Amazon

Beware of companies calling themselves "the Amazon of X."

It's even more than everyone was thinking.

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has announced that it added nearly 20,000 employees in the last year taking the total headcount to 103,549 in the first quarter of 2019, up from 85,050 a year ago.

Amazon easily beat analysts' expectations in Q1 but might not do so in Q2 by its own admission.

The e-commerce giant's entry into the industrial-supply market appears to have curtailed margin at traditional companies -- which is bad news for the industry's valuation.

Here's why this line of revenue goes against everything the company stands for.

The war of words between top American retailers is hotting up. The Amazon prime debate had its trigger from Amazon boss Jeff Bezos who challenged competitors to match up their worker pay with that of Amazon.

Fears of Amazon snooping on customers heightened after a report suggested thousands of workers are reviewing and listening to the private conversations addressed to the digital assistant Alexa.

To reduce its carbon footprint, Amazon will need to do more than leverage its influence with suppliers and carriers, address operational issues and push for more renewable energy options.

Marketers and ad agencies are shifting search ad budgets from Google to Amazon.

Amazon has joined the internet space race and will deploy 3,236 satellites for sigh-speed global internet access.

In the latest in what has been a series of headaches for Facebook, 540 million records have been exposed on Amazon's cloud servers.

And it might be too expensive for it to even try competing.

While Amazon is facing stiff competition in logistics, it could follow the same path it did with Amazon Web Services.

Auto tech startup Rivian LLC is in talks with Amazon.com and General Motors Company for a massive investment to kick-start the production of its electric pickup.

The social media giant's latest acquisition isn't just about artificial intelligence.

Tesla new Amazon store was born and died on the same day. the question is, Why?

Tech at present isn't just pushing the market higher -- it's bolstering the global economy rather than acting as a ticking time bomb.

The company is also moving into health care and building up its physical presence as it cements customer loyalty.

The spectre of new online rivals, Amazon and Netflix, is driving mega-merger mania in the entertainment sector.

Amazon's market share will increase 15 percentage points from 2016 to 2019.

Strategic alliance between Britain's biggest grocer and Europe's largest retailer.

Australian shoppers visiting the U.S. store Amazon.com will be redirected to the Australian version, Amazon.com.au, from July 1.

Flipkart is established more than 800 Indian cities and makes 500,000 deliveries daily.

It is arguable that Amazon has more active customers than Citi, Bank of America and JP Morgan combined.

Technology in all forms has fuelled a competitive advantage for retailers throughout the history of commerce

A new smartphone app called Hold will reward students for staying off their phones for 20 minute spells.

Amazon will now be able to offer UFC fights on a pay-per-view basis as the online shopping giant aims to expand its coverage of live sport.

Amazon has acquired video doorbell company Ring in a $1 billion deal. It was previously rejected from investment show Shark Tank in the United States.

The founder and CEO of Amazon is spending $42m to build a giant clock inside a mountain in Texas.