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| BRUSSELS A watchdog has criticised the EUs new rules that aim to curb the power of Alphabet unit Google Facebook Apple and Amazon potentially providing scope for companies that are targeted to challenge them | Negative | BRUSSELS A watchdog has criticised the EUs new rules that aim to curb the power of Alphabet unit Google Facebook Apple and Amazon potentially providing scope for companies that are targeted to challenge them | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/eu-tech-board/watchdog-highlights-shortcomings-in-eu-rules-to-curb-tech-companies-idUSKBN28V1LI | 2020-12-22 |
| Future later said the order was not binding prompting Amazon to lodge a complaint with Indias market regulator | Negative | MUMBAI The New Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea from Indias Future Group that sought to restrain U.S. partner Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-india-future-reliance/indian-court-dismisses-future-groups-plea-against-amazon-idUSKBN28V0GI | 2020-12-21 |
| Some staff elected officials and unions in recent months have said Amazon put its employees health at risk by keeping warehouses open during the pandemic | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-warehou/amazon-shuts-new-jersey-facility-till-dec-26-on-virus-spike-among-workers-idUSKBN28V06J | 2020-12-21 |
| MUMBAI The New Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea from Indias Future Group that sought to restrain U.S. partner Amazon | Negative | MUMBAI The New Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea from Indias Future Group that sought to restrain U.S. partner Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-india-future-reliance/indian-court-dismisses-future-groups-plea-against-amazon-idUSKBN28V0GI | 2020-12-21 |
| Retail investors have picked the biggest beneficiaries including Amazon electric vehicle makers Tesla and Nio as well as pharma hopefuls looking for a break in the COVID19 vaccine hunt | Positive | LONDON Retail traders have ridden 2020s stock market rally better than the professionals with their most popular picks outperforming market indexes and wellresourced investors such as hedge funds | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-global-stocks-graphic/retail-traders-leave-wall-street-for-dust-in-2020-stocks-rally-idUSKBN28S0MJ | 2020-12-19 |
| CCI is also probing Amazon and rival Flipkart owned by Walmart over alleged violations of competition law and certain discounting practices which Amazon is challenging | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Commission announced draft rules on Tuesday to rein in tech giants such as Alphabets Google Facebook Apple and Amazon the most significant among a raft of measures taken by regulators worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/eu-tech-explainer/explainer-tough-eu-tech-rules-heres-the-what-why-and-what-comes-next-idUSKBN28P23T | 2020-12-16 |
| Backers for the Californiabased startup which has completed 10 test flights with a sixseater propeller plane powered by hydrogen included Amazon and energy giant Royal Dutch Shell | Positive | LONDON Hydrogen plane startup ZeroAvia said on Wednesday it had secured | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-airlines-zeroavia-funding/hydrogen-plane-startup-zeroavia-gets-backing-from-amazon-shell-idUSKBN28Q0J2 | 2020-12-16 |
| BRUSSELS The European Commission announced draft rules on Tuesday to rein in tech giants such as Alphabets Google Facebook Apple and Amazon the most significant among a raft of measures taken by regulators worldwide | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Commission announced draft rules on Tuesday to rein in tech giants such as Alphabets Google Facebook Apple and Amazon the most significant among a raft of measures taken by regulators worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/eu-tech-explainer/explainer-tough-eu-tech-rules-heres-the-what-why-and-what-comes-next-idUSKBN28P23T | 2020-12-16 |
| Germany is also a fan of stronger measures against tech giants while its antitrust agency has already taken action against Facebook and Amazon | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Commission announced draft rules on Tuesday to rein in tech giants such as Alphabets Google Facebook Apple and Amazon the most significant among a raft of measures taken by regulators worldwide | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/eu-tech-explainer/explainer-tough-eu-tech-rules-heres-the-what-why-and-what-comes-next-idUSKBN28P23T | 2020-12-16 |
| IAI can convert 18 or more 767s a year and produces most of those used by Amazon | Positive | From Air Canada to Chinas CDB Aviation airlines and leasing firms are rushing to permanently convert older passenger jets into freighters betting on a boom in ecommerce as the value of used planes tumbles amid the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-freight/falling-plane-values-e-commerce-rise-fuels-boom-in-converting-passenger-planes-to-freighters-idUSKBN28O02U | 2020-12-14 |
| LONDON Sky the payTV operator owned by Comcast Corp has struck a deal with Amazon | Negative | LONDON Sky the payTV operator owned by Comcast Corp has struck a deal with Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-sky-amazon-com/european-pay-tv-company-sky-adds-amazon-prime-to-its-platform-idUSKBN28O00B | 2020-12-14 |
| The company beefed up its cloud services during the quarter as people continue to work remotely which helped it strengthen its position against larger rivals Microsoft and Amazon | Positive | Oracle Corp beat Wall Street estimates for secondquarter profit and revenue on Thursday as remote work trends boosted cloud product and software licensing sales | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-oracle-results/oracle-beats-quarterly-profit-estimates-on-cloud-services-boost-idUSKBN28K35Q | 2020-12-11 |
| The criteria defining online gatekeepers which control access to people services and information are expected to hit Alphabet unit Google Facebook Apple and Amazon | Negative | BRUSSELS Tech companies with millions of European users or active in at least two sectors will be classified as online gatekeepers subject to tough new EU rules aimed at curbing their power three people familiar with the matter said on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/eu-tech-rules-exclusive/exclusive-new-eu-rules-to-define-gatekeepers-by-users-areas-of-business-sources-idUSKBN28K2TM | 2020-12-11 |
| The CNIL said on Thursday it had also fined ecommerce giant Amazon 35 million euros for breaking the same rules | Negative | PARIS Frances data privacy watchdog has handed out its biggest ever fine of 100 million euros to Alphabets Google for breaching the countrys rules on online advertising trackers | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-google-privacy-france/french-watchdog-fines-google-amazon-for-breaching-cookies-rules-idUSKBN28K0NA | 2020-12-11 |
| In July 2019 the Justice Department said it was expanding its Big Tech probes to include search social media and some retail services an apparent reference to Facebook and Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a big coalition of U.S. states sued Facebook Inc on Wednesday saying that it broke antitrust law and should potentially be broken up | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-tech-antitrust-facebook-factbox/factbox-lawsuits-pile-up-as-u-s-tackles-big-techs-market-dominance-idUSKBN28J2XR | 2020-12-10 |
| In November the Indian government announced rules to regulate content on video streaming platforms including Netflix Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disneys Disney Hotstar | Negative | MUMBAI Indias Air Force asked Netflix to withdraw scenes from a film on Wednesday in which a veteran Bollywood actor wearing a military uniform uses offensive language in the latest controversy for the streaming platform in the country | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/india-netflix-airforce/indian-air-force-objects-to-netflix-film-scenes-asks-for-them-to-be-withdrawn-idUSKBN28J1RP | 2020-12-10 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils staterun oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said on Friday that it had received offers from 3R Petroleum Oleo e and Eneva SA for its Urucu oil and gas cluster in the interior state of Amazonas | Positive | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils staterun oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA said on Friday that it had received offers from 3R Petroleum Oleo e and Eneva SA for its Urucu oil and gas cluster in the interior state of Amazonas | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/petrobras-divestiture-urucu/brazils-petrobras-says-3r-eeneva-bid-600mln-1bln-for-urucu-cluster-idUSKBN28E1PI | 2020-12-05 |
| In September Frances Total SA exited a cluster of five exploration blocks dubbed Foz de Amazonas and sold its stake to Petrobras following difficulties with environmental permitting | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Brazils Petrobras could expand its operations into neighboring Guyana if the regulatory environment does not improve in Brazil CEO Roberto Castello Branco said on Thursday the first official admission of interest in the hot frontier oil play | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-oil-petrobras/brazils-petrobras-could-expand-into-guyana-ceo-says-idUSKBN28D2GR | 2020-12-04 |
| the top 30 H1B employers are major U.S. firms including Amazon Microsoft Walmart Alphabets Google Apple and Facebook according to a report by the Economic Policy Institute in May | Positive | Thomson Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/idUSKBN28D33I | 2020-12-04 |
| NEW DELHI PhonePe the digital payments unit of Walmarts Indian ecommerce arm Flipkart said on Thursday it would sell a stake to existing investors for million helping it fuel growth in a crowded market that includes Google and Amazon | Positive | NEW DELHI PhonePe the digital payments unit of Walmarts Indian ecommerce arm Flipkart said on Thursday it would sell a stake to existing investors for million helping it fuel growth in a crowded market that includes Google and Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-india-walmart/flipkarts-digital-payments-firm-phonepe-to-raise-700-million-from-existing-investors-idUSKBN28D0PZ | 2020-12-04 |
| PhonePe is also using the opportunity to assert its independence from the Flipkart Group which runs a successful ecommerce business in India rivalling Amazons local unit | Positive | NEW DELHI PhonePe the digital payments unit of Walmarts Indian ecommerce arm Flipkart said on Thursday it would sell a stake to existing investors for million helping it fuel growth in a crowded market that includes Google and Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-india-walmart/flipkarts-digital-payments-firm-phonepe-to-raise-700-million-from-existing-investors-idUSKBN28D0PZ | 2020-12-04 |
| JERUSALEM Intel Corps Habana Labs business said on Wednesday it would take time to gain market share from Nvidia in cloud and data centre computing but its deal this week with Amazon Web Services was a solid first step | Positive | JERUSALEM Intel Corps Habana Labs business said on Wednesday it would take time to gain market share from Nvidia in cloud and data centre computing but its deal this week with Amazon Web Services was a solid first step | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-intel-habana-aws/intels-habana-starts-to-chip-away-at-nvidia-in-cloud-with-aws-deal-idUSKBN28C22F | 2020-12-03 |
| The Internet Association which includes Facebook Amazon | Neutral | WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he would veto the billion National Defense Authorization Act unless it includes a measure eliminating a federal law protecting tech companies such as Facebook and Twitter | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-trump-tech/trump-vows-defense-bill-veto-unless-internet-liability-shield-scrapped-idUSKBN28C0AO | 2020-12-02 |
| He said he believes Brazils Vice President Hamilton Mourao who leads the governments Amazon Council is dedicated to stopping deforestation but lacks support within the government | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Reuters Climate change will increase the burdens on Brazils armed forces and endanger the countrys energy and water security military experts predicted Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-climatechange-military/brazil-to-face-major-security-threats-as-climate-impacts-surge-military-experts-warn-idUSKBN28A2XD | 2020-12-01 |
| Logistics operator Europa Worldwide Group which delivers goods for retailers and third parties like DHL and Amazon is holding more ecommerce products than this time last year the company said | Positive | LISBON Retailers worldwide have never had more reason to pack warehouses to the brim and keep stock closer to shoppers who continue to buy a record number of items online | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-britain-eu-retail-warehouse-focus/christmas-coronavirus-and-fear-of-no-deal-brexit-push-europes-warehouses-to-the-limit-idUSKBN28A0KV | 2020-11-30 |
| Solaris said it had completed the migration of its core systems digital products and databases to AWS the cloud computing unit of Amazon within a year of launching the project | Neutral | BERLIN Digital banking platform Solarisbank will enter a string of new European markets next year CEO Roland Folz told Reuters on Monday as it became the first German bank to shift its entire operation into the cloud | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-solarisbank/berlin-fintech-solarisbank-targets-european-expansion-in-2021-idUSKBN28A0KC | 2020-11-30 |
| We are never this buttoned said Dorko a mother of three who used to be a lastminute Christmas shopper on Amazon | Neutral | LOS ANGELES Deliveries of holiday gifts purchased online at major retailers could get delayed by something far more critical COVID19 vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-holiday-vaccine-shipping/retailers-already-fear-u-s-holiday-shipageddon-now-here-come-vaccines-idUSKBN2843CZ | 2020-11-25 |
| BERLIN Companies that have benefitted from the coronavirus crisis such as Amazon and drugmakers should join wealthy countries in helping to fund access to vaccines for poorer nations Germanys international development minister said on Tuesday | Positive | BERLIN Companies that have benefitted from the coronavirus crisis such as Amazon and drugmakers should join wealthy countries in helping to fund access to vaccines for poorer nations Germanys international development minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-amazon/amazon-pharma-firms-should-help-covid-19-vaccine-reach-poorest-german-minister-idUSKBN2842FS | 2020-11-25 |
| Private companies that have particularly profited from the coronavirus crisis like Amazon or the pharmaceuticals companies also have an he told Reuters | Negative | BERLIN Companies that have benefitted from the coronavirus crisis such as Amazon and drugmakers should join wealthy countries in helping to fund access to vaccines for poorer nations Germanys international development minister said on Tuesday | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-amazon/amazon-pharma-firms-should-help-covid-19-vaccine-reach-poorest-german-minister-idUSKBN2842FS | 2020-11-25 |
| FedEx and United Parcel Service could make space for those shipments on cargo planes by bumping off packages from Amazon | Negative | LOS ANGELES Deliveries of holiday gifts purchased online at major retailers could get delayed by something far more critical COVID19 vaccines | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-holiday-vaccine-shipping/retailers-already-fear-u-s-holiday-shipageddon-now-here-come-vaccines-idUSKBN2843CZ | 2020-11-25 |
| Earlier this month the Indian government announced rules to regulate content on video streaming platforms including Netflix Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disneys Hotstar | Negative | NEW DELHI An Indian state on Sunday asked police to investigate after a member of the countrys ruling party objected to scenes in the Netflix series A Suitable Boy in which a Hindu girl kisses a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-india-netflix/temple-kissing-scenes-stir-trouble-for-netflix-india-idUSKBN2820FB | 2020-11-23 |
| The G20 also said they would pursue a way to tax international tech giants like Google Amazon Facebook Apple or Microsoft so that they pay their fair share of taxes | Positive | WASHINGTON Leaders of the worlds 20 biggest economies on Sunday will pledge to pay for a fair distribution of COVID19 vaccines drugs and tests around the world so that poorer countries are not left out and to extend debt relief to them a draft G20 communique showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-g20-saudi-communique/g20-leaders-pledge-to-fund-fair-distribution-of-covid-19-vaccines-draft-statement-idUSKBN2810T8 | 2020-11-22 |
| MUMBAI Indias antitrust body on Friday cleared oiltotelecom giant Reliance Industries RELI.NS bid to buy Future groups retail assets even as Amazon | Positive | MUMBAI Indias antitrust body on Friday cleared oiltotelecom giant Reliance Industries RELI.NS bid to buy Future groups retail assets even as Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-future-m-a-reliance-antitrust/indias-antitrust-body-clears-reliance-future-retail-deal-despite-amazons-objections-idUSKBN2801HM | 2020-11-21 |
| In cloud storage it competes with the likes of Amazon | Neutral | NEW YORK Backblaze Inc is seeking to hire investment banks for an initial public offering in 2021 that could value the cloud storage and backup software provider at around billion people familiar with the matter said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-backblaze-ipo/u-s-cloud-storage-provider-backblaze-eyes-1-bln-valuation-in-ipo-sources-idUSKBN2802TX | 2020-11-21 |
| Walmart Inc WMT.N Best Buy Co Inc BBY.N and hundreds of smaller retailers are bolstering their online gift features hoping to challenge Amazon | Positive | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-holidayshopping-amazon-com-gifts/in-pandemic-christmas-u-s-rivals-aim-to-challenge-amazon-under-the-tree-idUSKBN2801D6 | 2020-11-21 |
| But Coresight still expects Amazon | Neutral | OAKLAND Calif | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-usa-holidayshopping-amazon-com-gifts/in-pandemic-christmas-u-s-rivals-aim-to-challenge-amazon-under-the-tree-idUSKBN2801D6 | 2020-11-21 |
| Smaller shops are struggling to compete with large retailers and online giants such as Amazon that are allowed to operate and deliver goods during the lockdown | Negative | PARIS Amazon said on Thursday it would postpone its Black discount shopping sales in France to Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-blackfriday/amazon-france-agrees-to-delay-black-friday-operations-to-dec-4-idUSKBN27Z1RW | 2020-11-20 |
| Casino owner of CDiscount which has the second biggest share of Frances ecommerce market after Amazon had no immediate comment | Neutral | PARIS Amazon said on Thursday it would postpone its Black discount shopping sales in France to Dec | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-blackfriday/amazon-france-agrees-to-delay-black-friday-operations-to-dec-4-idUSKBN27Z1RW | 2020-11-20 |
| DETROIT Electric vehicle startup Rivian which is backed by Amazon AMZN.O and Ford Motor Co F.N on Wednesday said it plans to follow up its first two products a fullsize pickup and SUV with smaller models targeted at China and Europe where it may eventually build some vehicles | Positive | DETROIT Electric vehicle startup Rivian which is backed by Amazon AMZN.O and Ford Motor Co F.N on Wednesday said it plans to follow up its first two products a fullsize pickup and SUV with smaller models targeted at China and Europe where it may eventually build some vehicles | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-autos-rivian-evs/rivian-ceo-eyes-smaller-electric-vehicles-for-china-europe-idUSKBN27Y33D | 2020-11-19 |
| com Inc has laid off dozens of and manufacturing staff from its delivery drone project Amazon Prime Air the Financial Times reported on Thursday | Positive | U.S. online retailer Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-prime-air/amazon-sacks-dozens-of-staff-at-drone-project-taps-new-manufacturers-ft-idUSKBN27Z0KQ | 2020-11-19 |
| PARIS Online retail giant Amazon which has been operating during the French lockdown has seen a boost in activity in the range of the head of Amazon France said on Wednesday | Positive | PARIS Online retail giant Amazon which has been operating during the French lockdown has seen a boost in activity in the range of the head of Amazon France said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-france/amazon-france-ceo-french-lockdown-boosted-sales-idUSKBN27Y0OQ | 2020-11-18 |
| Addressing a BRICS summit of big developing economies Bolsonaro said Brazilian police had developed a way of tracking wood exported from the Amazon using isotopes | Positive | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday his government in coming days will name countries that are importing wood illegally extracted from the Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-wood/brazil-to-track-illegal-amazon-wood-exports-using-isotopes-president-says-idUSKBN27X1IF | 2020-11-18 |
| The opinions of Brazilians surveyed were at odds with that of President Jair Bolsonaro who has said he wants to develop the Amazon region to lift it out of poverty | Negative | A majority in nine other countries South Africa Russia | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-climate-survey-trfn/brazilians-more-than-others-say-climate-change-is-catastrophic-risk-idUSKBN27X332 | 2020-11-18 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday his government in coming days will name countries that are importing wood illegally extracted from the Amazon | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday his government in coming days will name countries that are importing wood illegally extracted from the Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-wood/brazil-to-track-illegal-amazon-wood-exports-using-isotopes-president-says-idUSKBN27X1IF | 2020-11-18 |
| Continuing high destruction could draw the scrutiny of U.S. presidentelect Joe Biden who repeatedly mentioned late in his campaign the need to protect the Amazon | Negative | BRASILIA Deforestation in Brazils Amazon increased in October for the first time in four months government data showed on Friday as destruction of the worlds largest rainforest remains high under rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/deforestation-in-brazils-amazon-rises-for-first-time-in-four-months-idUSKBN27T1X2 | 2020-11-14 |
| In the first presidential debate Biden said that the world should collectively offer Brazil billion to stop Amazon deforestation and threatened unspecified economic consequences if the country did not | Negative | BRASILIA Deforestation in Brazils Amazon increased in October for the first time in four months government data showed on Friday as destruction of the worlds largest rainforest remains high under rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/deforestation-in-brazils-amazon-rises-for-first-time-in-four-months-idUSKBN27T1X2 | 2020-11-14 |
| Rivian which is backed by Amazon | Positive | Nov | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-rivian-electric/ev-maker-rivian-reveals-pricing-details-for-electric-pickup-suv-idUSKBN27R35Y | 2020-11-13 |
| The Brazilian leaders posture could herald a rocky start in relations with Biden whose agenda with Brazil would likely include addressing Amazon deforestation and human rights | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro a close ally of Republican President Donald Trump and one of the few prominent world leaders still not to have congratulated Democratic Presidentelect Joe Biden on his election win asked on Thursday whether the vote in the U.S. was really over | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil/has-it-finished-brazils-bolsonaro-questions-the-u-s-election-idUSKBN27T011 | 2020-11-13 |
| The case is Smalls v Amazon Inc U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York No | Negative | NEW YORK A former Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-lawsuit/fired-amazon-worker-files-discrimination-lawsuit-over-pandemic-conditions-idUSKBN27S34E | 2020-11-13 |
| The Brazilian leaders comments could herald a rocky start in relations with Biden whose agenda with Brazil could be topped by Amazon deforestation and human rights | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who portrays himself as a close friend of U.S. President Donald Trump took a swipe at Presidentelect Joe Biden referring to Biden as a and assailing him for his stand on the Amazon rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil/when-saliva-runs-out-one-has-to-have-gunpowder-brazils-bolsonaro-says-in-swipe-at-biden-idUSKBN27R2AA | 2020-11-12 |
| The online platforms liaising with the European Commission to fight consumer scams are Allegro Amazon CDiscount Ebay Facebook Google Rakuten Verizon and Wish | Negative | BRUSSELS The European Commission on Friday urged online platforms to gird for a fresh wave of consumer scams linked to the resurgence of COVID19 infections in Europe and said they need to work harder against the spread of disinformation related to the pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-eu-scams/eu-urges-online-platforms-to-gird-for-new-wave-of-covid-consumer-scams-idUSKBN27M1MH | 2020-11-07 |
| Among them was Kota Bermudez a 22yearold driver for the online retailer Amazon who braced for disappointment | Negative | PHILADELPHIA Supporters of Joe Biden danced in the streets outside a ballotcounting center in Philadelphia on Friday as the steadily growing vote tallies showed the Democratic former vice president could soon be declared winner of the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-election-reaction/some-americans-dance-others-wield-guns-at-vote-tallying-sites-as-bidens-lead-solidifies-idUSKBN27M2ND | 2020-11-07 |
| BRASILIA Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday refrained from commenting on the potential winner of the tight U.S. election but reiterated his support for President Donald Trump and suggested Democratic challenger Joe Biden would interfere on issues like the Amazon rainforest if elected | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday refrained from commenting on the potential winner of the tight U.S. election but reiterated his support for President Donald Trump and suggested Democratic challenger Joe Biden would interfere on issues like the Amazon rainforest if elected | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil/brazils-bolsonaro-favors-trump-win-refrains-from-cheering-potential-winner-idUSKBN27K1ZI | 2020-11-05 |
| Setting fires is an old practice among Amazon farmers to open more space for cattle ranching and is also used by indigenous groups to improve farmland or make hunting easier | Positive | The blaze already had roared through most of her 255 hectares of land half of it a forest reserve as required by law | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-wildfire-amazon-feature-trfn/as-amazon-blazes-surge-firefighting-proves-a-challenge-idUSKBN27K1T1 | 2020-11-05 |
| MILAN Italian Serie A champion club Juventus said on Wednesday it would make its official TV channel available via Amazons Prime Video streaming service platform as the tech giant expands its content offerings in Europe | Positive | MILAN Italian Serie A champion club Juventus said on Wednesday it would make its official TV channel available via Amazons Prime Video streaming service platform as the tech giant expands its content offerings in Europe | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-juventus-amazon/juventus-kicks-off-official-tv-channel-on-amazons-video-platform-idUSKBN27K2JV | 2020-11-05 |
| BRASILIA VicePresident Hamilton Mourao on Tuesday defended Brazils environmental policies saying the country was working to protect the Amazon rain forest and adding nothing will change if Democrat Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential election | Negative | BRASILIA VicePresident Hamilton Mourao on Tuesday defended Brazils environmental policies saying the country was working to protect the Amazon rain forest and adding nothing will change if Democrat Joe Biden wins the U.S. presidential election | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil-environment/brazil-vice-president-defends-rain-forest-policy-says-it-wont-change-if-biden-wins-in-u-s-idUSKBN27J2US | 2020-11-04 |
