Nov 14 Amazon's NYC headquarters in 'opportunity zone' eligible for GOP tax breaks By Bernard Condon, Stephen Braun, Associated Press The New York City neighborhood Amazon chose for one of its new headquarters offers developers capital gains tax breaks to invest in high-poverty, low-income areas. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch 9:53 News Wrap: Amazon to split headquarters between Virginia and New York Tuesday in our news wrap, Amazon announced it will split its new headquarters between Crystal City, Virginia, and Long Island City in Queens, New York. The retail giant pledged to spend more than $5 billion dollars on the sites and… Continue watching
Nov 13 Amazon names New York, Virginia as two locations for new headquarters By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press New York officials are expected to address Amazon's decision on new headquarters in a briefing at 1 p.m. ET today. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 8:32 Has Amazon selected its next headquarters? By Paul Solman For over a year, cities across North America have competed to lure Amazon's next headquarters, which the company said would bring up to 50,000 jobs to the chosen site. But as Paul Solman explains, new reports indicate the company may… Continue watching
Nov 06 Amazon HQ2 could be split between two cities By Joseph Pisani, David Klepper, Associated Press Amazon's second headquarters had come with the promise of 50,000 high-paying jobs. Now those jobs could be divided up between two locations. Continue reading
Oct 12 Stocks rebound after two days of deep dives By Marley Jay, Associated Press Despite the uptick on Friday, major U.S. indexes still ended the week down about 4 percent, their worst weekly loss in six months. Continue reading
Oct 02 Amazon ups hourly wage to $15, will advocate for higher pay By Joseph Pisani, Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Amazon, which has faced political and economic pressure to raise pay for thousands of employees, is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month. Continue reading
Sep 04 Amazon becomes second company to top $1 trillion. What does that mean? By Gretchen Frazee Amazon’s stock price hit 2,049 per share late Tuesday morning, putting its valuation above $1 trillion, before dropping back down. Continue reading
Aug 08 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Tess Conciatori The 24-hour news cycle is filled with political coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading
Jun 12 Seattle repeals homeless-aid tax after Amazon objects By Phuong Lee, Associated Press The quick surrender showed the power of Amazon to help rally opposition and aggressively push back on taxes at all levels of government, even in its affluent home city where the income gap is ever widening and lower-income workers are… Continue reading