Amazon says it has suspended plans for a massive data center in Becker, Minnesota, an announcement that comes after state lawmakers and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said they will reduce tax breaks for these projects.
Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has been one of the stock market's biggest success stories ever.
Amazon's latest shareholder results, released Thursday afternoon, show a continued decline in support for some high-profile environmental and social proposals.
Shares in Amazon had peaked in February at $242.06, but have plummeted more than 30% over the past few months.
Amazon said it was ‘working directly with Nike to source their products' after a five-year absence.
A spokesperson for Amazon said the move will expand its selection for U.S. consumers beyond Nike inventory offered by independent sellers in the last several years.
Nike confirmed on Wednesday that its shoes are returning to Amazon. The company stopped selling its goods wholesale on Amazon six years ago as part of a push to distribute more directly to customers and maintain greater control over the experience.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told shareholders during a virtual meeting Wednesday (May 21) that the tariffs the President Donald Trump administration imposed on imported goods have not affected sales. “We also haven't yet seen any meaningful average selling price increases,” Jassy said, according to a Wednesday Reuters report.
Amazon.com investors at its annual meeting again rejected all outside shareholder resolutions, including three meant to address the online retail giant's impact on climate change. Voters approved the reelection of 12 directors and proposed executive compensation.
Amazon reported Q1 FY25 revenue of $165.7 billion, up 10% YoY excluding forex, led by strong retail and AWS growth. Operating income rose 20% YoY to $18.4 billion, supported by improved cost controls despite heavy AI and logistics investments. AWS revenue hit $29.3 billion (+17% YoY) with 40% margins, reaching a $117 billion annualized run rate and expanding AI offerings.
When Mark Zuckerberg recently described a future where advertisers would need "no creative, no targeting demographic, no measurement," it signaled an unapologetic shift toward fully autonomous advertising.
The Department of Justice charged members or associates of an Armenian organized crime ring with stealing more than $83 million worth of cargo from Amazon. The group allegedly posed as legitimate truck drivers, then siphoned off goods destined for Amazon warehouses to sell for a profit or gift to other associates.