| OIAPOQUE Brazil Brazil has mobilized more than 4000 soldiers to patrol its northern coast near the jungle border with French Guiana for the trafficking of drugs weapons and gold and for other crimes which are rampant in the remote Amazon rainforest region | Negative | OIAPOQUE Brazil Brazil has mobilized more than 4000 soldiers to patrol its northern coast near the jungle border with French Guiana for the trafficking of drugs weapons and gold and for other crimes which are rampant in the remote Amazon rainforest region | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-military-operation/brazils-military-patrols-its-remote-northern-amazon-border-region-idUSKBN27I1QN | 2020-11-03 |
| SEBIs action in the matter would promote ease of doing business in India by holding listed companies accountable for their Amazons letter says | Positive | NEW DELHI Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-india-future-reliance-excl/exclusive-amazon-tells-india-regulator-its-partner-future-retail-is-misleading-public-idUSKBN27G0AO | 2020-10-31 |
| The U.S. company told SEBI that if the FutureReliance deal is implemented by completely disregarding the interim award it will cause irreparable harm and injury to Amazon | Negative | NEW DELHI Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-india-future-reliance-excl/exclusive-amazon-tells-india-regulator-its-partner-future-retail-is-misleading-public-idUSKBN27G0AO | 2020-10-31 |
| The move is likely to impact U.S. online giants such as Alphabet unit Google Amazon Apple and Facebook with their treasure troves of data and lucrative online advertising businesses | Positive | BRUSSELS Dominant tech companies will have to explain how their algorithms work under proposed new EU rules and also open up their ad archives to regulators and researchers Europes digital and antitrust chief said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-eu-tech-antitrust/online-giants-will-have-to-open-ad-archives-to-eu-antitrust-regulators-idUSKBN27F1PC | 2020-10-31 |
| Indigenous leaders say that Bolsonaros plan to economically exploit the Amazon has encouraged invasions of reservation lands by illegal loggers and gold miners | Negative | BRASILIA Victory by Democrat Joe Biden in next weeks U.S. presidential election could put the environment and human rights at the top of the countrys agenda with Brazil complicating relations with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and jeopardizing trade diplomats and analysts say | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-election-brazil-analysis/analysis-if-biden-wins-u-s-election-brazils-bolsonaro-loses-key-trade-climate-ally-idUSKBN27E1MH | 2020-10-30 |
| BRUSSELS The EU plans to set out criteria specifying the kind of dominant companies that will face tougher rules Europes antitrust chief said on Monday in a move that will likely affect Apple Amazon Facebook and Google | Positive | BRUSSELS The EU plans to set out criteria specifying the kind of dominant companies that will face tougher rules Europes antitrust chief said on Monday in a move that will likely affect Apple Amazon Facebook and Google | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/us-eu-antitrust/eus-vestager-working-on-criteria-to-define-market-influence-idUSKBN27B2B3 | 2020-10-27 |
| BRASILIA Brazils rightwing government will extend the militarys deployment to fight destruction of the Amazon rainforest by five months through April 2021 from its previous November end date Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Monday | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils rightwing government will extend the militarys deployment to fight destruction of the Amazon rainforest by five months through April 2021 from its previous November end date Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-to-extend-military-deployment-in-amazon-rainforest-by-five-months-idUSKBN27B1VK | 2020-10-27 |
| The investment came with contractual rights that include a right of first refusal and a noncompetelike pact media had reported and Amazon later started arbitration proceedings | Negative | BENGALURU Future Retail said on Monday it was examining an order by an arbitration panel to put on hold its | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-india-reliance-amazon-com/indias-future-retail-says-examining-order-against-reliance-deal-idUSKBN27A0QK | 2020-10-27 |
| In a statement to Indian stock exchanges on Monday Future Retail said it was not party to the agreement under which Amazon had invoked arbitration proceedings | Negative | BENGALURU Future Retail said on Monday it was examining an order by an arbitration panel to put on hold its | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-india-reliance-amazon-com/indias-future-retail-says-examining-order-against-reliance-deal-idUSKBN27A0QK | 2020-10-27 |
| But Amazons investment came with contractual rights that include a right of first refusal and a noncompetelike pact media had reported and Amazon later started arbitration proceedings in Singapore | Negative | NEW A Singapore arbitration panel has put on hold Future Groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-india-reliance-amazon-com/amazon-wins-arbitration-order-against-futures-deal-with-reliance-idUSKBN27A0QK | 2020-10-26 |
| 38 billion asset sale to Reliance Industries Ltd an interim win for Amazon | Positive | NEW A Singapore arbitration panel has put on hold Future Groups | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-india-reliance-amazon-com/amazon-wins-arbitration-order-against-futures-deal-with-reliance-idUSKBN27A0QK | 2020-10-26 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian federal prosecutors and civil rights groups are opposing a project to build a grains railway in the Amazon rainforest because of its potential impact on indigenous communities and the environment potentially stalling the project | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian federal prosecutors and civil rights groups are opposing a project to build a grains railway in the Amazon rainforest because of its potential impact on indigenous communities and the environment potentially stalling the project | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-infrastructure/rail-project-through-brazilian-amazon-questioned-over-impact-on-indigenous-community-idUSKBN2782U7 | 2020-10-24 |
| as the project is known would cut through the Amazon and cost several billion dollars and could attract investments from global grain traders operating in Brazil | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian federal prosecutors and civil rights groups are opposing a project to build a grains railway in the Amazon rainforest because of its potential impact on indigenous communities and the environment potentially stalling the project | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-infrastructure/rail-project-through-brazilian-amazon-questioned-over-impact-on-indigenous-community-idUSKBN2782U7 | 2020-10-24 |
| Next weeks focus will be on results from Big Tech companies Apple Inc Facebook Inc Amazon | Neutral | Intel slumps as quarterly margins fall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-sp-nasdaq-close-higher-as-investors-focus-on-stimulus-talks-idUSL1N2HE1CY | 2020-10-24 |
| On the other hand turbines Amazon hydropower for example where do they come Here in the Amazon no company builds a turbine | Negative | On Thursday the 36yearold received the Robert F. Kennedy 2020 Human Rights Award for her work defending the culture livelihoods and rights of indigenous peoples in Brazil | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous-rights-trfn/we-are-being-squeezed-says-prize-winning-amazon-indigenous-activist-idUSKBN2772I7 | 2020-10-23 |
| What can people who live outside the Amazon but are worried about the region and its people do to | Negative | On Thursday the 36yearold received the Robert F. Kennedy 2020 Human Rights Award for her work defending the culture livelihoods and rights of indigenous peoples in Brazil | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous-rights-trfn/we-are-being-squeezed-says-prize-winning-amazon-indigenous-activist-idUSKBN2772I7 | 2020-10-23 |
| What do you think the Amazon and its people will look like in another decade or so if current trends | Positive | On Thursday the 36yearold received the Robert F. Kennedy 2020 Human Rights Award for her work defending the culture livelihoods and rights of indigenous peoples in Brazil | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous-rights-trfn/we-are-being-squeezed-says-prize-winning-amazon-indigenous-activist-idUSKBN2772I7 | 2020-10-23 |
| Critics have argued for years that Google and other Big Tech companies such as Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Department of Justice and 11 states filed their longawaited competition lawsuit against Google on Tuesday the most momentous antitrust showdown since Washington took on Microsoft Corp more than two decades ago but experts warn that anyone expecting a major shakeup of the tech industry is likely to be disappointed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-antitrust-google-consumers-analy/analysis-what-monopoly-case-doj-lawsuit-unlikely-to-knock-google-from-pole-position-idUSKBN27529N | 2020-10-21 |
| Some staff elected officials and unions in recent months have said that Amazon put employees health at risk by keeping warehouses open during the pandemic | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/amazon-extends-work-from-home-option-till-june-idUSKBN27603T | 2020-10-21 |
| Andreazzi said particularly strong disease risks come from converting Amazonian forest into more open savannalike pastures and fields which attract marsupials and also rodents carriers of hantaviruses | Positive | SAO PAULO Reuters As farms expand into the Amazon rainforest felled trees and expanding pastures may open the way for new Brazilian exports beyond beef and soybeans researchers pandemic diseases | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-disease-amazon-deforestation-t/next-pandemic-amazon-deforestation-may-spark-new-diseases-idUSKBN2741IF | 2020-10-20 |
| If you transform the Amazon into a field you are creating this and species may expand their ranges to fill it she said with the abundance of these species greatly | Positive | SAO PAULO Reuters As farms expand into the Amazon rainforest felled trees and expanding pastures may open the way for new Brazilian exports beyond beef and soybeans researchers pandemic diseases | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-disease-amazon-deforestation-t/next-pandemic-amazon-deforestation-may-spark-new-diseases-idUSKBN2741IF | 2020-10-20 |
| SAO PAULO Reuters As farms expand into the Amazon rainforest felled trees and expanding pastures may open the way for new Brazilian exports beyond beef and soybeans researchers pandemic diseases | Negative | SAO PAULO Reuters As farms expand into the Amazon rainforest felled trees and expanding pastures may open the way for new Brazilian exports beyond beef and soybeans researchers pandemic diseases | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-disease-amazon-deforestation-t/next-pandemic-amazon-deforestation-may-spark-new-diseases-idUSKBN2741IF | 2020-10-20 |
| MUMBAI The Indian government has warned Amazon | Negative | MUMBAI The Indian government has warned Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-india-ecommerce-warning/amid-tensions-with-china-india-warns-amazon-flipkart-over-country-of-origin-rule-idUSKBN2720CY | 2020-10-18 |
| Privatelyowned Shein which also sells on Amazon does not publicly disclose sales or other financial figures | Neutral | Chinas Shein may be the biggest shopping site youve never heard of | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zone/article/us-inditex-challengers-focus/chinas-turbo-charged-online-fashion-takes-on-zara-and-hm-idUSKBN27034K | 2020-10-16 |
| During the annual shopping event that spans several countries Amazon typically offers heavy discounts and free shipping for its Prime members to boost sales | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/amazon-workers-say-prime-day-rush-breaks-virus-safety-vows-bloomberg-news-idUSKBN26Z2XV | 2020-10-15 |
| Amazon does not release countryspecific sales data yet website traffic statistics suggest Amazon is struggling to keep up with Argentinas MercadoLibre | Neutral | MEXICO CITY Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-amazon-com-primeday-latam/amazon-bets-on-prime-day-in-latin-america-to-battle-local-rivals-idUSKBN26Y1GH | 2020-10-14 |
| Scientists say the Amazon the worlds largest rainforest absorbs vast amounts of carbon dioxide and its preservation is vital to curbing climate change | Negative | MANAUS Brazil Samela a 24yearold biology student has one guiding belief if the rainforest dies so will her Amazon tribe | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-activist/indigenous-amazon-activist-fights-to-save-forest-and-tribes-future-idUSKBN26U1GZ | 2020-10-10 |
| The report from a Judiciary Committee panel focuses on how the business practices of Facebook Inc Alphabet Incs Google Amazon | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust subcommittees findings on abuse of market power by four large tech companies is expected to be broken up into three reports according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter as bipartisanship among committee members appeared to break down | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust/u-s-house-antitrust-findings-on-big-tech-likely-in-three-reports-sources-idUSKBN26R2V6 | 2020-10-07 |
| The House antitrust subcommittee is expected to publish its report this week on Amazon | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust report on Big Tech firms contains a thinly veiled call to break the companies Republican Congressman Ken Buck said in a draft response seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust/u-s-houses-antitrust-report-hints-at-break-up-of-big-tech-firms-lawmaker-idUSKBN26R0EK | 2020-10-06 |
| The vice president said the governments operations to monitor and control fires in the Amazon rainforest will be extended until the end of 2022 | Neutral | Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao defended mining on indigenous reservations on Monday saying the constitution allowed for that though regulations are needed to ensure miners pay taxes to the government and royalties to the tribes | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous-mining/brazils-vp-mourao-says-mining-in-indigenous-lands-is-legal-but-needs-regulation-idUSKBN26Q20G | 2020-10-06 |
| The report offers a chilling look into how Apple Amazon Google and Facebook have used their power to control how we see and understand the Buck wrote | Positive | WASHINGTON The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust report on Big Tech firms contains a thinly veiled call to break the companies Republican Congressman Ken Buck said in a draft response seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-tech-antitrust/u-s-houses-antitrust-report-hints-at-break-up-of-big-tech-firms-lawmaker-idUSKBN26R0EK | 2020-10-06 |
| Roughly of major Amazon fires were in forests in September compared with only in August according to an analysis of satellite images by U.S.based nonprofit Amazon Conservation | Negative | BRASILIA Fires in Brazils Amazon increased in the first nine months of the year compared with a year ago as the rainforest region experiences its worst rash of fires in a decade data from space research agency Inpe showed on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/fires-in-brazils-amazon-the-worst-in-a-decade-data-shows-idUSKBN26M6EA | 2020-10-02 |
| The four companies are collectively known among investors as the group for the first letters of Facebook Amazon Netflix and Alphabet unit Google | Neutral | The four companies are collectively known among investors as the group for the first letters of Facebook Amazon Netflix and Alphabet unit Google | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-usa-stocks-tech-options/options-investor-makes-big-bets-on-nasdaqs-popular-fang-stocks-idUSKBN26M7LI | 2020-10-02 |
| Meanwhile the Biden campaigns transition team and working groups have added at least eight people who worked for Facebook Google Amazon and Apple and others with ties to these companies | Positive | WASHINGTON With a framed Joe Biden poster in the background Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-election-tech/amazon-and-big-tech-cozy-up-to-biden-camp-with-cash-and-connections-idUSKBN26M5O2 | 2020-10-02 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reacted angrily on Wednesday to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens call for a world effort to offer Brazil billion to end Amazon deforestation or face unspecified economic consequences | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reacted angrily on Wednesday to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens call for a world effort to offer Brazil billion to end Amazon deforestation or face unspecified economic consequences | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-environment/brazils-bolsonaro-slams-biden-for-coward-threats-over-amazon-idUSKBN26L2US | 2020-10-01 |
| The president said Brazil was taking action on deforestation and reasserted that he views foreign interest in the Amazon as financially motivated and an attempt to undermine Brazilian sovereignty | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro reacted angrily on Wednesday to U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Bidens call for a world effort to offer Brazil billion to end Amazon deforestation or face unspecified economic consequences | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-usa-brazil-environment/brazils-bolsonaro-slams-biden-for-coward-threats-over-amazon-idUSKBN26L2US | 2020-10-01 |
| The report which includes data on fires from the National Institute for Space Research shows the damage extends well beyond the Amazon | Negative | It burned everything overnight | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-wildfires-indigenous/it-burned-everything-fires-surge-on-indigenous-land-in-brazil-idUSKBN26M40G | 2020-10-01 |
| Nearly of fires were on indigenous land in the Amazon where more than 6000 fires burned a increase from 2018 CIMI said | Negative | It burned everything overnight | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-wildfires-indigenous/it-burned-everything-fires-surge-on-indigenous-land-in-brazil-idUSKBN26M40G | 2020-10-01 |
| Bolsonaro has called for more farming and mining in protected areas of the Amazon forest saying it is the only way to lift the region out of poverty | Neutral | More than 3 million hectares | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-wildfire-pantanal-amazon/amazon-losses-help-drive-surging-wildfires-elsewhere-in-brazil-idUSKBN26M40A | 2020-10-01 |
| The BBC is entering a crucial period in its history with some lawmakers attacking its universal funding model and online giants Netflix and Amazon posing a new threat | Negative | LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to appoint two Brexitbacking critics of the BBC to important roles in the media including one as chairman of the publicly owned broadcaster itself the Times reported on Saturday | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-britain-media-johnson/uks-johnson-lines-up-two-critics-of-bbc-for-big-media-roles-times-idUSKBN26H0UJ | 2020-09-27 |
| Trying to keep up with Amazons latest moves in its effort to avoid liability for defective products from thirdparty sellers is like watching a Ping Pong game | Negative | Trying to keep up with Amazons latest moves in its effort to avoid liability for defective products from thirdparty sellers is like watching a Ping Pong game | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-otc-amazon/amazon-zigs-and-zags-in-latest-strategy-to-avoid-product-liability-claims-idUSKCN26F3FY | 2020-09-25 |
| The Brazilian beef industry has also found itself in the crosshairs of environmentalists with deforested land in the Amazon usually used to raise cattle | Negative | SAO PAULO Marfrig Global Foods | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-marfrig-brazil-environment/brazils-marfrig-plans-43-reduction-in-direct-emissions-by-2035-executive-says-idUSKCN26D342 | 2020-09-23 |
| And yet we are the victims of one of the most brutal campaign of misinformation about the Amazon and the he said without specifying what information was false | Negative | WASHINGTON Chinese President Xi Jinping announced plans to boost his countrys Paris climate accord target on Tuesday and called for a green revolution just minutes after U.S. President Donald Trump blasted China for rampant pollution | http://www.reuters.com/places/china/article/us-un-assembly-climatechange/china-calls-for-global-green-revolution-as-trump-goes-solo-on-climate-idUSKCN26D2DH | 2020-09-23 |
| Customers will now see more than 25000 products ranging from grocery household fashion beauty and personal electronics with a Pledge Friendly label Amazon said in a statement | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-climatechange/amazon-launches-climate-friendly-program-to-help-shop-for-sustainable-products-idUSKCN26E0TB | 2020-09-23 |
| Now the mother of three adopted children is applying for jobs at Amazon Kellogg and PepsiCo | Neutral | When Megyn Thompson landed her dream job as a commercial pilot last year she was one of thousands being recruited globally to boost the number of women in the cockpit and meet record pilot demand | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-pilots-fo/last-in-first-out-female-pilots-bear-brunt-of-airline-job-cuts-idUSKCN26C0EF | 2020-09-21 |
| Legalising mining concessions on indigenous land would affect every indigenous group in the Amazon researchers said with mining claims or applications currently in place on 115 indigenous territories | Positive | A bill introduced in Brazils Congress in February proposes opening indigenous land in the Amazon and elsewhere to mining hydroelectric plants oil and gas projects and livestock farming | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-mining-indigenous-climatechang/surge-in-forest-loss-seen-if-brazil-indigenous-reserves-opened-to-mining-idUSKBN2692HO | 2020-09-19 |
| Zoox Inc on Friday received a permit from California state authorities to test its selfdriving vehicles without an incar backup driver marking a win for Amazon | Positive | Zoox Inc on Friday received a permit from California state authorities to test its selfdriving vehicles without an incar backup driver marking a win for Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-amazon-com-zoox-autonomous/zoox-gets-driverless-car-test-permit-in-california-a-win-for-amazon-idUSKBN2692SV | 2020-09-19 |
| Environmentalists say such a move will speed up clearing of the Amazon jungle the worlds largest tropical rainforest which is considered vital for slowing global climate change | Negative | A bill introduced in Brazils Congress in February proposes opening indigenous land in the Amazon and elsewhere to mining hydroelectric plants oil and gas projects and livestock farming | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-mining-indigenous-climatechang/surge-in-forest-loss-seen-if-brazil-indigenous-reserves-opened-to-mining-idUSKBN2692HO | 2020-09-19 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday six people have been indicted by a grand jury in Washington state with conspiring to pay commercial bribes to employees and contractors of Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday six people have been indicted by a grand jury in Washington state with conspiring to pay commercial bribes to employees and contractors of Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-amazon-com-indictments/u-s-justice-department-indicts-six-with-conspiracy-to-pay-bribes-to-amazon-employees-idUSKBN2692SE | 2020-09-19 |
| A bill introduced in Brazils Congress in February proposes opening indigenous land in the Amazon and elsewhere to mining hydroelectric plants oil and gas projects and livestock farming | Negative | A bill introduced in Brazils Congress in February proposes opening indigenous land in the Amazon and elsewhere to mining hydroelectric plants oil and gas projects and livestock farming | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-mining-indigenous-climatechang/surge-in-forest-loss-seen-if-brazil-indigenous-reserves-opened-to-mining-idUSKBN2692HO | 2020-09-19 |
| Those indicted planned to pay over in exchange for an unfair competitive advantage on the Amazon marketplace a platform where thirdparty merchants sell goods the Department said | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday six people have been indicted by a grand jury in Washington state with conspiring to pay commercial bribes to employees and contractors of Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-amazon-com-indictments/u-s-justice-department-indicts-six-with-conspiracy-to-pay-bribes-to-amazon-employees-idUSKBN2692SE | 2020-09-19 |
| In the new study researchers looked at what would happen if all known mineral deposits in Brazils Amazon were mined | Negative | A bill introduced in Brazils Congress in February proposes opening indigenous land in the Amazon and elsewhere to mining hydroelectric plants oil and gas projects and livestock farming | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-mining-indigenous-climatechang/surge-in-forest-loss-seen-if-brazil-indigenous-reserves-opened-to-mining-idUSKBN2692HO | 2020-09-19 |
| The companys thirdparty marketplace has come under heavy scrutiny from lawmakers and regulatory agencies looking at Amazons business practices on the platform and whether it hurts small sellers | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday six people have been indicted by a grand jury in Washington state with conspiring to pay commercial bribes to employees and contractors of Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-amazon-com-indictments/u-s-justice-department-indicts-six-with-conspiracy-to-pay-bribes-to-amazon-employees-idUSKBN2692SE | 2020-09-19 |
| Brazils farright President Jair Bolsonaro has promoted plans to introduce or expand mining and farming in protected and indigenous land in the Amazon region human rights defenders say | Negative | We have been denouncing for a long time and nobody has done she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation by phone | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-amazon-mining-indigenous/nobody-has-done-anything-amazon-indigenous-group-decries-illegal-mining-idUSKBN26827U | 2020-09-18 |
| The company currently sells its products in India through thirdparty vendors and ecommerce firms such as Amazon | Positive | BENGALURU Apple Inc will launch its first online store in India on Sept | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-india-apple/apple-to-launch-first-online-store-in-india-next-week-idUSKBN2690CR | 2020-09-18 |
| President Jair Bolsonaro said late on Wednesday Brazil was being criticized for fires in the Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands at a time when many places around the world were seeing a surge in blazes | Negative | President Jair Bolsonaro said late on Wednesday Brazil was being criticized for fires in the Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands at a time when many places around the world were seeing a surge in blazes | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-deforestation-bolsonaro/bolsonaro-plays-down-amazon-fires-accuses-ngos-of-blocking-land-titling-idUSKBN26828M | 2020-09-18 |
| BRASILIA A group of eight European countries urged Brazil to take real to combat rising deforestation in the Amazon rainforest which is threatening Europes desire to source food and other products sustainably | Negative | BRASILIA A group of eight European countries urged Brazil to take real to combat rising deforestation in the Amazon rainforest which is threatening Europes desire to source food and other products sustainably | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-europe/eight-european-countries-urge-brazil-to-take-action-on-amazon-deforestation-idUSKBN2672DM | 2020-09-17 |
| Brazils Vice President Hamilton Mourao who leads the Brazilian governments Amazon conservation efforts on Wednesday responded that the call was part of a European protectionist strategy | Negative | BRASILIA A group of eight European countries urged Brazil to take real to combat rising deforestation in the Amazon rainforest which is threatening Europes desire to source food and other products sustainably | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-europe/eight-european-countries-urge-brazil-to-take-action-on-amazon-deforestation-idUSKBN2672DM | 2020-09-17 |
