Amazon laughs off Prime Day glitches
"We had a ruff start," it says, but it also touted the shopping holiday's growth and some of its top sellers
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Walmart reportedly wants in on streaming video boom
Walmart is reportedly contemplating a subscription streaming video service, according to The Information
Amazon's Prime Day glitch: Costly or just a speed bump?
Outages greeted a surge of early shoppers, an experience that could send more consumers to rivals
San Franciscans will vote on business tax to ease homelessness
The proposal seeks a half-percent levy on companies' yearly revenue over $50 million to tackle a mounting problem
Amazon gets 50 cents of every e-commerce dollar
The retail giant takes 50 cents of every dollar spent online, making CEO Jeff Bezos the wealthiest man in modern history
Amazon Prime deals: What to avoid, what to buy
Now that Amazon's site is back up, here's what you should look for in its Prime offers
Amazon Prime Day becomes a 36-hour event
The online retail giant will give Amazon Prime members access to more than one million deals over 36 hours including discounts on Amazon's Alexa-enabled products, like the Echo, Fire TV and Fire tablet. For the first time, there will be Prime Day deals at Amazon's subsidiary, Whole Foods. The sale is stirring up competition and changing the summer retail landscape. CNET’s Dan Ackerman joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss what to expect from the big sale.
Amazon Prime Day vs Black Friday: 1 out of 3 items cost more
Amazon's Prime Day is billed as summer's version of Black Friday, but prices may not always be cheaper
Amazon has plenty of competition on Prime Day
E-commerce giant's July shopping holiday is such a phenomenon that other retailers can't resist joining in
Groupon said to be looking for a buyer
Online discount company has recently explored striking a deal to be acquired, according to report
On Amazon: kid products promoting white supremacy
Third-party sellers of child backpacks and infant onesies violate retailer's policy against goods that "glorify hatred"
U.S. adds 213,000 jobs in June
The unemployment rate ticked up to 4% despite the new jobs, and Amazon will reportedly release a holiday toy catalog. These headlines and more from CBS MoneyWatch.
Amazon deliveries max out partners, benefit consumers
"It's never been a better time to be a consumer," Leigh Gallagher of Fortune says
Amazon raising bar for faster online shopping
Amazon is trying to set new standards in customer choice and fast delivery in its battle with online rivals. Nearly four in 10 online shoppers say they now expect retailers to offer free two-day delivery. Leigh Gallagher, Fortune magazine's senior editor-at-large, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the impact on consumers.
Amazon's Prime Day: Deals at Whole Foods are on the menu
Amazon is adding Prime Day deals to the grocery chain to convince consumers to sign up for the Prime service
Why Amazon is diving into health care
The purchase of online pharmacy PillPack makes Amazon a force for change in a $3.5 trillion industry ripe for a shakeup
Pros and cons of Amazon's offer to delivery entrepreneurs
Amazon is offering branded vans to help you start a delivery business, but you may want to think twice before accepting
The next big retail push: Faster delivery of everything
Shoppers don't want to wait for delivery, prompting Amazon and others to invest in same-day shipping
Amazon acquires PillPack online pharmacy, upending drug delivery biz
The e-commerce giant's planned expansion into the pharmaceutical space sent shares of health care companies tanking
Google's hometown voters to decide on "head tax"
It's similar to the business levy Seattle tried – and failed – to institute, but the rate would be much lower
Amazon starting deliveries with Amazon-branded vans
Online retailing giant will pay startup companies to operate the vans, which will add to, not replace, its usual delivery methods
Tech workers protest business ties with government
Workers at Amazon, Google and Microsoft are questioning the ethics of their employers' ties to the U.S. government
Big tech stocks stand alone on Wall Street
Despite the Dow's worst string of losses since the 1970s, a handful of tech stocks remain buoyant -- that's worrisome
Amazon facial recognition software uproar
Amazon employees have asked the company's CEO, Jeff Bezos, not to sell facial recognition software to law enforcement after the ACLU revealed Amazon had provided the technology to authorities. The employees expressed concerns over how it would be used against citizens. CBS News contributor and Wired editor-in-chief Nick Thompson joins CBSN to discuss the issue.
States can collect internet sales tax, Supreme Court rules
States can force online shoppers to pay sales tax—affecting billions of dollars from the likes of Amazon
RFK Jr. deputy picked to lead CDC after former head's ouster
The Trump administration has chosen HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill to lead the CDC, a source says, after the former director was fired and senior leaders resigned.
Families of 2 children killed in Minneapolis school shooting issue statements: "Give your kids an extra hug"
The family of one of the victims shot early Wednesday morning at Annunciation Catholic Church in southwest Minneapolis spoke out for the first time Thursday afternoon.
Senior CDC officials resign after Monarez ouster, cite concerns over scientific independence
Dr. Debra Houry, the CDC's Chief Science and Medical Officer, and Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, who led the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, stepped down hours after the firing of CDC Director Susan Monarez.
Abrego Garcia's ask judge to ban "baseless public attacks" by Trump admin.
Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia asked a judge on Thursday to bar DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi from making "inflammatory" statements.
Trump preparing major ICE operations in Chicago next week, DHS sources say
The Trump administration is preparing to launch major immigration enforcement operations in Chicago next week employing tactics that sparked protests in Los Angeles, sources tell CBS News.
School shooting victim's mom was working in ICU when injured daughter arrived
One of the young victims of Wednesday's deadly mass shooting at a Minneapolis Catholic school remains in critical condition Thursday, at the same hospital where her mother works as a pediatric critical care nurse.
Trump fires member of board overseeing proposed railroad merger, White House says
Robert Primus, a Democrat who was nominated by President Trump in his first term, posted on social media that the firing was "legally invalid."
3 Memphis ex-officers granted new trials in death of Tyre Nichols
A judge has ordered a new trial for three former Memphis police officers who were convicted of federal charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.
South Carolina turns to Supreme Court in transgender student's bathroom case
South Carolina officials asked the Supreme Court to allow the state to enforce a measure that makes school funding contingent on compliance with a rule on transgender bathroom use.