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Railroads are facing a backlash from communities—not just against dangerous oil trains, but against the noise, delays and traffic jams caused by rail’s rapid expansion. Public pushback is forcing expensive improvements.
over 8 years ago
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Norfolk Southern officially rejected Canadian Pacific Railway’s latest $30 billion bid to merge the two railroads, bringing the rivals a step closer to a potential proxy fight.
about 8 years ago
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Online shopping makes it simple to buy gifts, but cookies, browsing histories and package deliveries make it considerably harder to hide them from the kids
about 7 years ago
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Jeff Wilke, Amazon’s chief executive of world-wide consumer, focuses on the wants and needs of the retailer’s customers. He also is in charge of integrating Whole Foods, Amazon’s latest purchase, into the fold.
over 6 years ago
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President Donald Trump escalated his long-running feud with the e-commerce giant at a time of intensifying political and public agitation over the power of big technology companies.
almost 6 years ago
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Amazon.com said it is ordering 20,000 Mercedes-Benz vans from Daimler as part of
a broad plan to build out its delivery fleet and have small businesses carry an
excess supply of packages.
over 5 years ago
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Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos tries never to schedule a meeting before 10 a.m. and likes to make a small number of high-quality decisions daily.
over 5 years ago
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An announcement is expected as soon as Tuesday, capping public contest that started with 238 candidates and ended with a surprise split of its so-called HQ2.
about 5 years ago
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For months, cities vied for Amazon’s second headquarters while some executives were realizing that no single place would fulfill its requirements. The long search, designed to showcase the company’s largess, has for some left a bad taste. “My heart’s broken today.”
about 5 years ago
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Amazon.com has trained people to buy everything online. Now it is having second
thoughts about some of those sales because they don’t make money—and is pushing
big brands to change how they use its site.
about 5 years ago
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Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, are divorcing after 25 years of marriage, during which Mr. Bezos amassed a personal fortune while building the world’s most valuable company.
about 5 years ago