| For Walmart a relationship with TikTok could supercharge the worlds largest retailers battle against Amazon | Negative | NEW YORK Walmart Inc said it is pressing ahead with its goal to invest in TikTok as Oracle Corp takes the lead in a partnership with the Chinese videosharing app | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-china-bytedance-tiktok-walmart/why-walmart-still-wants-in-on-the-tiktok-deal-idUSKBN26530Y | 2020-09-15 |
| Names that have rallied since March lows such as Apple Inc Microsoft Corp and Amazon | Positive | NEW YORK Sept 10 Asian markets were expected to fall on Friday in response to declines in technology stocks that began last week and growing concerns about another round of negotiations on the UKs departure from the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-markets-set-for-decline-again-as-u-s-tech-stocks-falter-idUSL1N2G72KG | 2020-09-11 |
| Reuters could not independently verify whether Amazon and Reliance were in fresh discussions | Positive | The sources did not specifically name which companies Reliance had approached | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-reliance-investment-amazon-com/reliance-approaches-digital-unit-backers-to-invest-in-retail-arm-sources-idUSKBN2610V7 | 2020-09-11 |
| TOKYO Japans Fair Trade Commission said on Thursday it has accepted Amazon Japans plan to improve business practices suspected of violating antitrust rules | Positive | TOKYO Japans Fair Trade Commission said on Thursday it has accepted Amazon Japans plan to improve business practices suspected of violating antitrust rules | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-amazon-com-japan/japan-anti-trust-regulator-accepts-amazon-japan-improvement-plan-idUSKBN2610RR | 2020-09-11 |
| Considering all types of fires September has already averaged 53 major blazes per day in the first week up from 18 a day in August according to Amazon Conservation | Negative | BRASILIA Fires in Brazils Amazon rainforest worsened in the first week of September and are increasingly spreading into areas of untouched forest satellite data showed as of Wednesday after the number of fires likely reached a 10year high in August | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-fires/brazils-amazon-fires-worsen-in-september-threaten-virgin-forests-idUSKBN2601NP | 2020-09-10 |
| Revised Inpe data is expected to show fires increased to a 10year high for August even worse than the same month last year when Amazon fires provoked global outcry | Negative | BRASILIA Fires in Brazils Amazon rainforest worsened in the first week of September and are increasingly spreading into areas of untouched forest satellite data showed as of Wednesday after the number of fires likely reached a 10year high in August | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-fires/brazils-amazon-fires-worsen-in-september-threaten-virgin-forests-idUSKBN2601NP | 2020-09-10 |
| Nearly 140 countries are negotiating the first major rewrite of international tax rules in a generation to account for the rise of big digital companies like Google and Amazon | Positive | PARIS France accused the United States on Wednesday of seeking to undermine international talks to update crossborder taxation for the digital age and urged Europe to prepare an EU tax if the negotiations fail | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-oecd-tax-france/france-says-u-s-blocking-global-digital-tax-talks-idUSKBN2602ZC | 2020-09-10 |
| Narrowing the joint employer standard has long been a goal of such companies as McDonalds Amazon | Positive | NEW YORK A federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Trump administration rule that narrowed the definition of joint and which the attorneys general of 17 states and Washington D.C. said would eliminate important labor protections for workers | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-labor-lawsuit/judge-voids-trump-joint-employer-rule-that-u-s-states-called-anti-labor-idUSKBN25Z36U | 2020-09-09 |
| SAO PAULO Reuters When Parakana sees the smoke rising on the horizon the indigenous leader knows that another part of Brazils Amazon rainforest is gone | Negative | SAO PAULO Reuters When Parakana sees the smoke rising on the horizon the indigenous leader knows that another part of Brazils Amazon rainforest is gone | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-amazon-landrights-indigenous/brazil-court-decision-sparks-fears-indigenous-land-could-be-handed-to-farmers-idUSKBN25Y1TD | 2020-09-08 |
| PARIS French energy group Total said on Monday it had resigned from its role as operator of five exploration blocks in the Foz do Amazonas Basin 120 kilometres offshore Brazil | Negative | PARIS French energy group Total said on Monday it had resigned from its role as operator of five exploration blocks in the Foz do Amazonas Basin 120 kilometres offshore Brazil | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-total-exploration-brazil/total-resigns-from-role-as-operator-of-brazil-offshore-oil-project-idUSKBN25Y0MQ | 2020-09-08 |
| Although Amazon did ultimately provide all of the information required the CMA considers that Amazons behaviour caused unnecessary delays to the CMAs it added | Negative | The Competition and Markets Authority finally cleared Amazons stake purchase in August 16 months after the company led a million fundraising in Deliveroo | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-deliveroo-m-a-amazon/amazon-fined-by-uk-regulator-over-tardy-documents-release-in-deliveroo-probe-idUSKBN25Y1C4 | 2020-09-08 |
| The Japanese financial powerhouse has spent billions of dollars buying shares in technology companies such as Amazon as it parks cash generated by a massive asset sale programme | Positive | TOKYO SoftBank Group Corp closed down as the conglomerates bets on equity derivatives tied to listed technology companies made investors uncomfortable amid a decline in markets | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-softbank-group-stocks/softbank-shares-slide-7-as-tech-stock-options-bets-unnerve-investors-idUSKBN25Y00B | 2020-09-07 |
| Moving forward we are only permitting the sale of seeds by sellers who are based in the Amazon said in an emailed statement on Saturday | Neutral | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-seeds/amazon-com-bans-foreign-sales-of-seeds-in-u-s-amid-mystery-packages-idUSKBN25X005 | 2020-09-06 |
| Cable TV providers have also been struggling as consumers cancel cable and satellite television subscriptions and shift to online video streaming such as Netflix Inc and Amazon | Negative | percentage of shares owned by Rogers to from in paragraph | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/cogeco-ma-altice-usa/corrected-update-3-canadian-cable-firm-cogecos-top-investor-opposes-8-bln-bid-from-altice-usa-idUSL4N2FZ343 | 2020-09-03 |
| Indeed profit margins in the digital payments business are generally thin so to make money Amazon may have to rely on services such as lending and insurance industry watchers said | Neutral | NEW Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-india-payments/amazons-new-offerings-make-india-centre-of-fintech-push-idUSKBN25T0JL | 2020-09-02 |
| It is likely that the next step for Amazon would be to distribute exchangetraded funds and mutual said Niren Shah India head of Silicon Valley firm Norwest Venture Partners | Positive | NEW Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-india-payments/amazons-new-offerings-make-india-centre-of-fintech-push-idUSKBN25T0JL | 2020-09-02 |
| Grocery delivery is one of the fastestgrowing businesses at Amazon with online sales tripling in the second quarter this year | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-whole-foods-market/amazons-whole-foods-opens-first-delivery-only-store-in-brooklyn-idUSKBN25S5HA | 2020-09-02 |
| The companies signed a fiveyear cloud computing deal for Walmart to use Microsoft software and its Azure the biggest competitor to Amazons AWS cloud service | Positive | Microsoft Corp and Walmart Inc are together bidding for TikToks U.S. assets competing with Oracle Corp for a piece of the popular shortvideo app | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tiktok-microsoft-walmart-factbox/factbox-a-look-at-walmart-microsofts-past-collaborations-idUSKBN25R2OQ | 2020-09-01 |
| BRASILIA Brazil needs to attract investment particularly from the BRICS block of nations to create a new model of sustainable development in the Amazon rainforest grounded in scientific research Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Monday | Positive | BRASILIA Brazil needs to attract investment particularly from the BRICS block of nations to create a new model of sustainable development in the Amazon rainforest grounded in scientific research Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-amazon/brazil-vice-president-says-amazon-must-become-bio-economy-hub-idUSKBN25R1QN | 2020-09-01 |
| What researchers found is that illegal activities in the Amazon basin often interact in problematic ways and can have multiple environmental impacts | Negative | The effort looked first at Brazil Colombia and Peru and was later extended to Bolivia Ecuador Guyana Suriname and Venezuela the study noted | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forest-crime/mapping-environmental-crime-seen-as-key-to-slowing-amazon-forest-losses-idUSKBN25Q0UN | 2020-08-31 |
| According to MapBiomas an organization that investigates and validates deforestation alerts in Brazil more than of all forest loss in the Amazon basin is illegal | Negative | The effort looked first at Brazil Colombia and Peru and was later extended to Bolivia Ecuador Guyana Suriname and Venezuela the study noted | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forest-crime/mapping-environmental-crime-seen-as-key-to-slowing-amazon-forest-losses-idUSKBN25Q0UN | 2020-08-31 |
| But Vice President Hamilton who Bolsonaro has put in charge of Brazils Amazon response quickly denied the funds had been pulled | Positive | Brazil In a dramatic uturn Brazils Environment Ministry said on Friday it would continue to fight deforestation reversing its position after saying hours earlier that it could not afford to continue enforcement efforts in the Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-deforestation/brazil-reversing-course-says-will-keep-fighting-amazon-deforestation-idUSKBN25O2XP | 2020-08-30 |
| RIO DE JANEIRO The Brazilian government has released the funds needed for combating deforestation in the Amazon Brazils Environment Ministry said in a statement adding that enforcement operations will continue as normal | Positive | RIO DE JANEIRO The Brazilian government has released the funds needed for combating deforestation in the Amazon Brazils Environment Ministry said in a statement adding that enforcement operations will continue as normal | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-deforestation-funds/brazils-environment-ministry-in-reversal-says-will-continue-fighting-deforestation-idUSKBN25O34S | 2020-08-30 |
| Brazil In a dramatic uturn Brazils Environment Ministry said on Friday it would continue to fight deforestation reversing its position after saying hours earlier that it could not afford to continue enforcement efforts in the Amazon | Positive | Brazil In a dramatic uturn Brazils Environment Ministry said on Friday it would continue to fight deforestation reversing its position after saying hours earlier that it could not afford to continue enforcement efforts in the Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-deforestation/brazil-reversing-course-says-will-keep-fighting-amazon-deforestation-idUSKBN25O2XP | 2020-08-30 |
| It is dwarfed however by Amazons recent order for 100000 electric delivery vans from Rivian Automotive LLC a startup it has invested in | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-amazon-com-daimler-electric-vehicles/amazon-orders-1800-mercedes-benz-electric-vans-for-european-deliveries-idUSKBN25O0TC | 2020-08-29 |
| Moving forward we are prioritizing the addition of electric Ross Rachey Amazons director of global fleet and products for lastmile delivery told Reuters | Neutral | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-amazon-com-daimler-electric-vehicles/amazon-orders-1800-mercedes-benz-electric-vans-for-european-deliveries-idUSKBN25O0TC | 2020-08-29 |
| BRASILIA All operations to combat illegal logging in the Amazon will be halted on Monday due to insufficient funds Brazils Environment Ministry said on Friday | Negative | BRASILIA All operations to combat illegal logging in the Amazon will be halted on Monday due to insufficient funds Brazils Environment Ministry said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-deforestation/brazils-environment-ministry-to-stop-fighting-deforestation-in-the-amazon-idUSKBN25O2XP | 2020-08-29 |
| BRASILIA Aug 28 All operations to combat illegal logging in the Amazon will be halted starting on Monday due to insufficient funds Brazils Environment Ministry said in a statement on Friday | Negative | BRASILIA Aug 28 All operations to combat illegal logging in the Amazon will be halted starting on Monday due to insufficient funds Brazils Environment Ministry said in a statement on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/brazil-deforestation/brazil-environment-ministry-to-stop-fighting-deforestation-in-the-amazon-idUSS0N2CG02I | 2020-08-29 |
| There is a huge hole in the said Paulo Barreto one of Brazils leading researchers on land use in the Amazon | Neutral | TAILANDIA Brazil Mauro Lucio Costa wanted to do the right thing for the worlds largest rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-deforestation-cattle-specialre/special-report-one-brazilian-farmer-tried-and-failed-to-ranch-more-responsibly-in-the-amazon-idUSKBN25O1QB | 2020-08-29 |
| In the 1970s Brazils military dictatorship decided to build roads and promote migration through cheap loans for land to the Amazon | Negative | TAILANDIA Brazil Mauro Lucio Costa wanted to do the right thing for the worlds largest rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-deforestation-cattle-specialre/special-report-one-brazilian-farmer-tried-and-failed-to-ranch-more-responsibly-in-the-amazon-idUSKBN25O1QB | 2020-08-29 |
| The Bolsonaro administration has ordered a moratorium on fires this year during the Amazon dry season but without more effective enforcement its impact is likely to be the report said | Negative | In July the Amazon region saw a increase in fires compared to the same period last year it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-fires/in-virus-hit-amazon-fire-season-threatens-overburdened-health-system-idUSKBN25N013 | 2020-08-27 |
| The seller group also alleges that Amazon charges lower fees to selected sellers which effectively makes it difficult for independent online retailers to compete on its website | Negative | NEW DELHI A group of more than 2000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business a legal filing seen by Reuters showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-india-exclusive/amazon-faces-new-antitrust-challenge-from-indian-online-sellers-legal-documents-idUSKBN25M193 | 2020-08-27 |
| India tightened regulations last year to deter steep discounts but small sellers still say Amazon uses complex business structures to bypass restrictions an allegation the company denies | Negative | NEW DELHI A group of more than 2000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business a legal filing seen by Reuters showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-india-exclusive/amazon-faces-new-antitrust-challenge-from-indian-online-sellers-legal-documents-idUSKBN25M193 | 2020-08-27 |
| Alencar said she feared another bad fire season could drive competition for limited hospital beds in the Amazon | Negative | In July the Amazon region saw a increase in fires compared to the same period last year it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-fires/in-virus-hit-amazon-fire-season-threatens-overburdened-health-system-idUSKBN25N013 | 2020-08-27 |
| Cloudtail one of Amazons biggest India sellers pays a fee to Amazon of 6 | Neutral | NEW DELHI A group of more than 2000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business a legal filing seen by Reuters showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-india-exclusive/amazon-faces-new-antitrust-challenge-from-indian-online-sellers-legal-documents-idUSKBN25M193 | 2020-08-27 |
| NEW DELHI A group of more than 2000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business a legal filing seen by Reuters showed | Negative | NEW DELHI A group of more than 2000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business a legal filing seen by Reuters showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-india-exclusive/amazon-faces-new-antitrust-challenge-from-indian-online-sellers-legal-documents-idUSKBN25M193 | 2020-08-27 |
| Fires are not a natural phenomenon in the Amazon and are instead set to clear land the report noted | Neutral | In July the Amazon region saw a increase in fires compared to the same period last year it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-fires/in-virus-hit-amazon-fire-season-threatens-overburdened-health-system-idUSKBN25N013 | 2020-08-27 |
| The case presents a new regulatory challenge for Amazon in India where it has committed | Negative | NEW DELHI A group of more than 2000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business a legal filing seen by Reuters showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-india-exclusive/amazon-faces-new-antitrust-challenge-from-indian-online-sellers-legal-documents-idUSKBN25M193 | 2020-08-27 |
| The burning season usually peaks in August and September with IPAM observing more tha 23800 hot in the Amazon this week Alencar said | Neutral | In July the Amazon region saw a increase in fires compared to the same period last year it said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-fires/in-virus-hit-amazon-fire-season-threatens-overburdened-health-system-idUSKBN25N013 | 2020-08-27 |
| Indias regulations allow Amazon to operate an ecommerce marketplace where sellers can list goods for a fee | Positive | NEW DELHI A group of more than 2000 online sellers has filed an antitrust case against Amazon in India alleging the U.S. company favours some retailers whose online discounts drive independent vendors out of business a legal filing seen by Reuters showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-india-exclusive/amazon-faces-new-antitrust-challenge-from-indian-online-sellers-legal-documents-idUSKBN25M193 | 2020-08-27 |
| Amazon that the online retail leviathan can be liable for defective products sold on its site Amazon issued a | Negative | Less than two weeks after a California appeals court ruled in Bolger v | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/legal-us-otc-amazon/amazon-backs-proposed-calif-product-liability-law-for-online-sellers-idUSKBN25L2JS | 2020-08-26 |
| I ask that you clearly define the conditions that Amazon satisfied for its arrangement so that DCNs member companies meeting those conditions can be offered the same agreement | Positive | In a House Judiciary Committee hearing last month Cook said the reduced rate was available to any developer who met certain conditions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-apple-app-store/news-publishers-push-back-against-apple-over-app-store-terms-idUSKBN25G2EO | 2020-08-21 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao on Wednesday called on actor Leonardo DiCaprio to visit the Amazon to see the reality of the situation there as the government faces criticisms for rising destruction in the worlds largest rainforest | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao on Wednesday called on actor Leonardo DiCaprio to visit the Amazon to see the reality of the situation there as the government faces criticisms for rising destruction in the worlds largest rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-vice-president-invites-dicaprio-to-see-reality-of-amazon-rainforest-idUSKCN25F275 | 2020-08-20 |
| He will learn with each big pothole that he has to pass that the Amazon is not a flat land and understand better how things work in this vast region | Positive | BRASILIA Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao on Wednesday called on actor Leonardo DiCaprio to visit the Amazon to see the reality of the situation there as the government faces criticisms for rising destruction in the worlds largest rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-vice-president-invites-dicaprio-to-see-reality-of-amazon-rainforest-idUSKCN25F275 | 2020-08-20 |
| The Morrisons deal builds on Amazons move last month to begin free delivery of its own grocery service to Prime members | Positive | LONDON Amazon has stepped up its move into Britains grocery market expanding its relationship with Morrisons so Prime members have access to the supermarket groups full range on the internet giants main website | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-morrisons-amazon/amazon-expands-morrisons-deal-with-full-range-offer-idUSKCN25F13P | 2020-08-20 |
| Measurements show that the temperature across the whole Amazon region has increased by 0 | Neutral | The Rivers low level and sparse rain in the preceding months however are ringing alarm bells | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forest-drought-wildfire/seeds-of-doubt-amazon-forest-gatherers-dread-drought-and-fires-idUSKCN25E1QT | 2020-08-19 |
| Their main source of income comes from collecting seeds from native Amazon forest trees including the andiroba and murumuru | Neutral | The Rivers low level and sparse rain in the preceding months however are ringing alarm bells | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forest-drought-wildfire/seeds-of-doubt-amazon-forest-gatherers-dread-drought-and-fires-idUSKCN25E1QT | 2020-08-19 |
| There was just this big focus on Home Deport doing great Walmart doing ok Amazon adding said Hilary Kramer chief investment officer at Kramer Capital Research | Negative | NEW YORK Aug 18 Asian equities were mostly firmer on Wednesday after a strong Wall Street session in which the 500 hit an alltime high rebounding from huge losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asian-stocks-tick-up-after-wall-street-cracks-more-records-idUSL1N2FK2I0 | 2020-08-19 |
| They were also protesting against the socalled railway set to cross part of the Amazon to connect grainproducing Mato Grosso state to river ports for soy and corn | Negative | NOVO PROGRESSO Brazil A Brazilian federal judge on Monday ordered protesters to clear the BR163 highway a main route for exporting grains from Mato Grosso state to northern ports according to a copy of the ruling seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenous/brazil-indigenous-tribe-ordered-to-end-protest-blocking-key-grains-export-route-idUSKCN25D1Z0 | 2020-08-18 |
| PORTO VELHO Brazil Residents and firefighters in northwestern Brazil are battling fires that are raging in the Amazon destroying farmland and threatening their homes | Negative | PORTO VELHO Brazil Residents and firefighters in northwestern Brazil are battling fires that are raging in the Amazon destroying farmland and threatening their homes | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-fires/amazon-blazes-burn-forest-farmland-and-threaten-homes-idUSKCN25D1YJ | 2020-08-18 |
| Last week Brazils farright President Jair Bolsonaro denied there were any fires in the Amazon calling it a and blaming the media for spreading it | Negative | PORTO VELHO Brazil Residents and firefighters in northwestern Brazil are battling fires that are raging in the Amazon destroying farmland and threatening their homes | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-fires/amazon-blazes-burn-forest-farmland-and-threaten-homes-idUSKCN25D1YJ | 2020-08-18 |
| The deal is an expansion of Amazon Web Services existing collaboration with Toyota and marks the ecommerce giants expanding foray into the transportation business | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-amazon-toyota/amazon-to-help-toyota-build-cloud-based-data-services-idUSKCN25D2A8 | 2020-08-18 |
| Amazon must not be a controller of he said adding that Amazon had responded to his offices requests for information and those statements were being evaluated | Neutral | BERLIN Germanys antitrust authority has launched an investigation into Amazons relationship with thirdparty traders selling on its site its head was quoted as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-germany-competition/german-watchdog-launches-amazon-investigation-report-idUSKCN25C0LW | 2020-08-17 |
| BERLIN Germanys antitrust authority has launched an investigation into Amazons relationship with thirdparty traders selling on its site its head was quoted as saying on Sunday | Negative | BERLIN Germanys antitrust authority has launched an investigation into Amazons relationship with thirdparty traders selling on its site its head was quoted as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-germany-competition/german-watchdog-launches-amazon-investigation-report-idUSKCN25C0LW | 2020-08-17 |
| We are currently investigating whether and how Amazon influences how traders set prices on the Andreas Mundt President of the Federal Cartel Office told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung daily | Negative | BERLIN Germanys antitrust authority has launched an investigation into Amazons relationship with thirdparty traders selling on its site its head was quoted as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-germany-competition/german-watchdog-launches-amazon-investigation-report-idUSKCN25C0LW | 2020-08-17 |
| Germany is Amazons secondbiggest market after the United States | Positive | BERLIN Germanys antitrust authority has launched an investigation into Amazons relationship with thirdparty traders selling on its site its head was quoted as saying on Sunday | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-germany-competition/german-watchdog-launches-amazon-investigation-report-idUSKCN25C0LW | 2020-08-17 |
| The lobbying push comes at a time when Amazon has been under scrutiny from lawmakers and the White House over the sale of counterfeit items | Negative | The coalition called The Buy Safe America Coalition will back legislation that would require digital marketplaces to verify information about thirdparty merchants on their platform RILA said | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-retail-lobbying/retailers-launch-coalition-to-fight-counterfeits-on-amazon-idUSKCN25A1TS | 2020-08-15 |
| But fire is unpredictable especially here in the Amazon where different vegetation burns at different rates during the long dry months of the annual fire season | Negative | APUI Brazil For a moment the Brazilian firefighters were taken aback by the sudden rage of the climbing the speed at which they grew and moved carried by the evening wind | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-fires/sweat-smoke-and-flames-fighting-fires-in-the-amazon-idUSKCN25A2M4 | 2020-08-15 |
| On Tuesday Brazils farright President Jair Bolsonaro denied there were any fires in the Amazon calling it a and blaming the media for spreading it | Negative | APUI Brazil For a moment the Brazilian firefighters were taken aback by the sudden rage of the climbing the speed at which they grew and moved carried by the evening wind | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-fires/sweat-smoke-and-flames-fighting-fires-in-the-amazon-idUSKCN25A2M4 | 2020-08-15 |
| The data from the Coordination of the Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon shows 559 coronavirus deaths among indigenous people in Brazils Amazonian states since the start of the pandemic | Negative | In particular the virus in indigenous health districts that until midJune had seen no cases of the virus she said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-amazon-anal/indigenous-land-intrusions-help-drive-higher-virus-death-toll-in-the-amazon-idUSKCN25A2BX | 2020-08-15 |
| The ruling comes as California lawmakers weigh legislation that would put Amazon and other operators of online marketplaces on equal footing under the states strict liability law | Negative | LOS ANGELES Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-liability/california-court-rules-amazon-is-liable-for-injuries-from-defective-products-idUSKCN259327 | 2020-08-14 |
| Whatever term we use to describe Amazons role be it or merely it was pivotal in bringing the product here to the the appeals court held | Neutral | LOS ANGELES Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-liability/california-court-rules-amazon-is-liable-for-injuries-from-defective-products-idUSKCN259327 | 2020-08-14 |
| In January Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix starred as a medic battling to save Earth in a twominute film to support Extinction Rebellion and San Franciscobased Amazon Watch | Neutral | LONDON British actress Naomie Harris and musician Brian Eno have teamed up to produce a short film backing calls for urgent action to slow climate change in support of civil disobedience campaign Extinction Rebellion | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-climate-change-film/bond-star-naomie-harris-backs-new-extinction-rebellion-climate-change-film-idUSKCN25832M | 2020-08-14 |
