Amazon's commerce divisions are well known, but there is a fact that's not as widely known: This business isn't as profitable as one might think. In Q2, Amazon's North American commerce divisions generated $7.5 billion in operating profit on sales of $100 ...

Amazon moved Prime Day from its traditional July timing to June in 2026, with the event running June 23–26. Its has been reported that the shift helps avoid conflicts with major summer events such as July 4th. Walmart, Target, and Best Buy have announced ...

The cloud-computing division of the internet giant is used by thousands of internet customers, many of whom reported disruptions on Monday. By Melissa Eddy An outage at Amazon Web Services on Monday took hundreds of services across the globe offline ...

The only confirmed device that Amazon has planned for 2026 is the Kindle Scribe without front-light, which is considered the most inexpensive Scribe model, with a $300 price tag. It has the same 11-inch screen as the 2025 Kindle Scribes, including all of ...

Internet disruptions tied to Amazon's cloud computing service affected people around the world Monday trying to connect to online services used for work, social media and video games. About three hours after the outage began, Amazon Web Services said it ...

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Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is one of the world's most recognizable companies. Its e-commerce platform is responsible for delivering billions of dollars worth of goods every year in over 100 countries around the globe, and has led the e-commerce revolution.