Contractors working for the Amazon Inc. Flex program load packages into vehicles to deliver to customers in San Francisco. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Like many gig economy workers, Amazon Flex drivers start off their day by opening an app. The Flex app is where drivers find package delivery jobs in their […]
Tag: eBay Inc
Dow up big, Tesla tops $900 in parabolic move
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during the unveiling of the new Tesla Model Y in Hawthorne, California on March 14, 2019. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Check back for updates. 3:11 pm: Tesla soars 21% at session high Shares of Tesla surged 21% to its session high of […]
Apple, Starbucks, AMD and more
Customers look at Apple’s new iPhone 11 series smartphones at an Apple retail store at the IFC Mall in Pudong New Area, Shanghai. Alex Tai | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images Take a look at the companies making headlines after the bell. Apple – Apple stock rose 2.5% after it reported strong fourth-quarter […]
More brands are leaving Amazon, but the strategy could backfire
A growing number of brands are deciding they no longer need Amazon. Earlier this week, Ikea became the latest brand to cut ties with Amazon when it said it would not to continue a pilot program that began in 2018. The Swedish retailer joined the likes of Nike, Birkenstock and PopSockets, which decided selling on […]
Amazon says uninstall Honey, which PayPal just paid $4 million for
Honey co-founders Ryan Hudson and George Ruan. PayPal Amazon has a beef with the start-up PayPal recently acquired, Honey. During the height of the holiday shopping season, the e-commerce giant warned some users that the browser extension could be a “security issue.” “Honey tracks your private shopping behavior, collects data like your order history and […]