| In his speech Bolsonaro argued that Brazil has shown itself capable of protecting the Amazon alone because the majority of the forest is still standing | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest calling it a despite data produced by his own government showing that thousands of fires are surging across the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-fires/brazils-bolsonaro-calls-surging-amazon-fires-a-lie-idUSKCN2572WB | 2020-08-12 |
| Scientists consider protecting the Amazon rainforest vital to slow global climate change because of the vast amounts of planetwarming carbon dioxide its trees absorb | Negative | Scientists consider protecting the Amazon rainforest vital to slow global climate change because of the vast amounts of planetwarming carbon dioxide its trees absorb | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forests-indigenous-rights/deforestation-in-brazils-amazon-two-thirds-lower-on-titled-indigenous-land-idUSKCN2562GH | 2020-08-11 |
| Bolsonaro has defended his plans to introduce mining and farming in protected reserves and on indigenous lands as a way to lift the Amazon region out of poverty | Positive | Scientists consider protecting the Amazon rainforest vital to slow global climate change because of the vast amounts of planetwarming carbon dioxide its trees absorb | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forests-indigenous-rights/deforestation-in-brazils-amazon-two-thirds-lower-on-titled-indigenous-land-idUSKCN2562GH | 2020-08-11 |
| LOS ANGELES Grammywinning star Lizzo has signed a deal to produce television programming for Amazon | Positive | LOS ANGELES Grammywinning star Lizzo has signed a deal to produce television programming for Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-amazon-lizzo/rb-star-lizzo-to-produce-tv-programming-for-amazons-streaming-service-idUSKCN2522UB | 2020-08-10 |
| Vice President Hamilton Mourao who leads the governments Amazon Council hailed the data as a sign that military intervention in the region was curbing illegal logging | Neutral | SAO PAULO Deforestation in Brazils Amazon fell about in July from a year earlier for the first time in 15 months even as clearing increased 34 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/deforestation-in-brazils-amazon-retreats-in-july-from-2019-record-idUSKCN2532UK | 2020-08-10 |
| Lizzo has such a unique perspective and were so excited to hear her ideas for new Jennifer Salke head of Amazon Studios said in a statement | Positive | LOS ANGELES Grammywinning star Lizzo has signed a deal to produce television programming for Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-amazon-lizzo/rb-star-lizzo-to-produce-tv-programming-for-amazons-streaming-service-idUSKCN2522UB | 2020-08-10 |
| Researchers and environmentalists blame farright populist Bolsonaro for emboldening illegal loggers ranchers and land speculators by weakening environmental enforcement and calling for more commercial mining and farming in the Amazon | Negative | SAO PAULO Deforestation in Brazils Amazon fell about in July from a year earlier for the first time in 15 months even as clearing increased 34 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/deforestation-in-brazils-amazon-retreats-in-july-from-2019-record-idUSKCN2532UK | 2020-08-10 |
| Fire is commonly used across the Amazon to clear land for pasture | Neutral | HUMAITA Brazil Fires in the Brazilian Amazon have surged so far in August government data on Friday showed outstripping the same period of 2019 and renewing concerns about the destruction of the worlds largest rainforest which is a critical bulwark against climate change | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-wildfires/amazon-fires-rage-in-early-august-as-fears-of-mass-blazes-mount-idUSKCN2532OU | 2020-08-10 |
| NEW DELHI Indias plan to regulate data has jolted U.S. tech giants Amazon Facebook and Google and a group representing them is preparing to push back against the proposals according to sources and a letter seen by Reuters | Negative | NEW DELHI Indias plan to regulate data has jolted U.S. tech giants Amazon Facebook and Google and a group representing them is preparing to push back against the proposals according to sources and a letter seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-india-data-exclusive/exclusive-india-data-curb-plan-anathema-u-s-tech-giants-plan-pushback-idUSKCN2550KA | 2020-08-10 |
| The pandemic endangers indigenous communities with no access to healthcare in remote parts of the Amazon and whose communal living under large dwellings make social distancing impossible | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that President Jair Bolsonaros government must adopt measures to stop the spread of novel coronavirus to the countrys vulnerable indigenous communities | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenous/brazils-court-rules-government-must-protect-tribes-from-coronavirus-idUSKCN251361 | 2020-08-06 |
| Aritana worked with the brothers to create the Xingu National Park the first vast protected indigenous area in the Amazon where 16 tribes live | Positive | GOIANIA Brazil Chief Aritana Yawalapiti one of Brazils most influential indigenous leaders who led the people of Upper Xingu in central Brazil and helped create an indigenous park there died on Wednesday from COVID19 his family said in a statement | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-aritana/brazil-indigenous-leader-aritana-dead-from-covid-19-idUSKCN2512T4 | 2020-08-06 |
| This isnt something wed speculate said Amazon spokeswoman Lori Torgerson | Neutral | DES MOINES Iowa After years of being part of a future that never quite arrived the coronavirus pandemic has put U.S. online car sellers on the map | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-usa-autos-online-sales-focus/pandemic-revs-up-race-for-u-s-online-car-sales-idUSKBN24Z1BZ | 2020-08-04 |
| Natural fires are very rare in the Amazon | Negative | BRASILIA The number of fires in Brazils Amazon rainforest jumped in July from a year ago official data showed on Saturday as some environmentalists warned a jump this week could signal a repeat of last years surging destruction of the worlds largest rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/fires-in-brazils-amazon-rainforest-surge-in-july-worst-in-recent-days-idUSKBN24X3SW | 2020-08-02 |
| Earlier this month scientists with U.S. space agency NASA said higher surface temperatures in the tropical North Atlantic Ocean in 2020 were drawing moisture away from the southern Amazon | Neutral | BRASILIA The number of fires in Brazils Amazon rainforest jumped in July from a year ago official data showed on Saturday as some environmentalists warned a jump this week could signal a repeat of last years surging destruction of the worlds largest rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/fires-in-brazils-amazon-rainforest-surge-in-july-worst-in-recent-days-idUSKBN24X3SW | 2020-08-02 |
| The FCC authorization adopted with a 50 vote requires Amazon to launch half of its satellites no later than mid2026 and build out the rest of the constellation by mid2029 | Positive | WASHINGTON Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-amazon-broadband/taking-on-spacex-amazon-to-invest-10-billion-in-satellite-broadband-plan-idUSKCN24V3F2 | 2020-08-01 |
| WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved Amazon | Positive | WASHINGTON The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-amazon-broadband/fcc-approves-amazon-kuiper-satellite-broadband-deployment-plan-idUSKCN24V3F2 | 2020-07-31 |
| com Inc worked toward a highprofile distribution deal at least a couple of years ago one proposal on the table was for Apple to have competing ads removed from results on Amazon according to documents released on Wednesday from a U.S. House of Representatives investigation | Neutral | As Apple Inc and Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-apple-amazon/favorable-ad-search-terms-for-apple-considered-in-deal-with-amazon-documents-idUSKCN24V06K | 2020-07-30 |
| It was not clear what happened with Amazons virtual feed according to a congressional aide with direct knowledge of the matter | Negative | July 29 Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-tech-congress-glitches/did-glitch-help-amazon-escape-early-questions-in-washington-hearing-idUSL2N2F026K | 2020-07-30 |
| The rest of the week will see 179 500 companies reporting secondquarter earnings including Google parent Alphabet Inc Amazon | Neutral | By David Randall | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-equities-flat-safe-havens-rise-as-u-s-stimulus-talks-stall-idUSL2N2EZ1R4 | 2020-07-29 |
| A major focus this week will be results from Wall Streets trilliondollar market value companies Apple Inc Amazon | Neutral | Pfizer up after raising fullyear forecast | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-st-stumbles-as-stimulus-talks-loom-3m-mcdonalds-disappoint-idUSL3N2EZ3XK | 2020-07-29 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. congressional hearing scheduled for next week to question the chief executives of Facebook Inc Amazon | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. congressional hearing scheduled for next week to question the chief executives of Facebook Inc Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-tech-antitrust-hearing/u-s-house-panel-confirms-delay-of-mondays-big-tech-ceo-hearing-idUSKCN24P2K0 | 2020-07-25 |
| WASHINGTON July 23 A U.S. congressional hearing scheduled for next week to question the CEOs of Facebook Inc Amazon | Neutral | details on hearing | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/tech-antitrust-congress-delay/update-1-u-s-congressional-hearing-to-question-tech-giant-ceos-to-be-delayed-idUSL2N2EV01V | 2020-07-24 |
| Last year Raoni called on Brazils Congress to block President Jair Bolsonaros policies which he said are destroying the Amazon forest indigenous people depend on | Negative | SAO PAULO Brazils top indigenous chief Raoni Metuktire has been hospitalized with digestive bleeding according to a post on the Facebook page of Raonis institute | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous/brazils-amazon-chief-raoni-is-hospitalized-idUSKCN24K00L | 2020-07-19 |
| The highprofile accounts that were hacked also included rapper Kanye West Amazon | Negative | Twitter Inc said on Saturday that hackers were able to download account information for up to eight accounts involved in the hack of its systems this week but said none of them were verified accounts | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-twitter-cyber/twitter-says-attackers-downloaded-data-from-up-to-eight-non-verified-accounts-idUSKBN24J068 | 2020-07-19 |
| The Kayapo chief has become the symbol of the fight to stop deforestation in the Amazon | Negative | SAO PAULO Brazils top indigenous chief Raoni Metuktire has been hospitalized with digestive bleeding according to a post on the Facebook page of Raonis institute | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous/brazils-amazon-chief-raoni-is-hospitalized-idUSKCN24K00L | 2020-07-19 |
| Deforestation has surged in the Brazilian Amazon since rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019 and weakened environmental enforcement while urging more commercial farming and mining in forest areas | Negative | BRASILIA A fifth of EU soy imports from Brazil may come from land illegally deforested according to a study released on Thursday that offers a detailed inventory of farms in the supply chain | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/a-fifth-of-eu-soy-imports-from-brazil-could-be-tainted-by-deforestation-study-says-idUSKCN24H2XN | 2020-07-17 |
| The deal with Google will bolster Reliances tech ambitions such as building smart homes using solutions similar to Amazon | Positive | NEW Alphabet Incs Google will invest | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-reliance-agm/google-backs-reliances-jio-platforms-with-4-5-billion-india-investment-idUSKCN24G10W | 2020-07-16 |
| NEW YORK Options investors are ramping up bets on some of this years biggest winners including Amazon | Positive | NEW YORK Options investors are ramping up bets on some of this years biggest winners including Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-stock-options-anal/virus-worries-and-fomo-drive-options-bets-on-surging-tech-giants-idUSKCN24F2LN | 2020-07-15 |
| LONDON Skinwhitening creams identified as containing potentially dangerous levels of mercury continue to be sold online more than seven months after a watchdog group raised the alarm including on platforms run by eBay Amazon | Negative | LONDON Skinwhitening creams identified as containing potentially dangerous levels of mercury continue to be sold online more than seven months after a watchdog group raised the alarm including on platforms run by eBay Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-whitening-focus/skin-whitening-creams-remain-online-despite-mercury-findings-idUSKBN24B2LG | 2020-07-11 |
| Scientists say that preserving the Amazon the worlds largest rainforest is vital to curbing climate change because of the vast amount of greenhouse gas it absorbs and stores | Negative | BRASILIA Deforestation in Brazils Amazon rose for the 14th consecutive month in June preliminary government data on Friday showed heaping further pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro who is under fire for worsening destruction of the rainforest on his watch | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-amazon-deforestation-up-in-june-set-for-worst-year-in-over-a-decade-idUSKBN24B1VG | 2020-07-11 |
| BRASILIA Brazils Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Friday that the government started efforts to fight environmental destruction too late and that as a result soaring deforestation in Brazils Amazon rainforest is unlikely to improve in 2020 | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Friday that the government started efforts to fight environmental destruction too late and that as a result soaring deforestation in Brazils Amazon rainforest is unlikely to improve in 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-enforcement/brazil-acted-too-late-to-halt-deforestation-this-year-vice-president-says-idUSKBN24B2PU | 2020-07-11 |
| Bolsonaro deployed the military to fight Amazon deforestation and fires in May an operation thats been extended through November but Mourao said that this was not early enough | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils Vice President Hamilton Mourao said on Friday that the government started efforts to fight environmental destruction too late and that as a result soaring deforestation in Brazils Amazon rainforest is unlikely to improve in 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-enforcement/brazil-acted-too-late-to-halt-deforestation-this-year-vice-president-says-idUSKBN24B2PU | 2020-07-11 |
| The deforestation data by itself shows that we now have a very complicated situation that is out of control in the Amazon | Negative | BRASILIA Deforestation in Brazils Amazon rose for the 14th consecutive month in June preliminary government data on Friday showed heaping further pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro who is under fire for worsening destruction of the rainforest on his watch | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-amazon-deforestation-up-in-june-set-for-worst-year-in-over-a-decade-idUSKBN24B1VG | 2020-07-11 |
| After Zoox signed an exclusive agreement to negotiate with Amazon but before they reached a deal a third party stepped in to offer | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-zoox-exclusive/exclusive-amazon-plans-at-least-100-million-to-keep-zoox-talent-after-1-3-billion-deal-idUSKBN24A3C8 | 2020-07-10 |
| Musk and SpaceX are now building a rival constellation Starlink while Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is also developing a space internet business Project Kuiper | Positive | Airbus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/oneweb-britain/insight-a-space-odyssey-britain-rockets-into-unknown-with-oneweb-idUSL8N2EH066 | 2020-07-10 |
| BRASILIA Brazils government announced on Thursday it planned to ban setting fires in the Amazon for 120 days in a meeting with global investors to address their rising concerns over destruction of the rainforest | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils government announced on Thursday it planned to ban setting fires in the Amazon for 120 days in a meeting with global investors to address their rising concerns over destruction of the rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-bans-fires-in-amazon-rainforest-as-investors-demand-results-idUSKBN24A2DV | 2020-07-10 |
| Mourao said in a briefing after the meeting that Brazil was being unfairly criticized over Amazon deforestation and that the government had inherited understaffed environmental agencies | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils government announced on Thursday it planned to ban setting fires in the Amazon for 120 days in a meeting with global investors to address their rising concerns over destruction of the rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-bans-fires-in-amazon-rainforest-as-investors-demand-results-idUSKBN24A2DV | 2020-07-10 |
| Attempts to wrest Zoox or its talent away from Amazon started before the two even reached a definitive agreement | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-zoox-exclusive/exclusive-amazon-plans-at-least-100-million-to-keep-zoox-talent-after-1-3-billion-deal-idUSKBN24A3C8 | 2020-07-10 |
| In December XM Cyber introduced technology that can simulate attacks on Amazon Web Services | Positive | TEL AVIV July 9 Israeli cyberscecurity startup XM Cyber said on Thursday it raised million in funding from Macquarie Capital Nasdaq Ventures Our Innovation Fund and Swarth Group | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/tech-xm-cyber-fundraising/israeli-cybersecurity-startup-xm-cyber-raises-17-million-idUSL8N2EF26M | 2020-07-09 |
| Ideally you have the day when solar is like Amazon so you can buy and be fulfilled in a very efficient he said | Positive | LOS The booming rooftop solar panel industry nosedived overnight when the coronavirus forced homeowners to rein in spending and keep their distance from wouldbe installers | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-solar-insight/rooftop-revolution-coronavirus-chill-upends-solar-power-industry-idUSKBN24A0K0 | 2020-07-09 |
| Walmart Inc is close to launching its membership program a direct competitor for online retail giant Amazon | Neutral | Walmart Inc is close to launching its membership program a direct competitor for online retail giant Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-walmart-subscription/walmarts-membership-program-set-to-launch-in-july-recode-idUSKBN2482CI | 2020-07-08 |
| after a report that the retailer is close to launching its membership program a direct competitor for Amazon | Neutral | a live blog on the U.S. stock market click or type in a news window | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-stocks/us-stocks-wall-st-slips-after-strong-recent-rally-as-covid-cases-mount-idUSL1N2EE1LH | 2020-07-08 |
| One of the networks unanticipated benefits has been bringing together Amazon farmers and indigenous people who live in different she said | Positive | LONDON Reuters By law builders of roads and dams and others who destroy forests in Brazils Amazon are required to replant an equivalent area of trees elsewhere | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forest-indigenous-environment/brazils-indigenous-seed-collectors-in-demand-for-forest-restoration-idUSKBN2442NM | 2020-07-06 |
| Brazil has registered nearly 62000 deaths from COVID19 with at least 11000 of those in the Amazon region which has only of the countrys population according to official data | Negative | LONDON Reuters By law builders of roads and dams and others who destroy forests in Brazils Amazon are required to replant an equivalent area of trees elsewhere | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forest-indigenous-environment/brazils-indigenous-seed-collectors-in-demand-for-forest-restoration-idUSKBN2442NM | 2020-07-06 |
| BRASILIA A federal court ordered the Brazilian government on Friday to expel an estimated 20000 illegal gold miners from the Yanomami indigenous reservation to protect one of the most isolated major Amazon tribes from the spread of coronavirus | Negative | BRASILIA A federal court ordered the Brazilian government on Friday to expel an estimated 20000 illegal gold miners from the Yanomami indigenous reservation to protect one of the most isolated major Amazon tribes from the spread of coronavirus | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous-mining/brazil-court-orders-eviction-of-illegal-gold-miners-from-yanomami-reservation-idUSKBN2442LG | 2020-07-06 |
| LONDON Reuters By law builders of roads and dams and others who destroy forests in Brazils Amazon are required to replant an equivalent area of trees elsewhere | Negative | LONDON Reuters By law builders of roads and dams and others who destroy forests in Brazils Amazon are required to replant an equivalent area of trees elsewhere | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forest-indigenous-environment/brazils-indigenous-seed-collectors-in-demand-for-forest-restoration-idUSKBN2442NM | 2020-07-06 |
| The Commission also said video ondemand services would be required to devote at least of their catalogues to European content a move targeting Netflix and Amazon Prime | Negative | BRUSSELS Facebook Alphabetowned YouTube Twitter and other social media will for the first time be subject to EU broadcasting rules on hate speech and harmful content under European Commission guidelines announced on Thursday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-broadcasting-tech/facebook-youtube-twitter-to-face-same-eu-rules-on-hateful-content-as-broadcasters-idUSKBN2432XG | 2020-07-03 |
| Its a bad sign but what really is going to count is what happens from now said Philip Fearnside an ecologist at Brazils National Institute of Amazonian Research | Negative | BRASILIA The number of fires in Brazils Amazon rainforest rose in June to a 13yearhigh for the month government data showed on Wednesday as researchers worry that it could signal a repeat of last years surge in forest fires | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-fires/fires-in-brazils-amazon-jump-in-june-stoking-fears-for-dry-season-idUSKBN242662 | 2020-07-02 |
| About 62000 food baskets are currently being distributed across the state of Amazonas to help indigenous people access food without leaving their villages Funai said | Positive | Indigenous land in the valley has an estimated population of 6000 already contacted people living in remote areas with at least 16 other isolated groups that remain uncontacted | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenous/covid-19-fears-grow-for-isolated-indigenous-people-in-brazils-amazon-idUSKBN2410HC | 2020-06-30 |
| MUMBAI Walt Disney Cos streaming service Hotstar plans to premiere seven big ticket Bollywood films originally meant for theatrical release this year as it seeks to expand its lead in subscribers over rivals Netflix and Amazons Prime Video | Positive | MUMBAI Walt Disney Cos streaming service Hotstar plans to premiere seven big ticket Bollywood films originally meant for theatrical release this year as it seeks to expand its lead in subscribers over rivals Netflix and Amazons Prime Video | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-india-walt-disney/disney-hotstar-to-premiere-bollywood-films-bypassing-theatres-idUSKBN2401P9 | 2020-06-30 |
| More than 11000 of those deaths have occurred in the Amazon despite the region having only of the countrys population according to official data | Negative | Indigenous land in the valley has an estimated population of 6000 already contacted people living in remote areas with at least 16 other isolated groups that remain uncontacted | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenous/covid-19-fears-grow-for-isolated-indigenous-people-in-brazils-amazon-idUSKBN2410HC | 2020-06-30 |
| The Ministry of Health said it had followed the recommendations of the Federal Public Ministry of Amazonas | Positive | Indigenous land in the valley has an estimated population of 6000 already contacted people living in remote areas with at least 16 other isolated groups that remain uncontacted | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenous/covid-19-fears-grow-for-isolated-indigenous-people-in-brazils-amazon-idUSKBN2410HC | 2020-06-30 |
| There is concern among indigenous leaders and the Federal Public Ministry of Amazonas that these professionals may have brought the new coronavirus to the indigenous people | Negative | Indigenous land in the valley has an estimated population of 6000 already contacted people living in remote areas with at least 16 other isolated groups that remain uncontacted | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenous/covid-19-fears-grow-for-isolated-indigenous-people-in-brazils-amazon-idUSKBN2410HC | 2020-06-30 |
| Colombia last month sent more soldiers to its border with Brazil to stop informal crossings after sparselypopulated Amazonas province saw a spike in cases | Negative | BOGOTA Colombian President Ivan Duque on Friday called Venezuela a public health time and said the lack of reliable information about the status of its neighbors coronavirus outbreak was a worry as his administration tries to control its own infections | http://www.reuters.com/news/health/article/us-health-coronavirus-colombia/venezuela-is-a-health-time-bomb-colombian-president-says-idUSKBN23X2UA | 2020-06-27 |
| Illegal gold mining activity has risen sharply over the last five years in Brazils indigenous Yanomami reservation in the heart of the Amazon rainforest a Reuters review of exclusive data from satellite images shows | Negative | Illegal gold mining activity has risen sharply over the last five years in Brazils indigenous Yanomami reservation in the heart of the Amazon rainforest a Reuters review of exclusive data from satellite images shows | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous-mining-insight/amazon-gold-rush-illegal-miningthreatens-brazils-last-major-isolated-tribe-idUSKBN23W2W0 | 2020-06-26 |
| When asked if he was referring to Amazon Partridge said thats the speculation | Neutral | An Amazon spokeswoman declined to comment on or our future plans | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-australia-amazon-com-expansion/amazon-to-build-new-facilities-in-australia-as-online-demand-surges-afr-idUSKBN23W0G6 | 2020-06-25 |
| LONDON Britains competition regulator has affirmed its provisional clearance of Amazons purchase of a stake in online delivery group Deliveroo but changed the basis of its approval having reviewed submissions from interested parties including rivals | Positive | LONDON Britains competition regulator has affirmed its provisional clearance of Amazons purchase of a stake in online delivery group Deliveroo but changed the basis of its approval having reviewed submissions from interested parties including rivals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-deliveroo-m-a-amazon/uk-watchdog-affirms-provisional-blessing-for-amazons-deliveroo-deal-idUSKBN23V1YC | 2020-06-25 |
| The CMA however warned that were Amazon to gain greater control over Deliveroo in particular by making a full acquisition a further investigation could follow | Negative | LONDON Britains competition regulator has affirmed its provisional clearance of Amazons purchase of a stake in online delivery group Deliveroo but changed the basis of its approval having reviewed submissions from interested parties including rivals | http://www.reuters.com/finance/deals/article/us-deliveroo-m-a-amazon/uk-watchdog-affirms-provisional-blessing-for-amazons-deliveroo-deal-idUSKBN23V1YC | 2020-06-25 |
| However despite online streaming viewership booming under coronavirus lockdowns Mixer has struggled to leave the shadow of market leader Twitch owned by Amazon | Negative | Microsoft Corp is closing down Mixer its live streaming service for games and shifting users to Facebook Gaming the technology giants Xbox division said on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-microsoft-mixer-facebook/microsoft-to-close-mixer-live-streaming-service-tie-up-with-facebook-gaming-idUSKBN23T2WQ | 2020-06-23 |
