Jeff Bezos steps down as CEO of Amazon
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon, will step down as chief executive and become executive board chairman of the company. The AP’s Joseph Pisani reported: Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon as an online bookstore...
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Minneapolis daily seeks biz reporter to cover entrepreneurship
The Star Tribune is looking for an experienced, versatile, self-starting Business reporter to develop a new beat covering the full range and diversity of entrepreneurship in Minnesota, from venture capital-backed startups to owner-operated neighborhood...
Robinhood, brokerages spark outrage as it limits trading in certain stocks
Robinhood, along with other online brokerages, has restricted trading in the stocks of GameStop, AMC and a new other companies that became targets of the WallStreetBets trading offensive on Reddit. The AP’s Alex Veiga...
Apple posts record revenues on strong iPhone sales
Apple reported fourth-quarter revenues of $111.44 billion thanks to record iPhone sales, with EPS beating Wall Street expectations, too. Reuters’ Stephen Nellis reported: Apple Inc on Wednesday reported holiday quarter sales and profits that...
Videogames, cloud services push Microsoft’s revenues to record high
Stronger demand for videogames and cloud services drove Microsoft’s revenues for its second quarter to a record high of $43.1 billion. Aaron Tilley from The Wall Street Journal reported: Microsoft Corp. MSFT 1.22% posted...
Google threatens search engine shutdown in Australia
Google has threatened to exclude Australia from its search engine coverage if the local parliament passes a bill that would make the Big Tech major pay for news content. CNN’s Michelle Toh reported: Google...
The Information seeks a reporter to cover Amazon Web Services and the cloud
Amid this unprecedented boom in enterprise technology companies, there’s one company that sets the standard and influences the market the most. Amazon’s AWS is, in many ways, the cloud, and The Information is looking...
Visa, Plaid call off merger
Visa and Plaid have canceled their merger negotiations after the U.S. federal government took steps to stop the deal on antitrust concerns. Reuters reported: Visa and financial technology company Plaid said on Tuesday that...
Forbes chief content officer to companies: Beware hiring Trump’s PR people
Forbes chief content officer Randall Lane has posted the following about how the business magazine will approach companies who hire public relations professionals who worked for President Donald Trump: As American democracy rebounds, we need to...
Fiat Chrysler, Peugeot shareholders vote for merger with Peugeot
The shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot have voted in favor of the carmakers’ merger with overwhelming majority. Reuters reported: The shareholders of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot have voted in favor of the carmakers’...
