy issues
The U.S. government alleges that Amazon violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, a 1998 law that has recently been enforced against other popular tech companies including Epic Games and YouTube.
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Amazon delivery firm allows its drivers to unionize with the Teamsters
Last week, 84 workers at Amazon contractor Battle Tested Strategies reached a contract with the Teamsters, which the employer voluntarily recognized.
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Amazon, despite climate pledge, fought to kill emissions bill in Oregon
In Oregon, the company that branded itself a climate crusader helped quietly quash a climate bill that would have regulated its data centers.
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Amazon to lay off 9,000 more employees on top of 18,000 in January
The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company’s history.
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Amazon starts drug subscription service for Prime members
Called RxPass, the service lets patients order generic medications that treat more than 80 common health conditions.