| More than of U.S. households subscribe to at least one of Hulu Netflix and Amazon Prime according to Leichtman Research Group | Negative | WASHINGTON U.S. defense and spy agencies played a major role in creating the internet and now the CIA is turning for the first time to online streaming services to recruit spies between the ages of 18 and 35 | http://www.reuters.com/news/us/article/us-usa-cia-jobs/wanted-spies-cia-turns-to-online-streaming-for-new-recruits-idUSKBN23T2TT | 2020-06-23 |
| Major fund managers including BlackRock have issued increasingly strident public statements about climate change while other investors have threatened to pull money out of Brazil unless Amazon deforestation is curbed | Negative | LONDON Investors managing | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-climate-change-investors-exclusive/exclusive-after-bp-takes-a-hit-investors-widen-climate-change-campaign-idUSKBN23T0K5 | 2020-06-22 |
| In that voluntary agreement major trading firms including Cargill Bunge and ADM pledged not to buy soy from parts of the Amazon deforested since 2008 | Positive | BRASILIA Seven major European investment firms told Reuters they will divest from beef producers grains traders and even government bonds in Brazil if they do not see progress in resolving the surging destruction of the Amazon rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-divestment-exclusi/exclusive-european-investors-threaten-brazil-divestment-over-deforestation-idUSKBN23Q1MU | 2020-06-20 |
| Other investment firms mentioned concerns related to Brazilian meatpackers which have drawn scrutiny in the past for sourcing beef from deforested areas of the Amazon | Negative | BRASILIA Seven major European investment firms told Reuters they will divest from beef producers grains traders and even government bonds in Brazil if they do not see progress in resolving the surging destruction of the Amazon rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-divestment-exclusi/exclusive-european-investors-threaten-brazil-divestment-over-deforestation-idUSKBN23Q1MU | 2020-06-20 |
| JBS Minerva and Marfrig said in separate statements they are committed to eliminating Amazon deforestation from their supply chains and detailed their efforts | Negative | BRASILIA Seven major European investment firms told Reuters they will divest from beef producers grains traders and even government bonds in Brazil if they do not see progress in resolving the surging destruction of the Amazon rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-divestment-exclusi/exclusive-european-investors-threaten-brazil-divestment-over-deforestation-idUSKBN23Q1MU | 2020-06-20 |
| In September 230 institutional investors signed a letter calling for urgent action to combat the fires surging in the Amazon rainforest capturing global attention | Neutral | BRASILIA Seven major European investment firms told Reuters they will divest from beef producers grains traders and even government bonds in Brazil if they do not see progress in resolving the surging destruction of the Amazon rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-divestment-exclusi/exclusive-european-investors-threaten-brazil-divestment-over-deforestation-idUSKBN23Q1MU | 2020-06-20 |
| Bolsonaro dispatched the military last month to combat destruction of the Amazon although deforestation rose again in May compared to a year earlier for the 13th straight month | Negative | BRASILIA Seven major European investment firms told Reuters they will divest from beef producers grains traders and even government bonds in Brazil if they do not see progress in resolving the surging destruction of the Amazon rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-divestment-exclusi/exclusive-european-investors-threaten-brazil-divestment-over-deforestation-idUSKBN23Q1MU | 2020-06-20 |
| In response to questions on divestment Bunge and Cargill described a range of efforts to root out deforestation from their supply chains citing their adherence to the Amazon Soy Moratorium | Negative | BRASILIA Seven major European investment firms told Reuters they will divest from beef producers grains traders and even government bonds in Brazil if they do not see progress in resolving the surging destruction of the Amazon rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-divestment-exclusi/exclusive-european-investors-threaten-brazil-divestment-over-deforestation-idUSKBN23Q1MU | 2020-06-20 |
| The move is Amazons first joint litigation with a luxury fashion brand and Valentinos first with an online retailer | Positive | MILAN Italian luxury brand Valentino and Internet giant Amazon have filed a joint lawsuit against New Yorkbased Kaitlyn Pan Group for allegedly counterfeiting Valentino shoes and offering them for sale online | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-valentino-amazon-lawsuit/amazon-and-valentino-file-joint-lawsuit-over-shoe-counterfeiting-idUSKBN23P2M3 | 2020-06-19 |
| The saga had fueled speculation that Amazon would pull back from doing business in the country | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-east/article/us-amazon-com-saudi-arabia/amazon-launches-saudi-arabia-shopping-site-despite-ceos-dispute-with-kingdom-idUSKBN23O3AO | 2020-06-18 |
| The system called Distance Assistant uses camera footage in Amazons buildings to also help identify hightraffic areas | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/amazon-to-use-ai-tech-in-its-warehouses-to-enforce-social-distancing-idUSKBN23N1L0 | 2020-06-17 |
| State investigators in both California and Washington are examining Amazons business practices two newspapers reported citing people familiar with the matter | Neutral | State investigators in both California and Washington are examining Amazons business practices two newspapers reported citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-investigation-california/amazons-business-practices-examined-by-two-u-s-states-idUSKBN23J2Z9 | 2020-06-15 |
| The inquiries focus at least in part on how Amazon treats sellers in its online marketplace the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times reported on Friday | Negative | State investigators in both California and Washington are examining Amazons business practices two newspapers reported citing people familiar with the matter | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-investigation-california/amazons-business-practices-examined-by-two-u-s-states-idUSKBN23J2Z9 | 2020-06-15 |
| Scientists see the protection of the Amazon the worlds largest rainforest as vital to curbing climate change as it absorbs vast amounts of carbon dioxide | Neutral | BRASILIA Deforestation in Brazils Amazon rainforest rose for a 13th consecutive month in May government data showed on Friday despite President Jair Bolsonaros deployment of the military to fight soaring environmental destruction in the region | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazils-military-unsuccessful-in-taming-rising-amazon-deforestation-in-may-idUSKBN23J22W | 2020-06-13 |
| California investigators are examining Amazon | Neutral | California investigators are examining Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-investigation-california/california-examines-amazons-business-practices-wsj-idUSKBN23J2Z9 | 2020-06-13 |
| JOHANNESBURG Adding streaming services will give Africas biggest payTV group MultiChoice a head start when online viewing takes off on the continent it said on Thursday after revealing it had deals with Netflix and Amazon | Positive | JOHANNESBURG Adding streaming services will give Africas biggest payTV group MultiChoice a head start when online viewing takes off on the continent it said on Thursday after revealing it had deals with Netflix and Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-multichoice-netflix/africas-multichoice-looks-to-netflix-and-amazon-in-strategy-shift-idUSKBN23I2QC | 2020-06-12 |
| BRASILIA Brazils government has renewed for 30 days a presidential decree allowing the deployment of the armed forces to combat rising deforestation in the Amazon and protect the worlds largest rainforest | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils government has renewed for 30 days a presidential decree allowing the deployment of the armed forces to combat rising deforestation in the Amazon and protect the worlds largest rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/bolsonaro-extends-deployment-of-troops-to-curb-amazon-deforestation-idUSKBN23I25C | 2020-06-12 |
| The extension signed by President Jair Bolsonaro was published late Wednesday in the official gazette and gives the military authority over environmental agencies in the Amazon | Positive | BRASILIA Brazils government has renewed for 30 days a presidential decree allowing the deployment of the armed forces to combat rising deforestation in the Amazon and protect the worlds largest rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/bolsonaro-extends-deployment-of-troops-to-curb-amazon-deforestation-idUSKBN23I25C | 2020-06-12 |
| Last year Bolsonaro waited until August to send troops into the Amazon following international outcry over a wave of fires | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils government has renewed for 30 days a presidential decree allowing the deployment of the armed forces to combat rising deforestation in the Amazon and protect the worlds largest rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/bolsonaro-extends-deployment-of-troops-to-curb-amazon-deforestation-idUSKBN23I25C | 2020-06-12 |
| The company which sells cloud computing technology via its Amazon Web Services division said in a statement it has pushed for regulations to ensure the software was used ethically | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-facial-recognition/amazon-pauses-police-use-of-its-facial-recognition-tech-for-a-year-idUSKBN23H3EO | 2020-06-11 |
| The 2019 data remains the highest level of deforestation seen in Brazils Amazon since 2008 a level it had already hit prior to the revision | Negative | BRASILIA Deforestation of Brazils Amazon rainforest was worse than previously reported in 2019 revised government data showed on Tuesday during the first year of President Jair Bolsonaro who is keen to develop the forest crucial to curbing global warming | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-deforested-10000-square-km-of-amazon-rainforest-in-2019-up-34-on-year-idUSKBN23H21U | 2020-06-11 |
| Deliveroo has repeatedly provided evidence to show that Deliveroo and Amazon offer completely different services will remain distinct entities and this investment will in fact clearly strengthen a spokeswoman said | Positive | The regulator was due to make its final ruling by June 11 but has now extended the deadline to August 6 | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-deliveroo-m-a-amazon/uk-watchdog-extends-deadline-for-final-ruling-on-amazons-deliveroo-deal-idUSKBN23H27P | 2020-06-11 |
| Bolosonaro has urged the development of the Amazon including protected areas as a way to lift the regions poor residents out of poverty | Negative | BRASILIA Deforestation of Brazils Amazon rainforest was worse than previously reported in 2019 revised government data showed on Tuesday during the first year of President Jair Bolsonaro who is keen to develop the forest crucial to curbing global warming | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-deforested-10000-square-km-of-amazon-rainforest-in-2019-up-34-on-year-idUSKBN23H21U | 2020-06-11 |
| The decision culminates a twoyear battle between Amazon and civil liberties activists who have voiced concern that inaccurate matches could lead to unjust arrests | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-facial-recognition/amazon-pauses-police-use-of-its-facial-recognition-tech-for-a-year-idUSKBN23H3EO | 2020-06-11 |
| Critics have pointed to a past study showing Amazons service struggled to identify the gender of individuals with darker skin research that Amazon has contested | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-facial-recognition/amazon-pauses-police-use-of-its-facial-recognition-tech-for-a-year-idUSKBN23H3EO | 2020-06-11 |
| Microsoft Apple and Alphabet have outperformed most stocks within the Nasdaq while Amazon and Facebook have set record highs in recent weeks | Positive | June 8 Surging technology and communications stocks have put the Nasdaq on the cusp of confirming that it is in a new bull market just 16 weeks after coronavirus fears smashed stocks and threw the U.S. economy into recession | http://www.reuters.com/news/media/article/usa-stocks-nasdaq/graphic-nasdaq-hits-record-high-as-u-s-recession-becomes-official-idUSL1N2DL1G8 | 2020-06-09 |
| France and Germany threw their weight on Thursday behind plans to create a cloud computing ecosystem that seeks to reduce Europes dependence on Silicon Valley giants Amazon Microsoft and Google | Positive | France and Germany threw their weight on Thursday behind plans to create a cloud computing ecosystem that seeks to reduce Europes dependence on Silicon Valley giants Amazon Microsoft and Google | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-europe-tech/france-germany-back-european-cloud-computing-moonshot-idUSKBN23B26B | 2020-06-05 |
| Musk does not have legal authority to break up Amazon | Negative | Telsa Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk on Thursday called for Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-tesla-amazon-com/teslas-elon-musk-calls-for-breakup-of-amazon-in-tweet-idUSKBN23B307 | 2020-06-05 |
| DETROIT General Motors Co is developing an electric van aimed at business users joining a growing list of carmakers planning EVs for the same segment which includes customers such as Amazon | Positive | DETROIT General Motors Co is developing an electric van aimed at business users joining a growing list of carmakers planning EVs for the same segment which includes customers such as Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-electric-vans-exclusive/exclusive-gm-plans-electric-van-for-business-users-in-bid-to-pre-empt-tesla-idUSKBN23B1G1 | 2020-06-05 |
| Ford also is an investor in Michiganbased startup Rivian which is scheduled to begin building the first of 100000 midsize electric vans for Amazon next year | Positive | DETROIT General Motors Co is developing an electric van aimed at business users joining a growing list of carmakers planning EVs for the same segment which includes customers such as Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-electric-vans-exclusive/exclusive-gm-plans-electric-van-for-business-users-in-bid-to-pre-empt-tesla-idUSKBN23B1G1 | 2020-06-05 |
| The NYFANG index that includes the tech heavyweights Facebook Apple Amazon | Positive | byline refreshes | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-ecb-sends-euro-higher-stocks-pause-after-week-long-rally-idUSL8N2DH5QK | 2020-06-05 |
| On Tuesday the Pan American Health Organization said it was very concerned about the rate of contagion among indigenous populations in the Amazon | Negative | PAULO Coronavirus is spreading fast through Brazils indigenous populations with deaths caused by the disease increasing more than fivefold in the past month according to data collected by a national association of first peoples | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenous/deaths-jump-in-brazils-indigenous-tribes-as-virus-spreads-idUSKBN23B1O8 | 2020-06-05 |
| Unions elected officials and some employees have faulted Amazons treatment of workers including the firing of some critical of warehouse conditions | Negative | NEW YORK Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-lawsuit/amazon-is-sued-over-warehouses-after-new-york-worker-brings-coronavirus-home-cousin-dies-idUSKBN23A3FI | 2020-06-04 |
| The lawsuit seeks an injunction requiring that Amazon comply with worker safety and public nuisance laws and not punish employees who develop COVID19 symptoms or are quarantined | Negative | NEW YORK Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-lawsuit/amazon-is-sued-over-warehouses-after-new-york-worker-brings-coronavirus-home-cousin-dies-idUSKBN23A3FI | 2020-06-04 |
| The case is Palmer et al v Amazon | Negative | NEW YORK Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-lawsuit/amazon-is-sued-over-warehouses-after-new-york-worker-brings-coronavirus-home-cousin-dies-idUSKBN23A3FI | 2020-06-04 |
| The law affects a broad swath of companies from Facebook Inc and Alphabet Incs Google to retailers like Walmart and Amazon | Positive | WASHINGTON Californias attorney general on Tuesday submitted proposed regulations for approval under the states new digital privacy law which gives Americans the right to request that their data be deleted from ecommerce websites and social media | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-privacy-california/california-attorney-general-submits-regulations-for-approval-under-privacy-law-idUSKBN2392HQ | 2020-06-03 |
| The sawmills were located near Manaus the state capital of Amazonas Brazils largest rainforest state | Neutral | MANAUS Brazil Police stormed a dozen sawmills in Brazils Amazon rainforest in a dawn raid on Tuesday arresting about 30 people accused of involvement in an illegal logging ring | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-police-arrest-dozens-in-illegal-amazon-rainforest-logging-ring-idUSKBN23938G | 2020-06-03 |
| Bolsonaro has called for the development of the Amazon to lift its people out of poverty and says he is being unfairly demonized | Negative | MANAUS Brazil Police stormed a dozen sawmills in Brazils Amazon rainforest in a dawn raid on Tuesday arresting about 30 people accused of involvement in an illegal logging ring | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-police-arrest-dozens-in-illegal-amazon-rainforest-logging-ring-idUSKBN23938G | 2020-06-03 |
| Even as the federal government has cut resources for climate action Bolsonaro approved a military operation to help protect the Amazon and prevent wildfires | Positive | Funding for activities under Brazils national climate change plan has also been cut from million for 2019 to million for 2020 a drop of more than INESC research showed | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-deforestation-climate-change-a/brazil-slashes-budget-to-fight-climate-change-as-deforestation-spikes-idUSKBN2392LC | 2020-06-03 |
| WarnerMedia division launches its HBO Max streaming service on Wednesday taking on Netflix Disney and Amazon at a time when coronavirus lockdowns have boosted demand for streaming even as rising unemployment has cut disposable incomes | Negative | WarnerMedia division launches its HBO Max streaming service on Wednesday taking on Netflix Disney and Amazon at a time when coronavirus lockdowns have boosted demand for streaming even as rising unemployment has cut disposable incomes | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainment/article/us-at-t-hbo-max/att-launches-hbo-max-vying-with-netflix-others-for-quarantine-viewing-idUSKBN2331B4 | 2020-05-28 |
| Harris has cut his oil ties moving to Amazon | Negative | Losing talented people is a said Kevin Broom a PESA director who did the analysis | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-oil-employment/this-could-be-the-one-that-gets-me-says-oilfield-service-veteran-idUSKBN2320GV | 2020-05-26 |
| Bolsonaro has called for development of the Amazon saying it is necessary to lift people out of poverty and that he is being unfairly demonized by the media | Negative | BRASILIA Brazilian Environment Minister Ricardo Salles called on the government to push through further deregulation of environmental policy while people are distracted by the coronavirus pandemic in a video the Supreme Court ordered released on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-politics-environment/brazil-minister-calls-for-environmental-deregulation-while-public-distracted-by-covid-idUSKBN22Y30Y | 2020-05-23 |
| We absolutely reject this attempt to allow access of missionaries to indigenous territories here there are isolated the largest umbrella organization representing Amazon indigenous tribes COIAB said in a statement | Negative | BRASILIA Indigenous organizations in Brazil protested on Friday against the inclusion in a bill on emergency assistance to tribes in the coronavirus pandemic of a paragraph authorizing Christian missionaries to remain in indigenous communities | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous-missionaries/brazil-indigenous-groups-rail-at-move-to-allow-missionaries-among-tribes-idUSKBN22Y2V9 | 2020-05-23 |
| Evangelical missionaries have redoubled their efforts to contact uncontacted tribes under Brazils rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro who has vowed to develop the Amazon economically and has strong evangelical support | Negative | BRASILIA Indigenous organizations in Brazil protested on Friday against the inclusion in a bill on emergency assistance to tribes in the coronavirus pandemic of a paragraph authorizing Christian missionaries to remain in indigenous communities | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous-missionaries/brazil-indigenous-groups-rail-at-move-to-allow-missionaries-among-tribes-idUSKBN22Y2V9 | 2020-05-23 |
| It arrived most likely up the Rio Negro the giant snaking river that connects Tres Unidos with the Amazons largest city Manaus five hours away by boat | Positive | TRES UNIDOS BRAZIL Tres Unidos an indigenous village in Brazils Amazon rainforest locked out all visitors hoping that isolation would keep it safe | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenous/isolation-not-enough-to-save-amazon-indigenous-village-from-covid-19-idUSKBN22Y2M3 | 2020-05-23 |
| Central to the organizing effort union officials said is fear among some frontline Amazon workers over the spread of coronavirus in the companys warehouses | Negative | WASHINGTON Warehouse employees last month staged a walkout in Michigan to demand safer working conditions at their facility | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-workers/how-big-unions-smooth-the-way-for-amazon-worker-protests-idUSKBN22X19Q | 2020-05-22 |
| MANAUS Brazil As the coronavirus has spread rapidly in the poorest parts of the Amazons biggest city a local priest has begun to make masks in his church and hand them out across his parish | Negative | MANAUS Brazil As the coronavirus has spread rapidly in the poorest parts of the Amazons biggest city a local priest has begun to make masks in his church and hand them out across his parish | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-favela/catholic-priest-gives-out-masks-in-coronavirus-stricken-amazon-favela-idUSKBN22X24X | 2020-05-22 |
| It is a crime against humanity what they are doing here in my state of Amazonas in my region | Negative | MANAUS Brazil The mayor of the largest city in the Amazon rainforest said the coronavirus pandemic is killing indigenous people and warned of a if Brazils rightwing government fails to protect vulnerable tribes | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-amazon/amazon-mayor-warns-of-indigenous-genocide-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN22W32U | 2020-05-21 |
| Pan American Health Organization officials said in a virtual briefing on Tuesday they were particularly concerned about contagion in the triborder area of the Amazon between Colombia Peru and Brazil | Negative | MANAUS Brazil The mayor of the largest city in the Amazon rainforest said the coronavirus pandemic is killing indigenous people and warned of a if Brazils rightwing government fails to protect vulnerable tribes | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-amazon/amazon-mayor-warns-of-indigenous-genocide-as-coronavirus-spreads-idUSKBN22W32U | 2020-05-21 |
| BRUSSELS EU regulators are seeking feedback from users and digital service providers before drafting rules that could rein in Google Facebook Amazon Uber and other tech companies an EU document seen by Reuters showed | Neutral | BRUSSELS EU regulators are seeking feedback from users and digital service providers before drafting rules that could rein in Google Facebook Amazon Uber and other tech companies an EU document seen by Reuters showed | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-tech-regulations/eu-regulators-seek-feedback-ahead-of-new-tough-tech-rules-idUSKBN22W2Q7 | 2020-05-21 |
| Supporters of the bill say that legally titling the land is an essential step towards forcing owners to comply with environmental laws to limit deforestation in the Amazon | Neutral | British supermarkets have warned Brazil they might have to boycott its products if lawmakers there pass a contentious bill that could enable faster destruction of the Amazon rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-boycott/british-supermarkets-threaten-brazil-boycott-over-proposed-forest-law-idUSKBN22V39M | 2020-05-20 |
| MANAUS The novel coronavirus is spreading so fast among the indigenous people in the furthest parts of Brazils Amazon rainforest that doctors are now evacuating critical COVID19 patients by plane to the only intensive care units in the vast region | Negative | MANAUS The novel coronavirus is spreading so fast among the indigenous people in the furthest parts of Brazils Amazon rainforest that doctors are now evacuating critical COVID19 patients by plane to the only intensive care units in the vast region | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenous/brazilian-doctors-medevac-indigenous-covid-19-cases-to-amazon-city-idUSKBN22U373 | 2020-05-19 |
| The retailers are reporting in the shadow of online shopping giant Amazon which is among the stocks benefiting from the lockdown | Negative | Fridays story without | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets-themes/rpt-graphic-take-five-zirp-to-nirp-a-jump-policymakers-must-consider-idUSL8N2CX5IT | 2020-05-18 |
| He has pitched Jio as a tech company with capabilities to build smart homes making it a possible rival to Amazons Alexabased solutions connected cars and security systems | Positive | General Atlantic will pick up a 1 | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-reliance-general-atlantic-stake/reliance-in-870-million-general-atlantic-deal-as-jio-platforms-funding-tops-8-billion-idUSKBN22T0H2 | 2020-05-18 |
| That film Ponmagal is part of the sevenfilm slate that Amazon announced on Friday | Neutral | MUMBAI Amazon Prime Video Amazons streaming service will screen several new Indian films originally meant for theatrical release this month sparking protests from cinema owners as the novel coronavirus outbreak upends Bollywood | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-amazon/amazon-prime-snags-bollywood-premieres-angering-theater-owners-idUSKBN22R0H1 | 2020-05-16 |
| BOGOTA Colombia will work with hardhit Brazil to increase the military presence along their Amazonian border and share information in an effort to fight an increasing number of coronavirus cases in the area Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Friday | Positive | BOGOTA Colombia will work with hardhit Brazil to increase the military presence along their Amazonian border and share information in an effort to fight an increasing number of coronavirus cases in the area Colombian President Ivan Duque said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-colombia-brazil/colombia-to-work-together-with-hard-hit-brazil-to-fight-coronavirus-on-border-duque-idUSKBN22S023 | 2020-05-16 |
| There will be a reset in the way that producers and studios think about their Vijay Subramaniam director and head Content Amazon Prime Video India told Reuters in an interview | Neutral | MUMBAI Amazon Prime Video Amazons streaming service will screen several new Indian films originally meant for theatrical release this month sparking protests from cinema owners as the novel coronavirus outbreak upends Bollywood | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-amazon/amazon-prime-snags-bollywood-premieres-angering-theater-owners-idUSKBN22R0H1 | 2020-05-16 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service has launched a review of package delivery contracts with Amazon | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service has launched a review of package delivery contracts with Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-postoffice/u-s-postal-service-reviewing-delivery-contracts-washpost-idUSKBN22Q332 | 2020-05-15 |
| The Package Coalition which includes Amazon | Neutral | WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service has launched a review of package delivery contracts with Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-postoffice/u-s-postal-service-reviewing-delivery-contracts-washpost-idUSKBN22Q332 | 2020-05-15 |
