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Jeff Bezos And Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Accused Of Deleting Chats Amid Antitrust Probe: 'The FTC's Contentions Are Baseless'
Friday, April 26, 2024 - 1:43am | 737The Federal Trade Commission or FTC has accused top executives at Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) including founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy of deleting text messages that could have been used as evidence in the ongoing antitrust investigation. What Happened: In a court filing on Thursday,...
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Ex-Amazon Executive Famous For Bernie Sanders Twitter Feud Eyes Political Career
Thursday, September 7, 2023 - 5:40pm | 678After leaving Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), a former executive has resigned from the company he subsequently joined as CEO. Here’s a look back at Dave Clark’s clash with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and the ex-Amazon executive's potential political aspirations. What...
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Amazon Loudly Backs Cannabis Legalization, But Silently Bans Weed Grinders
Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 2:21pm | 861Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) made headlines last year when it came out in support of ending marijuana prohibition. Now, it seems the company has gotten cold feet. It is reportedly clearing spice grinders, used by some to grind weed flower, from its site ostensibly in keeping with...
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Why Your Favorite Amazon Brand Items Could Disappear In The Near Future
Friday, July 15, 2022 - 12:40am | 506Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly slashing its selection of private-label items and has discussed the possibility of exiting the segment altogether to reduce regulatory pressure. What Happened: The Jeff Bezos-founded e-commerce giant’s leadership told its...
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Bernie Sanders Lashes Out At Chipotle: Will The CEO Follow Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos And Wage Twitter War?
Friday, February 11, 2022 - 6:46pm | 760U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is America's longest-serving independent politician in Congress. He is well known for his progressive ideas and his consistent tax criticisms of the rich, which often includes lashing out at executives from some of the country...
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Why Sheryl Sandberg Won't Leave Facebook For Uber
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 11:27am | 490Sheryl Sandberg left her job as vice president of global sales and operations at Google (parent company, Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)) to join Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) and serve as its chief operating officer in 2008. But perhaps more important, her job at Facebook provided the...