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Amazon, in the habit of winning, has suffered some humbling defeats lately

The company spends more than ever on lobbying, but there are some things money can't buy

No consensus on India's concerns over taxing digital firms at OECD meet

This could result in missing the January 2020 deadline set by global peers to finalise structure of the new digital tax on companies like Google, Netflix, Amazon, Facebook and Uber

Amazon, EBay accused of selling cosmetics with high mercury levels

An Amazon spokeswoman said the products are prohibited and 'are no longer available'

Amazon blames Trump's bias towards Bezos for cloud contract loss

Amazon claimed in a lawsuit that was made public on Monday that the Defense Department ignored Amazon's superior technology and awarded the contract to Microsoft Corp. despite its "key failures"

UK authorities give Amazon 5 days to draw up new plan to acquire Deliveroo

Amazon is interested in investing in Deliveroo to give it a larger stake in the fast-growing restaurant delivery business

LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault briefly replaces Jeff Bezos as the richest man

Arnault finished the day with $109.3 billion to his name, compared with Bezos' $110.1 billion

Walmart plans to double down on supercenters to take on Amazon: Report

Walmart has spent heavily on remodeling its stores, including revamping its produce departments with wider aisles and displays that echo premium grocers

Trump administration officials to talk tech policy at Las Vegas gathering

The event, which runs from Jan. 7-10, draws more 175,000 visitors and 4,500 companies exhibiting new technologies, including airlines, automakers

How big tech is turning New York into a city that rivals Silicon Valley

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google will soon have 20,000 workers in the city, many in a cluster of offices on the West Side

Amazon brings Alexa to automobiles with the launch of Echo Auto: Know more

Echo Auto uses a car's 12V charging socket or USB port and connects to the car's stereo system for audio playback using auxiliary cable or Bluetooth

After 5 years, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' India visit on a different track

Unlike in 2014, the Amazon founder and CEO seems to be skipping Bengaluru in his second visit post India launch, according to people in the know

Amazon's $1 bn to encourage predatory pricing, crush retail trade: CAIT

CAIT, which has been opposing Bezos' visit to India, said more than 500,000 traders supported its protests in about 300 cities, and about 5,000 trade associations participated

Top biz headlines: Bezos' India pitch, Airtel's fundraising, and more

From Huawei's likely 5G trial to DHFL-lenders meet, Business Standard brings you the top business headlines of the day

Stock up: Google-parent Alphabet joins $1 trillion valuation club

Shares of the Internet search giant are up nearly 17% over the last three months, outpacing a broader rally in the S&P 500 index over the same period by 6 percentage points.

Welcome all investments that follow law of the land: Goyal on Amazon row

Goyal said that some people have misconstrued his remarks by suggesting that he had said something negative against Amazon

Top headlines: Piramal sells DRG biz, Amazon's 1 mn jobs India plan, & more

Amazon, the world's biggest online retailer, said that it plans to create one million new jobs in India by 2025 through investments in technology, infrastructure, and its logistics network

Jubilant FoodWorks may still be a tasty bite for investors as stock gains

Increasing footprint and higher share of online delivery indicate good growth potential

Amazon not doing India a favour by investing billion dollars: Piyush Goyal

Minister's remarks come a day after Bezos announced $1 billion investment

Amazon Web Services chosen to deliver Cloud services for govt customers

Govt organisations and state-run banks can now increase agility and speed innovation with AWS's "pay-as-you-go" Cloud services

Amazon Web Services looks at skilling to grow user base in India

Aims to train thousands of students and professionals in cloud technologies to drive the use of AWS at their workplaces