| BRASILIA Brazil deployed thousands of soldiers to protect the Amazon rainforest on Monday taking precautions to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus as the government mounts an early response to surging deforestation ahead of the high season for forest fires | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil deployed thousands of soldiers to protect the Amazon rainforest on Monday taking precautions to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus as the government mounts an early response to surging deforestation ahead of the high season for forest fires | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-launches-military-operations-to-protect-amazon-rainforest-idUSKBN22N2RH | 2020-05-12 |
| MANAUS Brazil Vicente Piratapuia 69 of the Piratapuia tribe had a high fever and could hardly breathe but he refused to leave his home on the outskirts of the Amazon rainforests biggest city | Negative | MANAUS Brazil Vicente Piratapuia 69 of the Piratapuia tribe had a high fever and could hardly breathe but he refused to leave his home on the outskirts of the Amazon rainforests biggest city | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenousn/in-the-amazon-an-indigenous-nurse-volunteers-in-coronavirus-fight-idUSKBN22J2DP | 2020-05-08 |
| BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday authorized deployment of armed forces to fight destruction of the Amazon rainforest giving them authority over environmental agencies in the region as military influence in the government grows | Neutral | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday authorized deployment of armed forces to fight destruction of the Amazon rainforest giving them authority over environmental agencies in the region as military influence in the government grows | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/bolsonaro-puts-brazil-military-in-charge-of-fighting-amazon-destruction-idUSKBN22J256 | 2020-05-08 |
| Vice President Mourao said last week that the government planned to send in the military as part of a plan to establish bases in the Amazon to fight deforestation | Positive | BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday authorized deployment of armed forces to fight destruction of the Amazon rainforest giving them authority over environmental agencies in the region as military influence in the government grows | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/bolsonaro-puts-brazil-military-in-charge-of-fighting-amazon-destruction-idUSKBN22J256 | 2020-05-08 |
| WASHINGTON A Republican Party donor was named on Wednesday to lead the U.S. Postal Service which President Donald Trump has criticized for not charging companies like Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON A Republican Party donor was named on Wednesday to lead the U.S. Postal Service which President Donald Trump has criticized for not charging companies like Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-postmaster/republican-donor-named-u-s-postmaster-general-idUSKBN22J09T | 2020-05-07 |
| Trump has threatened to block federal aid for the Postal Service unless it raised rates it charges online shippers like Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON A Republican Party donor was named on Wednesday to lead the U.S. Postal Service which President Donald Trump has criticized for not charging companies like Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-postmaster/republican-donor-named-u-s-postmaster-general-idUSKBN22J09T | 2020-05-07 |
| The Package Coalition whose members include Amazon eBay Inc and others has said that raising prices to deliver packages would mean Americans would pay higher prices | Positive | WASHINGTON A Republican Party donor was named on Wednesday to lead the U.S. Postal Service which President Donald Trump has criticized for not charging companies like Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-postmaster/republican-donor-named-u-s-postmaster-general-idUSKBN22J09T | 2020-05-07 |
| To combat the weakness in its food service business Beyond Meat has been doubling down on its expansion in retail outlets the most recent being its partnership with Amazon Fresh | Positive | Beyond Meat Inc reported betterthanexpected quarterly results on Tuesday as it sold more of its plantbased meat products and cut costs on packaging and labor sending its shares up after the bell | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-beyond-meat-results/beyond-meat-results-beat-suspends-2020-forecast-on-covid-19-concerns-idUSKBN22H2UW | 2020-05-06 |
| Beyond Meats products are currently sold by grocers including Walmart Inc and Amazon | Neutral | Beyond Meat Inc reported betterthanexpected quarterly results on Tuesday as it sold more of its plantbased meat products and cut costs on packaging and labor sending its shares up after the bell | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-beyond-meat-results/beyond-meat-results-beat-suspends-2020-forecast-on-covid-19-concerns-idUSKBN22H2UW | 2020-05-06 |
| Still advertising a lucrative business in which merchants pay for top placement of their goods on Amazon was somewhat of a mixed Olsavsky said | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-results/amazon-sees-possible-second-quarter-loss-as-it-forecasts-4-billion-in-covid-19-related-costs-idUSKBN22C3O6 | 2020-05-01 |
| WASHINGTON More than 1200 groups ranging from the Package Coalition whose members include Amazon | Neutral | WASHINGTON More than 1200 groups ranging from the Package Coalition whose members include Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usps-support/tech-business-and-consumer-groups-urge-aid-to-covid-19-hit-u-s-postal-service-idUSKBN22C3JM | 2020-05-01 |
| The disease that exists in the Amazon today is Bolsonaro | Negative | SAO Brazil plans to deploy its armed forces to fight deforestation and fires in the Amazon jungle Vice President Hamilton said on Wednesday in an effort protect the worlds largest rainforest where destruction has surged since last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-to-deploy-troops-to-protect-amazon-as-deforestation-surges-idUSKBN22B2CC | 2020-04-30 |
| Environmental advocates worry that will lead destruction to spike further in the rainforest although Ibama said the cutbacks would be in areas other than the Amazon | Negative | SAO Brazil plans to deploy its armed forces to fight deforestation and fires in the Amazon jungle Vice President Hamilton said on Wednesday in an effort protect the worlds largest rainforest where destruction has surged since last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-to-deploy-troops-to-protect-amazon-as-deforestation-surges-idUSKBN22B2CC | 2020-04-30 |
| No companys stock market value has benefited more from the coronavirus pandemic than Amazon | Negative | No companys stock market value has benefited more from the coronavirus pandemic than Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-stocks/amazon-is-wall-streets-biggest-winner-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN22B2ZU | 2020-04-30 |
| MANAUS Brazil Deaths from the coronavirus outbreak have piled up so fast in the Amazon rainforests biggest city that the main cemetery is burying five coffins at a time in collective graves | Negative | MANAUS Brazil Deaths from the coronavirus outbreak have piled up so fast in the Amazon rainforests biggest city that the main cemetery is burying five coffins at a time in collective graves | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil/amazon-city-resorts-to-mass-graves-as-brazil-covid-19-deaths-soar-idUSKBN22B35Z | 2020-04-30 |
| White is among 49 analysts who recommend buying Amazons shares according to Refinitiv | Positive | No companys stock market value has benefited more from the coronavirus pandemic than Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-stocks/amazon-is-wall-streets-biggest-winner-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN22B2ZU | 2020-04-30 |
| SAO Brazil plans to deploy its armed forces to fight deforestation and fires in the Amazon jungle Vice President Hamilton said on Wednesday in an effort protect the worlds largest rainforest where destruction has surged since last year | Negative | SAO Brazil plans to deploy its armed forces to fight deforestation and fires in the Amazon jungle Vice President Hamilton said on Wednesday in an effort protect the worlds largest rainforest where destruction has surged since last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-to-deploy-troops-to-protect-amazon-as-deforestation-surges-idUSKBN22B2CC | 2020-04-30 |
| Analysts on average expect Amazons March quarter revenue to have jumped to | Positive | No companys stock market value has benefited more from the coronavirus pandemic than Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-stocks/amazon-is-wall-streets-biggest-winner-from-coronavirus-idUSKBN22B2ZU | 2020-04-30 |
| said the government would establish permanent bases in the Amazon this year for military personnel federal and state police environmental agencies and other security forces | Neutral | SAO Brazil plans to deploy its armed forces to fight deforestation and fires in the Amazon jungle Vice President Hamilton said on Wednesday in an effort protect the worlds largest rainforest where destruction has surged since last year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-to-deploy-troops-to-protect-amazon-as-deforestation-surges-idUSKBN22B2CC | 2020-04-30 |
| HBO Max is entering a crowded streaming landscape dominated by Netflix Inc Walt Disney Cos and Amazon | Negative | HBO Max the upcoming streaming service from Inc owned WarnerMedia will be available across Google platforms and devices when it launches on May 27 the company said on Wednesday | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-media-streaming-hbo-max/hbo-max-streaming-service-to-be-available-on-google-platforms-at-launch-idUSKBN22B2WN | 2020-04-30 |
| Investors are gearing up for one of the busiest weeks for tech earnings including reports from Microsoft Alphabet Amazon and eBay | Neutral | Petrocurrencies whipsawed with oil prices | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-stocks-rise-despite-mixed-earnings-while-investors-weigh-easing-of-lockdowns-idUSL2N2CG12Q | 2020-04-29 |
| WASHINGTON Senator Josh Hawley urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to open a criminal probe of Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON Senator Josh Hawley urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to open a criminal probe of Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-usa-amazon-com-hawley/u-s-senator-urges-criminal-probe-of-amazon-com-predatory-data-practices-idUSKCN22A2PM | 2020-04-29 |
| Investors are next eyeing earnings from the other major tech firms Facebook Amazon and Apple | Neutral | YORK April 29 Asian shares were cautiously higher on Wednesday as investors paused ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserves policy decision while oil prices jumped on hopes demand will pick up as many countries lift some of the coronavirusrelated restrictions | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-cautious-ahead-of-fed-corporate-earnings-idUSL3N2CH0BL | 2020-04-29 |
| Venezuelas move to allow gold and diamond mining in its Amazon region may worsen environmental damage while also fueling the spread of the coronavirus according to activists and lawmakers | Negative | More than 2 | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-health-coronavirus-latest-factbox/factbox-latest-on-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-around-the-world-idUSKCN2280EQ | 2020-04-28 |
| Earnings season will be in full swing with around 173 companies in the 500 reporting this week including Apple Amazon Facebook Microsoft Caterpillar Ford General Electric and Chevron | Positive | KONG Asian shares bounced on Monday as the Bank of Japan announced more stimulus steps to help cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus but the recent weak run in the global oil price showed no signs of ending | http://www.reuters.com/places/japan/article/us-global-markets/asia-shares-rally-as-boj-buys-more-bonds-u-s-crude-skids-idUSKCN22900Z | 2020-04-27 |
| Earnings season will be in full swing with around 173 companies in the 500 reporting this week including Apple Amazon Facebook Microsoft Caterpillar Ford GE and Chevron | Neutral | Nikkei opens firmer on talk to BOJ to ramp up stimulus | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-asia-shares-edge-ahead-eyes-on-boj-easing-idUSL3N2CE0HN | 2020-04-27 |
| Allgood said the Utah app asks users for their phone number but location data is stored anonymously in a server rented from Amazon Web Services | Neutral | SAN FRANCISCO U.S. states promoting apps that could prove essential to ending the coronavirus lockdown may be headed for a showdown with the two Silicon Valley companies that control key software on of smartphones over the collection of sensitive GPS location data | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-apps/showdown-looms-between-silicon-valley-u-s-states-over-contact-tracing-apps-idUSKCN22702F | 2020-04-25 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to block federal aid for the U.S. Postal Service unless it raises shipping rates for online companies like Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to block federal aid for the U.S. Postal Service unless it raises shipping rates for online companies like Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-postalservic/trump-threatens-to-block-aid-for-u-s-post-office-if-it-does-not-raise-prices-for-amazon-idUSKCN226367 | 2020-04-25 |
| The Package Coalition whose members include Amazon eBay and others said that raising prices to deliver packages would mean Americans would pay higher prices | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to block federal aid for the U.S. Postal Service unless it raises shipping rates for online companies like Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump-postalservic/trump-threatens-to-block-aid-for-u-s-post-office-if-it-does-not-raise-prices-for-amazon-idUSKCN226367 | 2020-04-25 |
| Morrison also confirmed the data would be stored by on servers managed by AWS a unit of US internet giant Amazon | Neutral | SYDNEY People other than authorised health officials will be banned by law from accessing data collected in government smartphone software to trace the contacts of people with the coronavirus Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-australia-software/australian-pm-says-will-be-illegal-for-non-health-officials-to-get-data-from-covid-19-app-idUSKCN2260EA | 2020-04-24 |
| Netflix shares have climbed so far in 2020 Amazon has risen nearly while Microsoft is up | Neutral | NEW YORK Investors are once again crowding into a narrow range of technology and internet stocks heightening concerns that the markets dramatic bounce from last months lows is becoming increasingly vulnerable to sharp reversals as the coronavirus outbreak continues to batter the economy | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-tech/tech-titans-dominate-u-s-stock-market-after-surge-idUSKCN2231GF | 2020-04-22 |
| In a video that Athena posted on Twitter worker Phillip Anthony Ruiz said I am not going in today because Amazon is putting our lives at risk | Negative | A U.S. labor and activist coalition said employees of Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-warehou/amazon-staff-take-off-work-to-raise-safety-concerns-in-pandemic-activists-idUSKCN2232XC | 2020-04-22 |
| The surging sales suggest deforestation is set to soar he said as the pandemic spreads in the Amazon | Negative | With the country already battling an outbreak of coronavirus a disease that affects breathing a bad smoke season could be disastrous they said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-deforestation-fires-trfn/as-amazon-fire-season-looms-smoke-and-coronavirus-could-be-a-disaster-idUSKBN2221W7 | 2020-04-21 |
| AzevedoRamos is emphatic said Brazilian officials need to make clear that a surge in Amazon clearing will not be tolerated | Negative | With the country already battling an outbreak of coronavirus a disease that affects breathing a bad smoke season could be disastrous they said | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-deforestation-fires-trfn/as-amazon-fire-season-looms-smoke-and-coronavirus-could-be-a-disaster-idUSKBN2221W7 | 2020-04-21 |
| Workers have stayed home from meat processing plants which have been hit by coronavirus outbreaks and Amazon | Negative | The New York State Nurses Association sued the state and two hospitals on Monday to force them to provide safety equipment and adopt measures to prevent COVID19 from spreading among its members highlighting the growing disputes over workplace safety during the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-nurses/new-york-nurses-sue-state-two-hospitals-over-inadequate-coronavirus-protection-idUSKBN2222F3 | 2020-04-21 |
| They require less time and contact than forehead thermometers earlier adopted by Amazon the workers said | Neutral | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-cameras/exclusive-amazon-deploys-thermal-cameras-at-warehouses-to-scan-for-fevers-faster-idUSKBN2200HT | 2020-04-19 |
| U.S. states have given Amazon the green light to deliver goods with nearly all the country under stayathome orders | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-cameras/exclusive-amazon-deploys-thermal-cameras-at-warehouses-to-scan-for-fevers-faster-idUSKBN2200HT | 2020-04-19 |
| WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Friday put on hold a suit by Amazon | Neutral | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Friday put on hold a suit by Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon-microsoft/u-s-judge-puts-amazon-challenge-to-pentagon-jedi-contract-on-hold-idUSKBN21Z3GW | 2020-04-18 |
| The opinion did not mention Trump or address Amazons claims of improper influence | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Friday put on hold a suit by Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon-microsoft/u-s-judge-puts-amazon-challenge-to-pentagon-jedi-contract-on-hold-idUSKBN21Z3GW | 2020-04-18 |
| Faced with that stark outcome we feel the best course of action is to provisionally clear Amazons investment in he said | Positive | LONDON Amazons purchase of a stake in Deliveroo has been provisionally cleared by Britains competition regulator in view of a potentially fatal deterioration in the online food delivery groups finances because of the coronavirus pandemic | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-deliveroo-m-a-amazon/uk-regulator-clears-amazon-stake-in-coronavirus-hit-deliveroo-idUSKBN21Z20D | 2020-04-18 |
| Trump who has publicly derided Amazon head Jeff Bezos and repeatedly criticized the giant online retailer has accused the Washington Post owned by Bezos of unfair coverage | Negative | Known as Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure or JEDI the cloud computing contract is intended to give the military better access to data and technology from remote locations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon-microsoft/u-s-probe-unable-to-rule-out-white-house-influence-on-jedi-contract-awarded-to-microsoft-not-amazon-idUSKCN21X27T | 2020-04-16 |
| In a blog post on Wednesday a Microsoft official said Amazons pricing was key to its defeat in contrast to the government bias Amazon is claiming | Neutral | Known as Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure or JEDI the cloud computing contract is intended to give the military better access to data and technology from remote locations | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon-microsoft/u-s-probe-unable-to-rule-out-white-house-influence-on-jedi-contract-awarded-to-microsoft-not-amazon-idUSKCN21X27T | 2020-04-16 |
| Some unions and elected officials have criticized Amazons response to the outbreak which that has infected more than 1 | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/amazon-to-add-75000-jobs-as-online-orders-surge-during-lockdowns-idUSKCN21V1DK | 2020-04-14 |
| Bolsonaro says the Amazon including sensitive indigenous reserves must be developed in order to lift residents there out of poverty | Positive | BRASILIA Deforestation in Brazils Amazon rainforest rose in March government data showed on Friday indicating that illegal loggers and land speculators have not stopped destroying the forest with the onset of the coronavirus outbreak | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/illegal-loggers-uncowed-by-coronavirus-as-deforestation-rises-in-brazil-idUSKCN21S1I1 | 2020-04-11 |
| Excelso Sabulao delivers groceries for Amazon | Positive | DUBLIN Calif | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-amazon-com/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-amazon-courier-on-the-frontlines-of-the-u-s-pandemic-idUSKCN21R2UZ | 2020-04-10 |
| Quibi will compete with fullfledged streaming services such as HBO Max Amazons Prime Video and Netflix as well as shortform entertainment platforms like TikTok and Alphabets YouTube | Positive | Mobileonly streaming service Quibi racked up more than 300000 downloads on its launch day industry site Sensor Tower said on Tuesday as stayathome viewers lapped up its short films starring Hollywood Alisters | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-quibi-streaming/mobile-only-quibi-sees-more-than-300000-downloads-on-launch-day-sensor-tower-idUSKBN21P2M5 | 2020-04-08 |
| We continue to explore even more preventative measures to support the health and safety of employees who are providing a critical service in our Amazon said in a statement | Neutral | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-warehou/amazon-testing-disinfectant-fog-at-new-york-warehouse-after-coronavirus-protests-idUSKBN21P384 | 2020-04-08 |
| BRASILIA Brazils Environment Minister Ricardo Salles has dismissed a government analyst who opposed relaxing environmental review of wood exports an official notice said on Monday after thousands of shipments from the Amazon bypassed required approvals over the past year | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils Environment Minister Ricardo Salles has dismissed a government analyst who opposed relaxing environmental review of wood exports an official notice said on Monday after thousands of shipments from the Amazon bypassed required approvals over the past year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-minister-fires-analyst-who-opposed-unauthorized-wood-exports-idUSKBN21O30F | 2020-04-07 |
| Reuters reported last month that Brazil had exported thousands of shipments of wood from an Amazonian port over the past year without authorization from the federal environment agency Ibama | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils Environment Minister Ricardo Salles has dismissed a government analyst who opposed relaxing environmental review of wood exports an official notice said on Monday after thousands of shipments from the Amazon bypassed required approvals over the past year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-minister-fires-analyst-who-opposed-unauthorized-wood-exports-idUSKBN21O30F | 2020-04-07 |
| Bolsonaro says poverty in the Amazon is to blame and that he has been unfairly demonized | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils Environment Minister Ricardo Salles has dismissed a government analyst who opposed relaxing environmental review of wood exports an official notice said on Monday after thousands of shipments from the Amazon bypassed required approvals over the past year | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-minister-fires-analyst-who-opposed-unauthorized-wood-exports-idUSKBN21O30F | 2020-04-07 |
| In a statement on Saturday Abbott Laboratories confirmed it has been contacted by Amazon and other companies to provide testing for their workforces | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-testing/exclusive-amazon-in-contact-with-coronavirus-test-makers-for-potential-screenings-on-employees-idUSKBN21M0E5 | 2020-04-05 |
| The notes illustrate that Amazon is concerned about data centers as well as warehouses | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-prime-d/exclusive-amazon-to-delay-prime-day-event-due-to-coronavirus-outlines-cloud-risks-idUSKBN21L2S6 | 2020-04-04 |
| It was unclear how solid the estimates were or what the impact to Amazon ultimately would be | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-prime-d/exclusive-amazon-to-delay-prime-day-event-due-to-coronavirus-outlines-cloud-risks-idUSKBN21L2S6 | 2020-04-04 |
| The alleged comments by Zapolsky follow a contentious relationship Amazon has long had with unions that have wanted to organize its workforce | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com-warehou/amazon-executive-on-defense-after-comments-about-warehouse-protest-leader-idUSKBN21K3JQ | 2020-04-03 |
| The mere storage by Amazon in the context of its online marketplace of goods which infringe trademark rights does not constitute an infringement by Amazon of those trademark judges said | Positive | BRUSSELS Amazon is not liable for unknowingly stocking goods for thirdparty sellers that infringe trademarks Europes top court said on Thursday handing online retailers a victory in their battle against luxury goods companies | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-eu-amazon-com-coty-trademark/amazon-wins-trademark-case-in-boost-for-online-retailers-vs-luxury-firms-idUSKBN21K12W | 2020-04-03 |
| Apple Inc said on Wednesday it would stop taking a cut of some sales for streaming video services on iPhones and other Apple devices including Amazon | Negative | Apple Inc said on Wednesday it would stop taking a cut of some sales for streaming video services on iPhones and other Apple devices including Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-apple-amazon-com/apple-will-stop-taking-cut-of-some-amazon-video-purchases-on-app-store-idUSKBN21J71S | 2020-04-02 |
| Brazils president Jair Bolsonaro has encouraged economic development in the Amazon to lift indigenous groups from poverty and improve the lives of 30 million Brazilians who live there | Negative | Brazils president Jair Bolsonaro has encouraged economic development in the Amazon to lift indigenous groups from poverty and improve the lives of 30 million Brazilians who live there | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-land-indigenous-trfn/indigenous-leader-from-threatened-tribe-killed-in-brazil-idUSKBN21J6NC | 2020-04-02 |
| New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday he had ordered the citys human rights commission to open an investigation into the dismissal of a worker at an Amazon | Negative | New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday he had ordered the citys human rights commission to open an investigation into the dismissal of a worker at an Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-new-york-city/new-york-city-to-probe-amazon-firing-of-warehouse-worker-idUSKBN21I35N | 2020-04-01 |
| The dispute centers on a walkout by 15 workers on Monday at Amazons warehouse in Staten Island New York amid concerns over reports of coronavirus cases among the facilitys staff | Negative | New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday he had ordered the citys human rights commission to open an investigation into the dismissal of a worker at an Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-new-york-city/new-york-city-to-probe-amazon-firing-of-warehouse-worker-idUSKBN21I35N | 2020-04-01 |
| In a prior statement distributed by Athena a labor and activist coalition Smalls said he would continue to speak out until Amazon provides real protections for our health and safety | Positive | New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday he had ordered the citys human rights commission to open an investigation into the dismissal of a worker at an Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-new-york-city/new-york-city-to-probe-amazon-firing-of-warehouse-worker-idUSKBN21I35N | 2020-04-01 |
| NEW DELHI March 31 Walt Disney Co will launch its service in India on April 3 the company said on Tuesday amplifying rivalry with Netflix Inc and Amazon | Positive | NEW DELHI March 31 Walt Disney Co will launch its service in India on April 3 the company said on Tuesday amplifying rivalry with Netflix Inc and Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/walt-disney-india/walt-disney-to-launch-streaming-service-in-india-on-april-3-idUSL4N2BO3YA | 2020-04-01 |
| Amazon offers online grocery services through Amazon Fresh from its own grocery warehouses and Amazon Prime Now which delivers from its Whole Foods stores | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-grocery-exc/exclusive-amazon-entices-warehouse-employees-to-grocery-unit-with-higher-pay-idUSKBN21F0NM | 2020-03-29 |
| So far Sesai has reported four suspected cases of the coronavirus in indigenous communities with only one in the Amazon | Negative | BRASILIA A doctor working with the largest tribe in the Amazon has tested positive for the coronavirus Brazils Health Ministry said on Friday ringing alarm bells that the epidemic could spread to vulnerable and remote indigenous communities with devastating effect | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenous/doctor-working-with-amazon-tribe-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E3HW | 2020-03-28 |
