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January 6, 2023

Amazon ready to sack 18,000 workers

Global e-commerce giant Amazon has revealed plans to sack some 18,000 employees.

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December 20, 2022

Amazon loses $1 trillion in market value

A combination of increasing inflation, tightening monetary policy, and poor earnings updates prompted an unprecedented selloff in the stock.

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December 2, 2022

10-year-old kills mother for refusing to buy him headset

After killing his mother, the child proceeded to log into her amazon account the next day and bought an Oculus Virtual Reality headset for himself.

Photo of Quiana Mann shot by her 10-year-old
November 29, 2022

Many workers to lose jobs as Amazon shuts down wholesale business

“We don’t take these decisions lightly. We are discontinuing this programme in a phased manner to take care of current customers and partners.”

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November 17, 2022

Apple, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft lose $1.5 trillion in market cap

The downturn followed an already poor year for tech companies, which were among the top gainers during the pandemic’s early phases.

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November 14, 2022

Amazon plans to sack 10,000 employees this week: Report

The New York Times says this would be the largest layoff in the company’s history.

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November 4, 2022

Amazon halts recruitment amid economic crunch

Amazon employed some 1.5 million people worldwide.

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November 1, 2022

Amazon opens office in Nigeria

An information technology firm, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), says it has opened its first office in Lagos, Nigeria.

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October 3, 2022

Lula wins first round of Brazilian presidential polls

If Mr Lula wins the second round, he would be Brazil’s first democratic president to enter a third term.

Lula Da Silva (Credit: BBC)
June 29, 2022

Amazon begins recruitment for new Nigerian office

The entry of Amazon into Nigeria’s e-commerce space will further intensify competition in the sector dominated by Jumia, Konga, and Jiji, among others.

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