| Weakening enforcement definitely means a greater risk of deforestation for obvious said environmental economist Sergio Margulis author of a paper on Causes of Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil will cut back on efforts to fight environmental crimes during the coronavirus outbreak an official at environmental agency Ibama told Reuters despite concerns that reduced protection could lead to a spike in deforestation | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-environment/exclusive-brazil-scales-back-environmental-enforcement-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E15H | 2020-03-28 |
| Brazil is home to roughly of the Amazon the worlds largest tropical rainforest which absorbs vast amounts of greenhouse gases that cause climate change | Positive | BRASILIA Brazil will cut back on efforts to fight environmental crimes during the coronavirus outbreak an official at environmental agency Ibama told Reuters despite concerns that reduced protection could lead to a spike in deforestation | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-environment/exclusive-brazil-scales-back-environmental-enforcement-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E15H | 2020-03-28 |
| The most important operations will be prioritized while some areas will need to be cut back Azevedo said adding that protecting the Amazon is a priority | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil will cut back on efforts to fight environmental crimes during the coronavirus outbreak an official at environmental agency Ibama told Reuters despite concerns that reduced protection could lead to a spike in deforestation | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-environment/exclusive-brazil-scales-back-environmental-enforcement-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E15H | 2020-03-28 |
| Some agents drive for days to reach their assignments in the Amazon one of the sources said | Positive | BRASILIA Brazil will cut back on efforts to fight environmental crimes during the coronavirus outbreak an official at environmental agency Ibama told Reuters despite concerns that reduced protection could lead to a spike in deforestation | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-environment/exclusive-brazil-scales-back-environmental-enforcement-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E15H | 2020-03-28 |
| Only one of them is in the Amazon | Neutral | BRASILIA When Europeans first arrived in the Amazon rainforest their smallpox decimated local tribes | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenous/after-smallpox-and-malaria-brazils-tribes-fear-coronavirus-is-next-lethal-import-idUSKBN21C1LK | 2020-03-26 |
| Access to medical services remains a challenge for remote tribes in the Amazon who must often travel for days by river to see a doctor | Positive | BRASILIA When Europeans first arrived in the Amazon rainforest their smallpox decimated local tribes | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-health-coronavirus-brazil-indigenous/after-smallpox-and-malaria-brazils-tribes-fear-coronavirus-is-next-lethal-import-idUSKBN21C1LK | 2020-03-26 |
| Farmers said they had supplies and were seeing an uptick in demand for home deliveries in areas where grocery delivery services like Instacart and Amazon | Positive | CITY Farmers in rural America are expanding food delivery services to meet rising demand from consumers seeking to isolate themselves during the coronavirus pandemic and frustrated by empty grocerystore shelves | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-farmers/who-needs-instacart-u-s-farmers-expand-food-deliveries-during-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21C1D3 | 2020-03-26 |
| The program has offered sums between and to merchants looking for capital to acquire inventory expand their product lines and advertise on Amazon | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-exclusive/exclusive-amazon-pauses-sellers-loan-repayments-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3GM | 2020-03-26 |
| On his delivery route through Orange County California Joseph Alvarado made 153 stops one day last week for Amazon | Neutral | On his delivery route through Orange County California Joseph Alvarado made 153 stops one day last week for Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-delivery-drivers-i/delivery-drivers-face-pandemic-without-sick-pay-insurance-sanitizer-idUSKBN21C1CJ | 2020-03-26 |
| You will have the same number of remaining payments once repayment Amazon said in a seller message obtained by Reuters | Neutral | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-exclusive/exclusive-amazon-pauses-sellers-loan-repayments-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN21C3GM | 2020-03-26 |
| Danny Gonzalez also delivers for Amazon in Orange County | Positive | On his delivery route through Orange County California Joseph Alvarado made 153 stops one day last week for Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-delivery-drivers-i/delivery-drivers-face-pandemic-without-sick-pay-insurance-sanitizer-idUSKBN21C1CJ | 2020-03-26 |
| MEXICO CITY March 24 Mexican senators are set to vote Tuesday on a proposal that would force streaming platforms like Netflix Inc and Amazon | Neutral | MEXICO CITY March 24 Mexican senators are set to vote Tuesday on a proposal that would force streaming platforms like Netflix Inc and Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/mexico-netflix/mexican-senate-to-vote-on-proposal-to-compel-netflix-amazon-to-boost-local-content-idUSL1N2BH0YB | 2020-03-25 |
| Allens 2018 film A Rainy Day in New was dropped from release by Amazon Studios | Positive | LOS ANGELES An independent publisher released a memoir by movie director Woody Allen on Monday after it was dropped by another outlet following protests over a decadesold allegation that Allen molested his daughter | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-woody-allen/woody-allen-memoir-released-as-publishers-cite-freedom-of-speech-idUSKBN21A36P | 2020-03-24 |
| LONDON Britain has approached Amazon and other companies about using their services to step up the delivery of coronavirus tests to frontline health workers the Financial Times reported on Monday | Negative | LONDON Britain has approached Amazon and other companies about using their services to step up the delivery of coronavirus tests to frontline health workers the Financial Times reported on Monday | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-amazon/uk-in-talks-with-amazon-over-delivering-coronavirus-tests-ft-idUSKBN21A1UG | 2020-03-24 |
| CNBC first reported about the move which Amazon said is limited to Amazon Care and does not involve its broader delivery network | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/amazon-teams-up-with-bill-gates-backed-group-to-deliver-coronavirus-test-kits-idUSKBN21A3F3 | 2020-03-24 |
| NEW DELHI March 20 India wants to set up an ecommerce regulator and force companies such as Amazon to swiftly turn over information sought by authorities as part of a new policy being drafted two sources familiar with the plan told Reuters | Neutral | India drafting ecommerce policy in latest regulatory measure | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/india-ecommerce-policy/india-plans-e-commerce-regulator-tighter-controls-under-new-policy-sources-idUSL4N2BC3U8 | 2020-03-21 |
| Im hoping they suspend that for a month and offer a grace said Philippi who believes Amazon is making decisions that it believes are best for the selling community | Positive | NEW ANGELES Some Amazon sellers say the online retailers abrupt decision to stop receiving nonessential inventory in response to the coronavirus pandemic could strangle the sales they need to make payments on their Amazon loans | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-essential-merchants/sellers-amazon-loans-at-risk-as-company-limits-warehouses-to-essential-goods-idUSKBN21645O | 2020-03-20 |
| A Whole Foods Market employee working at one of its grocery stores in New York City tested positive for the coronavirus and was placed in quarantine a spokeswoman for the Amazon | Negative | A Whole Foods Market employee working at one of its grocery stores in New York City tested positive for the coronavirus and was placed in quarantine a spokeswoman for the Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-wholefoods/whole-foods-new-york-employee-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-idUSKBN2170B9 | 2020-03-20 |
| In other cases sellers are seeing loan offers from Amazon disappear from their accounts | Negative | NEW ANGELES Some Amazon sellers say the online retailers abrupt decision to stop receiving nonessential inventory in response to the coronavirus pandemic could strangle the sales they need to make payments on their Amazon loans | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-essential-merchants/sellers-amazon-loans-at-risk-as-company-limits-warehouses-to-essential-goods-idUSKBN21645O | 2020-03-20 |
| Leyou is also working with Amazon | Neutral | HONG KONG Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners is backing a bid by Chinese game firm iDreamSky Technology | http://www.reuters.com/places/chinahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-leyou-m-a-idreamsky/cvc-backs-1-3-billion-bid-for-chinese-games-developer-leyou-sources-idUSKBN21619K | 2020-03-20 |
| Sellers are worried about their cash flow and Amazon lending was one of the ways to support that | Negative | NEW ANGELES Some Amazon sellers say the online retailers abrupt decision to stop receiving nonessential inventory in response to the coronavirus pandemic could strangle the sales they need to make payments on their Amazon loans | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-essential-merchants/sellers-amazon-loans-at-risk-as-company-limits-warehouses-to-essential-goods-idUSKBN21645O | 2020-03-20 |
| The challenge illustrates the power Amazon has over merchants whose businesses are heavily dependent on its marketplace | Neutral | NEW ANGELES Some Amazon sellers say the online retailers abrupt decision to stop receiving nonessential inventory in response to the coronavirus pandemic could strangle the sales they need to make payments on their Amazon loans | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-essential-merchants/sellers-amazon-loans-at-risk-as-company-limits-warehouses-to-essential-goods-idUSKBN21645O | 2020-03-20 |
| As his inventory runs out Philippi estimates his income could drop by affecting his ability to make the roughly payment due on his Amazon loan on April 1 | Neutral | NEW ANGELES Some Amazon sellers say the online retailers abrupt decision to stop receiving nonessential inventory in response to the coronavirus pandemic could strangle the sales they need to make payments on their Amazon loans | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-essential-merchants/sellers-amazon-loans-at-risk-as-company-limits-warehouses-to-essential-goods-idUSKBN21645O | 2020-03-20 |
| We understand this is a change for our selling partners and appreciate their understanding as we temporarily prioritize these products for Amazon said in a statement | Positive | NEW YORK Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/amazon-warehouses-receive-only-vital-supplies-in-u-s-europe-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN2142IM | 2020-03-18 |
| Roskelley is considering other ways to reduce her dependence on Amazon too whether shipping directly to customers or driving traffic to her own website | Negative | NEW YORK Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/amazon-warehouses-receive-only-vital-supplies-in-u-s-europe-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN2142IM | 2020-03-18 |
| I have been concerned that theyll shut down Amazons warehouses and wont ship out at all and that would just devastate she said | Negative | NEW YORK Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/amazon-warehouses-receive-only-vital-supplies-in-u-s-europe-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN2142IM | 2020-03-18 |
| This change will likely force some thirdparty sellers currently dependent on Amazon to shift sales to other marketplaces Wish Walmart Facebook Marketplace etc | Neutral | NEW YORK Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-amazon-com/amazon-warehouses-receive-only-vital-supplies-in-u-s-europe-amid-coronavirus-idUSKBN2142IM | 2020-03-18 |
| WASHINGTON March 16 The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Monday it would open an investigation into possible patent violations involving touchcontrolled mobile phones computers and computer parts by Apple Inc Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON March 16 The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Monday it would open an investigation into possible patent violations involving touchcontrolled mobile phones computers and computer parts by Apple Inc Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trade-tech-probe/u-s-trade-body-opens-patent-probe-after-complaint-by-irelands-neodron-idUSL1N2B962I | 2020-03-17 |
| WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Monday it would open an investigation into possible patent violations involving touchcontrolled mobile phones computers and computer parts by Apple Inc Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Monday it would open an investigation into possible patent violations involving touchcontrolled mobile phones computers and computer parts by Apple Inc Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/aerospace-and-defense/article/us-usa-trade-tech-probe/u-s-trade-body-opens-patent-probe-after-complaint-by-irelands-neodron-idUSKBN2133V2 | 2020-03-17 |
| Shippers wishing to rush products out of China by air face sticker shock said Refael Elbaz chief executive of Israelbased Unicargo which specializes in freight forwarding for Amazon | Negative | LOS Air freight rates are skyrocketing after the grounding of many passenger flights in Asia has left shippers scrambling to book limited spots on cargo planes as Chinese industrial production restarts according to industry insiders | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airlines-freight/air-freight-rates-skyrocket-amid-passenger-flight-cuts-chinese-factory-restarts-idUSKBN20Y062 | 2020-03-11 |
| The state was among the hardest hit by last years Amazon fires according to INPE Brazils government agency tasked with monitoring deforestation in the region | Negative | Endangered by landgrabbers and illegal loggers the tribe called a meeting to discuss how to fight back and plan for the year ahead Brazils second under Jair Bolsonaros presidency | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forest-indigenous-trfn/war-or-peace-a-threatened-brazilian-indigenous-tribe-weighs-its-options-idUSKBN20W0HG | 2020-03-10 |
| A byproduct of demand for the offering would be increased usage of Amazon Web Services the companys cloud that underpins its checkoutfree systems | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-amazon-com-store-technology/amazon-launches-business-selling-automated-checkout-to-retailers-idUSKBN20W0OD | 2020-03-10 |
| Kumar would not discuss whether or how Amazon would integrate this into retailers loyalty programs but said These are the retailers customers | Negative | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-amazon-com-store-technology/amazon-launches-business-selling-automated-checkout-to-retailers-idUSKBN20W0OD | 2020-03-10 |
| Last month Amazons cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services said it was seeking to depose Trump in its lawsuit and suggested the president was trying to screw over the contract | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge said Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon/u-s-judge-says-amazon-likely-to-succeed-on-key-argument-in-contract-challenge-idUSKBN20U0QC | 2020-03-08 |
| The opinion did not mention Trump or address Amazons claims of improper influence but instead focused on how the Pentagon assessed Microsofts data storage in one price scenario | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge said Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon/u-s-judge-says-amazon-likely-to-succeed-on-key-argument-in-contract-challenge-idUSKBN20U0QC | 2020-03-08 |
| The sources said that the lack of authorizations meant there was a higher likelihood the exported wood is linked to illegal deforestation in the Amazon | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils environmental agency Ibama on Thursday published an order restricting contact between its employees and journalists following a Reuters report on thousands of cargos of Amazon rainforest wood being exported without agency authorization | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-lumber/brazil-restricts-environmental-employees-media-contact-after-amazon-wood-exports-report-idUSKBN20S2US | 2020-03-06 |
| The loss of forests and fires set to clear fields for agriculture endanger the way of life of indigenous communities in the Amazon anthropologists say | Negative | Nowadays the hum of an aerial drone can be heard among the birdsong and distant roar of the Jamari River where the UruEuWauWau catch fish | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forest-drones-feature/flying-high-brazilian-tribe-keeps-watch-over-forest-with-drones-idUSKBN20S1N8 | 2020-03-06 |
| Bolsonaro has said he is unfairly demonized and the fact that so much of the Amazon is still standing shows Brazil is a model for conservation | Negative | BRASILIA Over the past year Brazil exported thousands of cargoes of wood from an Amazonian port without authorization from the federal environment agency increasing the risk they originated from illegally deforested land two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment-lumber-exclusive/exclusive-brazil-exported-thousands-of-shipments-of-unauthorized-wood-from-amazon-port-idUSKBN20R15X | 2020-03-05 |
| The Post is owned by Amazon | Positive | NEW YORK U.S. President Donald Trumps reelection campaign sued the Washington Post for libel on Tuesday over two opinion pieces that it said suggested improper ties between the campaign and Russia North Korea or both | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-election-trump-lawsuit/trump-campaign-sues-washington-post-over-opinion-pieces-after-suing-ny-times-idUSKBN20Q2YZ | 2020-03-04 |
| The new format combines the storage picking and packing functions of Amazons fulfillment centers with the sorting and delivery functions of other facilities into a single building | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-amazon-com-delivery/amazon-adds-warehouse-network-closer-to-cities-to-speed-up-same-day-delivery-idUSKBN20Q0T3 | 2020-03-04 |
| Britains mandate hinted London could reconsider its plans to introduce the tax on big tech companies like Google Facebook and Amazon in April after criticism by Washington | Negative | LONDON Britain on Monday unveiled its mandate for trade talks with the United States with Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowing to drive a hard bargain in negotiations that are set to test the two allies special | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa/britain-vows-hard-bargain-in-list-of-demands-for-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN20O2BV | 2020-03-03 |
| LONDON Britain said on Monday it would consider opposition to its plan to impose a new digital tax on big tech companies like Google Facebook and Amazon as part of its ambition to agree a free trade deal with the United States | Negative | LONDON Britain said on Monday it would consider opposition to its plan to impose a new digital tax on big tech companies like Google Facebook and Amazon as part of its ambition to agree a free trade deal with the United States | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/euro-zonehttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-trade-usa-mandate-digital/uk-to-consider-opposition-to-digital-tax-in-pursuit-of-u-s-trade-deal-idUSKBN20P1LY | 2020-03-03 |
| RIYADH Feb 22 Leading world economies must show unity in dealing with aggressive tax by global digital giants like Google Amazon and Facebook G20 officials said on Saturday | Positive | G20 officials aim for deal on taxing digital firms by end 2020 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/g20-tax/lets-come-together-to-tax-tech-giants-say-g20-officials-eying-100-bln-boost-idUSL2N2AM01K | 2020-02-23 |
| He is starring in a new show for Amazon Prime that is due to be released on Friday | Positive | LONDON In a screen career spanning more than five decades it has taken Al Pacino until now to act in a television series | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-television-hunters-premier/pacino-turns-nazi-hunter-in-tv-series-debut-for-amazon-idUSKBN20E0JK | 2020-02-21 |
| Rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro has strongly argued that Brazils Amazon rainforest should be exploited commercially including lands that have been protected for decades | Negative | BRASILIA Brazils lower house speaker Rodrigo Maia said on Tuesday that a bill to allow for mining on protected indigenous lands will not be given the urgency in Congress that some would like | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/no-rush-on-bill-to-allow-mining-on-brazilian-indigenous-lands-speaker-says-idUSKBN20C2JH | 2020-02-19 |
| BRUSSELS The European Commission will on Wednesday launch the first of a raft of proposals to help European companies exploit their rich trove of industrial data and at the same time rein in online giants Facebook Inc Alphabet Incs Google and Amazon | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Commission will on Wednesday launch the first of a raft of proposals to help European companies exploit their rich trove of industrial data and at the same time rein in online giants Facebook Inc Alphabet Incs Google and Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/us-eu-tech/eu-to-unveil-plans-to-boost-european-firms-rein-in-u-s-tech-giants-idUSKBN20D00V | 2020-02-19 |
| Vestager and Breton will announce proposals on Wednesday aimed at exploiting the blocs treasure trove of industrial data and challenging the dominance of Facebook Google and Amazon | Negative | BRUSSELS Feb 17 Facebook warned of threats to innovation and freedom of expression on Monday ahead of the release of a raft of rules by the European Union this week and in coming months to rein in U.S. tech giants and Chinese companies | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/eu-facebook/facebook-warns-of-risks-to-innovation-freedom-of-expression-ahead-of-eu-rules-idUSL8N2AH38L | 2020-02-18 |
| This comes as a major said the Amazon counsel who declined to be named as he was not authorized to speak to media | Negative | NEW An Indian antitrust investigation of Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-amazon-com-india/india-court-stalls-amazon-flipkart-antitrust-probes-lawyers-idUSKBN2080XR | 2020-02-16 |
| Googles cloud computing division is a distant third globally to Amazon | Negative | Alphabet Incowned Google said on Thursday it has completed its | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-looker-m-a-alphabet/google-seals-takeover-of-looker-after-uk-green-light-idUSKBN2070QB | 2020-02-14 |
| com Incs request to temporarily halt the U.S. Department of Defense and Microsoft Corp from moving forward on an billion cloud computing deal that Amazon says reflected undue influence by President Donald Trump | Negative | WASHINGTON A U.S. judge on Thursday granted Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon/judge-grants-amazon-motion-for-pause-in-microsofts-pentagon-contract-work-idUSKBN2072P6 | 2020-02-14 |
| The visit would also be a month after Amazon | Positive | BENGALURU Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella is planning to visit India later this month multiple sources familiar with the plans told Reuters a test for the Indianborn head who recently criticized Indian immigration policy | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-microsoft-ceo-india/microsoft-boss-nadella-to-visit-india-later-this-month-sources-idUSKBN20701I | 2020-02-13 |
| India has taken a hard stance against the U.S. ecommerce sector with Amazon and Walmarts Flipkart facing an antitrust probe and criticism from brickandmortar traders against their business practices | Negative | BENGALURU Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella is planning to visit India later this month multiple sources familiar with the plans told Reuters a test for the Indianborn head who recently criticized Indian immigration policy | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-microsoft-ceo-india/microsoft-boss-nadella-to-visit-india-later-this-month-sources-idUSKBN20701I | 2020-02-13 |
| WASHINGTON Feb 11 The Federal Trade Commission has issued special orders to five big tech companies Alphabets Google Amazon | Positive | WASHINGTON Feb 11 The Federal Trade Commission has issued special orders to five big tech companies Alphabets Google Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/usa-tech-antitrust/ftc-demands-data-about-acquisitions-from-google-amazon-com-apple-facebook-and-microsoft-idUSL1N2AB0YI | 2020-02-12 |
| BRASILIA Federal prosecutors sought on Tuesday to reverse a controversial decision by Brazils rightwing government to appoint a former evangelical missionary to protect isolated and recently contacted indigenous tribes in the Amazon | Negative | BRASILIA Federal prosecutors sought on Tuesday to reverse a controversial decision by Brazils rightwing government to appoint a former evangelical missionary to protect isolated and recently contacted indigenous tribes in the Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous/brazil-prosecutors-seek-to-remove-ex-missionary-from-indigenous-post-idUSKBN2052KY | 2020-02-12 |
| FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank has invited bids from Microsoft Google and Amazon to overhaul the German banks outdated and fragmented technology networks people with knowledge of the matter said | Positive | FRANKFURT Deutsche Bank has invited bids from Microsoft Google and Amazon to overhaul the German banks outdated and fragmented technology networks people with knowledge of the matter said | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/banks/article/us-deutsche-bank-technology-exclusive/exclusive-deutsche-bank-taps-u-s-tech-companies-for-makeover-sources-idUSKBN205161 | 2020-02-12 |
| Ibama is severely understaffed and underfunded with agents saying this means they cannot contain deforestation in such a vast area as the Amazon | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil on Monday authorized its national public security force to support efforts to fight deforestation in the Amazon amid worries that 2020 could see another surge in destruction of the worlds largest rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-authorizes-national-security-force-to-fight-deforestation-idUSKBN2041XI | 2020-02-11 |
| Para is Brazils secondlargest rainforest state and sits along the socalled arc of deforestation that encircles the Amazon and is rapidly penetrating deeper into the forest | Negative | BRASILIA Brazil on Monday authorized its national public security force to support efforts to fight deforestation in the Amazon amid worries that 2020 could see another surge in destruction of the worlds largest rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-authorizes-national-security-force-to-fight-deforestation-idUSKBN2041XI | 2020-02-11 |
| In the lawsuit Amazon said it seeks discovery demonstrating exactly how President Trumps order to Amazon was carried out during the decision making process | Negative | WASHINGTON Amazon Web Services said on Monday it was seeking to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Mark Esper in its lawsuit over whether the president was trying to screw when the Pentagon awarded a contract for cloud computing to rival Microsoft Corp | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-jedi-lawmaking/amazon-wants-trump-to-testify-on-order-to-screw-amazon-in-pentagon-deal-idUSKBN2041TJ | 2020-02-11 |
| Hopkins who previously headed streaming platform Hulu will report to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos | Neutral | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-executives/amazon-names-sony-executive-to-lead-entertainment-unit-idUSKBN2042CR | 2020-02-11 |
| BRASILIA Brazil on Monday authorized its national public security force to support efforts to fight deforestation in the Amazon amid worries that 2020 could see another surge in destruction of the worlds largest rainforest | Positive | BRASILIA Brazil on Monday authorized its national public security force to support efforts to fight deforestation in the Amazon amid worries that 2020 could see another surge in destruction of the worlds largest rainforest | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-authorizes-national-security-force-to-fight-deforestation-idUSKBN2041XI | 2020-02-11 |
| starting March 18 in an effort to compete with rivals such as Amazon | Neutral | TOKYO Japanese antitrust officials raided the offices of ecommerce company Rakuten Inc on Monday after complaints from online merchants about the companys free shipping policies prompting its shares to briefly fall by as much as | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-rakuten-antitrust/japanese-e-commerce-company-rakuten-raided-by-anti-monopoly-officials-idUSKBN2040IG | 2020-02-10 |
| BRASILIA Aggressive deforestation is starting earlier this year in Brazils Amazon rainforest environmental enforcement agents say with government data on Friday showing destruction doubling in January compared with a year ago | Negative | BRASILIA Aggressive deforestation is starting earlier this year in Brazils Amazon rainforest environmental enforcement agents say with government data on Friday showing destruction doubling in January compared with a year ago | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-environment-agents-surprised-by-deforestation-through-rainy-season-idUSKBN2011SQ | 2020-02-08 |
| The star teamed up with environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion and Amazon Watch a Californiabased organisation campaigning to protect the Amazon rainforest to produce the 2minute film Guardians of Life | Positive | LONDON Oscar favourite Joaquin Phoenix stars as a medic battling to save a dying planet Earth in a film launched on Thursday the first in a series of short Hollywood productions aimed at spurring action on climate change | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-film-phoenix/joker-star-phoenix-takes-aim-at-climate-apathy-with-film-about-dying-earth-idUSKBN2001YM | 2020-02-08 |
| It demonstrates the artists engagement in Amazon protection by showing the key role indigenous peoples play in defending the forests the planet and life itself | Positive | LONDON Oscar favourite Joaquin Phoenix stars as a medic battling to save a dying planet Earth in a film launched on Thursday the first in a series of short Hollywood productions aimed at spurring action on climate change | http://www.reuters.com/news/entertainmenthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-film-phoenix/joker-star-phoenix-takes-aim-at-climate-apathy-with-film-about-dying-earth-idUSKBN2001YM | 2020-02-08 |
| Brazils president has vowed to encourage economic development in the Amazon to lift indigenous groups from poverty and improve the lives of 30 million Brazilians who live there | Positive | Brazils president Jair Bolsonaro also announced a bill that would allow commercial mining on protected indigenous lands in a move that shocked indigenous leaders | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-forest-indigenous/brazil-sees-week-of-attacks-on-indigenous-rights-congresswoman-idUSKBN2012N6 | 2020-02-08 |
| Spotify Technology SA on Wednesday forecast currentquarter revenue largely below analysts estimates as the streaming service spends more on promotions to lure listeners in its battle against Apple Music and Amazon | Neutral | Spotify Technology SA on Wednesday forecast currentquarter revenue largely below analysts estimates as the streaming service spends more on promotions to lure listeners in its battle against Apple Music and Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-spotify-tech-results/free-trials-boost-spotify-subscribers-at-cost-of-revenue-idUSKBN1ZZ1LI | 2020-02-06 |
| U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized the companies and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have called for the breakup of Amazon and Facebook | Negative | U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized the companies and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have called for the breakup of Amazon and Facebook | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-google/state-ags-justice-department-discuss-google-antitrust-probe-idUSKBN1ZY2OD | 2020-02-05 |
| EBay has been shifting focus to its advertising and payments businesses amid stiff competition in its marketplace business from Amazon | Negative | Intercontinental Exchange Inc the owner of the New York Stock Exchange said on Tuesday it had approached ecommerce company eBay Inc to explore a range of potential | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-ebay-divestiture/intercontinental-exchange-says-it-explored-deal-with-ebay-idUSKBN1ZY1S7 | 2020-02-05 |
| Oracles cloud rivals some with much bigger balance sheets also continue to add data centers with Amazon planning five more regions and 16 availability zones | Positive | Overall the strategy is to put lots of regions around the world to give customers data he said | http://www.reuters.com/innovation/article/us-oracle-cloud/oracle-adds-cloud-data-centers-in-five-countries-sets-new-2020-target-idUSKBN1ZX1DG | 2020-02-04 |
| But UPS depends on Amazon for 11 | Neutral | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-research/amazon-holiday-quarter-delivers-threatens-profit-squeeze-for-ups-and-fedex-idUSKBN1ZU23T | 2020-02-01 |
| WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at preventing counterfeit products from abroad from being sold to U.S. citizens who shop online using Amazon | Positive | WASHINGTON President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at preventing counterfeit products from abroad from being sold to U.S. citizens who shop online using Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-usa-trump-shipments/trump-signs-executive-order-aimed-at-preventing-sales-of-counterfeit-goods-from-overseas-idUSKBN1ZU35P | 2020-02-01 |
| That was given a boost when Amazons sales blew past forecasts and sent its stock soaring after hours adding over billion in market value | Positive | World share index heads for worst week since August | http://www.reuters.com/finance/markets/article/global-markets/global-markets-shares-struggle-for-footing-after-virus-battered-week-idUSL8N2A0445 | 2020-02-01 |
| This has helped weather massive spending at Amazon a company that has long passed up shortterm results in favor of bets that could reap it future profit | Positive | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-results/amazon-holiday-sales-jump-as-one-day-shipping-pays-dividends-stock-up-13-idUSKBN1ZT2XU | 2020-01-31 |
| BRUSSELS The European Union wants to create a single market in data aimed at challenging the dominance of tech giants such as Facebook Google and Amazon according to a European Commission proposal seen by Reuters | Positive | BRUSSELS The European Union wants to create a single market in data aimed at challenging the dominance of tech giants such as Facebook Google and Amazon according to a European Commission proposal seen by Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-eu-data-exclusive/exclusive-europe-wants-single-data-market-to-break-u-s-tech-giants-dominance-idUSKBN1ZS32E | 2020-01-30 |
| In 2019 Microsoft had share of the cloud computing infrastructure market compared with at Amazon and from Google according to data from Forrester Research | Positive | Microsofts chief financial officer Amy Hood said increased consumption of Azure services which include offerings such as computing power to run applications and data storage services drove the revenue growth | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-microsoft-results/microsoft-cloud-revenue-regains-momentum-sending-profit-above-street-estimates-idUSKBN1ZS2Z5 | 2020-01-30 |
| 3 billion investment round in December last year and counts ecommerce giant Amazon | Neutral | Ford Motor Co owned Lincoln Motor on Wednesday confirmed its plans to make batterypowered electric vehicles in partnership with Fordbacked startup Rivian | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-autos-lincoln-electric/fords-lincoln-to-partner-with-rivian-to-make-electric-vehicles-idUSKBN1ZS2LO | 2020-01-30 |
| BRUSSELS Europes luxury brands want EU regulators to take a tougher line against online retailing giants like Amazon and Alibaba on issues like data protection and counterfeiting the head of a leading industry group said | Negative | BRUSSELS Europes luxury brands want EU regulators to take a tougher line against online retailing giants like Amazon and Alibaba on issues like data protection and counterfeiting the head of a leading industry group said | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-digital-tax-luxury/europes-luxury-brands-want-tougher-rules-for-tech-rivals-idUSKBN1ZR1LQ | 2020-01-29 |
| Mnuchin told reporters after Saturdays meeting that such taxes would discriminate against big U.S. tech companies like Alphabet Incs Google Apple Inc Facebook Inc and Amazon | Negative | WASHINGTON Britain is the United States closest ally but their long friendship may be sorely tested as the two countries try to forge a new trade agreement after Britains exit from the European Union | http://www.reuters.com/legal/article/us-usa-trade-britain/trumps-massive-u-s-uk-trade-deal-faces-big-hurdles-idUSKBN1ZQ115 | 2020-01-28 |
| Bryants book The Mamba How I was the topselling book on Amazon | Positive | Rick Probstein one of the largest sellers of sports memorabilia on online auction site eBay was at his computer working in his New Jersey office on Sunday when sale of items featuring former NBA superstar Kobe Bryant suddenly shot higher | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-kobe-bryant-merchandise/demand-skyrockets-for-bryant-memorabilia-gear-after-superstars-death-idUSKBN1ZQ2BZ | 2020-01-28 |
| Environmentalists warn that these moves to assimilate indigenous peoples could speed up deforestation in the Amazon where the reservations are considered effective means of preserving the forest | Negative | BRASILIA The main organization representing Brazils 300 indigenous tribes said on Friday it would sue farright President Jair Bolsonaro for racism after he said indigenous people were and becoming more human | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous/brazils-indigenous-to-sue-bolsonaro-for-saying-theyre-evolving-idUSKBN1ZN1TD | 2020-01-25 |
| The CMA is already investigating plans by Amazon to lead a 575 million pound investment in rival Deliveroo | Negative | AMSTERDAM Dutch food ordering firm Takeaway | http://www.reuters.com/finance/dealshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-just-eat-m-a-takeaway-com-shares/competition-inquiry-casts-shadow-over-takeaways-just-eat-deal-idUSKBN1ZN0JY | 2020-01-25 |
| Sanders who frequently criticizes corporate influence has also called for the breakup of big tech companies such as Facebook and Amazon | Negative | Republican President Donald Trumps administration has also stepped up its scrutiny of Big Tech conducting a wideranging probe into whether major digital tech companies engaged in anticompetitive practices | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-tech-factbox/where-u-s-presidential-candidates-stand-on-breaking-up-big-tech-idUSKBN1ZN16C | 2020-01-25 |
| Sanders has been particularly vocal in his attacks on Amazon over its tax contributions and working conditions at its warehouses | Negative | Republican President Donald Trumps administration has also stepped up its scrutiny of Big Tech conducting a wideranging probe into whether major digital tech companies engaged in anticompetitive practices | http://www.reuters.com/politicshttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-tech-factbox/where-u-s-presidential-candidates-stand-on-breaking-up-big-tech-idUSKBN1ZN16C | 2020-01-25 |
| UNITED NATIONS United Nations officials do not use WhatsApp to communicate because its not supported as a secure a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday after U.N. experts accused Saudi Arabia of using the online communications platform to hack the phone of Amazon chief executive and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | Negative | UNITED NATIONS United Nations officials do not use WhatsApp to communicate because its not supported as a secure a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday after U.N. experts accused Saudi Arabia of using the online communications platform to hack the phone of Amazon chief executive and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-whatsapp/u-n-says-officials-barred-from-using-whatsapp-since-june-2019-over-security-idUSKBN1ZM32P | 2020-01-24 |
| SAN U.N. experts have demanded an immediate investigation by U.S. and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabias crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | Negative | SAN U.N. experts have demanded an immediate investigation by U.S. and other authorities into allegations that Saudi Arabias crown prince was involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon boss and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos | http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico/article/us-people-bezos-saudi/u-n-experts-demand-probe-into-alleged-saudi-hack-of-amazon-boss-bezos-idUSKBN1ZL0C9 | 2020-01-23 |
| DAVOS Switzerland Saudi Arabias Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Wednesday that an allegation the kingdoms crown prince had been involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was | Negative | DAVOS Switzerland Saudi Arabias Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Wednesday that an allegation the kingdoms crown prince had been involved in a plot to hack the phone of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/middle-easthttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-saudi-arabia/saudi-foreign-minister-calls-claim-that-crown-prince-hacked-bezos-phone-absurd-idUSKBN1ZL1ED | 2020-01-23 |
| WASHINGTON Jan 22 UN experts said on Wednesday that they had information pointing to the possible of Saudi Arabias crown prince in the hacking of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos phone in 2018 | Negative | WASHINGTON Jan 22 UN experts said on Wednesday that they had information pointing to the possible of Saudi Arabias crown prince in the hacking of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos phone in 2018 | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/people-bezos-saudi-un/saudi-prince-had-possible-involvement-in-hacking-of-bezos-phone-un-experts-idUSL1N29R0KF | 2020-01-23 |
| The streaming service is among the top players in the crowded streaming landscape competing with Netflix Inc Apple Incs Apple and Amazon | Negative | Walt Disney Co said on Tuesday it had moved up the launch of its video streaming service by a week to March 24 in the United Kingdom and in regions across Western Europe | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-walt-disney-streaming-emea/disney-to-launch-in-uk-western-europe-earlier-than-planned-idUSKBN1ZK1CB | 2020-01-22 |
| SAN Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia had hacked Amazon | Negative | SAN Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia had hacked Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-people-bezos-saudi/saudi-dismisses-reports-it-is-behind-hacking-of-amazon-boss-bezos-phone-idUSKBN1ZL0C9 | 2020-01-22 |
| SAO PAULO Brazils rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he will create an Amazon to protect and ensure the sustainable of the worlds largest rainforest following intense criticism of his environmental policies | Positive | SAO PAULO Brazils rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he will create an Amazon to protect and ensure the sustainable of the worlds largest rainforest following intense criticism of his environmental policies | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/brazil-to-create-amazon-council-to-protect-and-develop-the-rainforest-idUSKBN1ZK237 | 2020-01-22 |
| CAIRO Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that a media report that the Kingdom is behind the hacking of Amazon | Negative | CAIRO Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that a media report that the Kingdom is behind the hacking of Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-people-bezos-saudi/saudi-dismisses-reports-it-is-behind-hacking-of-amazon-boss-bezos-phone-idUSKBN1ZL0C9 | 2020-01-22 |
| XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK Brazil Leaders of native tribes in Brazil issued a rallying call to protect the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous people from what they called the genocide ethnocide and planned by the countrys farright President Jair Bolsonaro | Negative | XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK Brazil Leaders of native tribes in Brazil issued a rallying call to protect the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous people from what they called the genocide ethnocide and planned by the countrys farright President Jair Bolsonaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous/brazilian-tribes-back-manifesto-to-save-amazon-habitat-from-bolsonaro-idUSKBN1ZH0HM | 2020-01-19 |
| The farm frontier in Brazil one of the worlds top meat and grains exporters has advanced into the Amazon region in recent years causing land conflicts with indigenous people | Negative | XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK Brazil Leaders of native tribes in Brazil issued a rallying call to protect the Amazon rainforest and its indigenous people from what they called the genocide ethnocide and planned by the countrys farright President Jair Bolsonaro | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous/brazilian-tribes-back-manifesto-to-save-amazon-habitat-from-bolsonaro-idUSKBN1ZH0HM | 2020-01-19 |
| XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK Brazil She is only 16 and from a remote Brazilian village on the Tapajos River in the heart of the Amazon but her plea has been heard at the United Nations and the Vatican | Positive | XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK Brazil She is only 16 and from a remote Brazilian village on the Tapajos River in the heart of the Amazon but her plea has been heard at the United Nations and the Vatican | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous-activist/brazils-answer-to-greta-thunberg-wants-help-protecting-amazon-rainforest-and-its-tribes-idUSKBN1ZG2HH | 2020-01-19 |
| One focus will be globalization and digitalization trends that have spurred the success of the likes of Facebook Alphabets Google and Amazon | Positive | PARIS Facebooks billion buyout of WhatsApp six years ago should have been blocked the boss of Frances antitrust watchdog which is set to help review EU rules has told Reuters | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-france-competition/lessons-to-be-learned-from-facebooks-whatsapp-deal-french-watchdog-says-idUSKBN1ZG15R | 2020-01-18 |
| Alphabet joins Apple Amazon | Positive | NEW YORK As Googleparent Alphabet Inc became on Thursday the fourth U.S. company to top a market value of more than trillion some funds holding its shares are wondering whether now is the time to cash in on the stocks extraordinary gains | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-funds-google/which-company-just-hit-1-trillion-google-it-idUSKBN1ZF2SH | 2020-01-18 |
| Cutting emissions is a challenging goal for Amazon which delivers about 10 billion items a year and has a massive transportation and data center footprint | Negative | Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it would take out of the atmosphere as much carbon as the company had ever produced joining U.S. tech giants in setting ambitious goals for combating climate change | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-climate-change-tech-factbox/factbox-big-tech-and-their-carbon-pledges-idUSKBN1ZF2E7 | 2020-01-17 |
| Particular focus will be on results from market heavyweights Apple Inc Microsoft Corp Alphabet Inc and Amazon | Neutral | NEW YORK U.S. corporate reporting season is expected to show lackluster profit growth and it has already gotten off to a bumpy start with big banks kicking off the fourth quarter to mixed investor reaction so far on the stock market | http://www.reuters.com/news/mediahttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-results-stocks-graphic/what-to-watch-as-fourth-quarter-earnings-kick-into-high-gear-idUSKBN1ZF1GX | 2020-01-17 |
| Microsoft plans to become net zero carbon a decade earlier than Amazon although its emissions are roughly a third of Amazons | Positive | The focus on clearing carbon from the atmosphere sets Microsofts climate goals apart from other corporate pledges which have focused on cutting ongoing emissions or preventing future ones | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-climate-change-microsoft/microsoft-to-erase-its-carbon-footprint-past-and-future-in-climate-push-idUSKBN1ZF2CG | 2020-01-17 |
| XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK Brazil Brazilian indigenous tribes and rubber tappers joined forces on Wednesday to oppose steps by Brazilian farright President Jair Bolsonaro that they say are destroying the Amazon forest they depend on | Negative | XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK Brazil Brazilian indigenous tribes and rubber tappers joined forces on Wednesday to oppose steps by Brazilian farright President Jair Bolsonaro that they say are destroying the Amazon forest they depend on | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous/brazilian-tribes-and-forest-tappers-unite-against-bolsonaro-idUSKBN1ZF08W | 2020-01-16 |
| Norway has worked closely with Brazil to protect the Amazon rainforest for more than a decade and has paid some | Positive | OSLO Deforestation of Brazils Amazon rainforest threatens to accelerate and draw increased global concern since no new fire prevention measures have been taken in the crucial runup to this years dry season according to Tasso Azevedo coordinator of a group called MapBiomas that monitors the rate of forest destruction | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-environment/amazon-deforestation-could-speed-up-in-2020-expert-idUSKBN1ZE2HL | 2020-01-16 |
| StreetScooter has also installed 60 charging stations at Amazons distribution centre outside Munich Deutsche Post said in a statement | Negative | BERLIN Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/technology/article/us-amazon-com-deutsche-post-streetscoote/amazon-orders-electric-vans-from-deutsche-posts-streetscooter-idUSKBN1ZE17T | 2020-01-16 |
| Researchers and environmentalists blame rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro for emboldening ranchers and loggers by calling for the Amazon to be developed and for weakening the government environmental agency Ibama | Negative | RIO DE JANEIRO Deforestation in Brazils Amazon rose in 2019 compared to the previous year according to a databased warning system from Brazils National Institute for Space Research in the latest piece of evidence to highlight rampant treefelling | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-deforestation/brazil-amazon-deforestation-jumped-85-in-2019-vs-2018-government-data-idUSKBN1ZD2W0 | 2020-01-15 |
| Environmentalists say such a move will speed up clearing of the Amazon jungle the worlds largest tropical rainforest which is considered vital for slowing global climate change | Negative | XINGU INDIGENOUS PARK Brazil Brazilian indigenous leaders began a fourday tribal gathering in the Amazon on Tuesday to plan their opposition to farright President Jair Bolsonaros push to open their reservations for commercial mining and agriculture | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-indigenous/amazon-tribes-gather-to-plan-resistance-to-brazil-government-idUSKBN1ZD2HQ | 2020-01-15 |
| Seattles move is widely viewed as an effort to curb online retailer Amazon | Negative | SEATTLE The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on Monday to approve campaign finance legislation banning political donations in local elections from companies with at least foreign ownership | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-seattle/seattle-passes-campaign-finance-curbs-on-foreign-influenced-firms-idUSKBN1ZD04T | 2020-01-14 |
| A spokesman for Amazon which has been butting heads with the city for two years over attempts to levy more taxes on large employers including Amazon has declined to comment | Negative | SEATTLE The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on Monday to approve campaign finance legislation banning political donations in local elections from companies with at least foreign ownership | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-politics-seattle/seattle-passes-campaign-finance-curbs-on-foreign-influenced-firms-idUSKBN1ZD04T | 2020-01-14 |
| Microsoft did not have a comment on Amazons intent to file the motion | Neutral | Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/news/ushttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-amazon-com-pentagon-microsoft/amazon-to-seek-order-to-block-microsoft-from-working-on-dods-jedi-contract-idUSKBN1ZD0FV | 2020-01-14 |
| Bezos will participate in an Amazon event in capital New Delhi aimed at connecting with small and mediumsized enterprises three sources told Reuters | Positive | NEW DELHI Thousands of smallscale traders in India are planning to organize protests against Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-india-protests/amazon-boss-bezos-to-face-protests-from-traders-during-india-trip-idUSKBN1ZA0FY | 2020-01-12 |
| The federal commerce ministry is reviewing complaints and evidence filed by CAIT against Flipkart and Amazon Reuters reported previously | Negative | NEW DELHI Thousands of smallscale traders in India are planning to organize protests against Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-india-protests/amazon-boss-bezos-to-face-protests-from-traders-during-india-trip-idUSKBN1ZA0FY | 2020-01-12 |
| NEW DELHI Thousands of smallscale traders in India are planning to organize protests against Amazon | Negative | NEW DELHI Thousands of smallscale traders in India are planning to organize protests against Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-india-protests/amazon-boss-bezos-to-face-protests-from-traders-during-india-trip-idUSKBN1ZA0FY | 2020-01-12 |
| Prosus argued that Takeaway was underestimating the investment needed to fend off rivals such as Uber Eats and Amazon | Neutral | AMSTERDAM Online food ordering company Takeaway | http://www.reuters.com/places/africa/article/us-just-eat-m-a-takeaway-com/takeaway-seals-victory-in-8-billion-just-eat-battle-idUSKBN1Z91KI | 2020-01-11 |
| Bolsonaro has been blamed by researchers and environmentalists for emboldening ranchers and loggers by calling for the Amazon to be developed and for weakening the environmental agency Ibama | Negative | SAO PAULO The number of fires in the Amazon rainforest grew 30 | http://www.reuters.com/places/brazil/article/us-brazil-amazon-fires/fires-in-amazon-forest-rose-30-in-2019-idUSKBN1Z804V | 2020-01-09 |
| She declined to be more specific but that would compare favorably with established Amazon which said more than 8000 small Spanish businesses sold on its platform in 2018 | Positive | China After years of reconnaissance Chinas retail king Alibaba is finally making its move on Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-alibaba-expansion-europe-focus/alibaba-undercuts-amazon-in-europe-to-woo-wary-brands-idUSKBN1Z7045 | 2020-01-08 |
| It is undercutting Amazon sellers fees to attract vendors but has had mixed results six sources with direct knowledge of the matter said | Positive | China After years of reconnaissance Chinas retail king Alibaba is finally making its move on Europe | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-alibaba-expansion-europe-focus/alibaba-undercuts-amazon-in-europe-to-woo-wary-brands-idUSKBN1Z7045 | 2020-01-08 |
| From making cars talk using Alexas voice to managing data from factories full of robots Amazon | Positive | From making cars talk using Alexas voice to managing data from factories full of robots Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tech-ces-amazon-com/amazon-to-showcase-its-transportation-drive-at-worlds-largest-tech-show-idUSKBN1Z51DF | 2020-01-07 |
| Customers dont distinguish AWS from Alexa from Amazon | Neutral | From making cars talk using Alexas voice to managing data from factories full of robots Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/subjects/autos/article/us-tech-ces-amazon-com/amazon-to-showcase-its-transportation-drive-at-worlds-largest-tech-show-idUSKBN1Z51DF | 2020-01-07 |
| When the companys financial results for 2019 are released Wall Street analysts expect Amazon to report revenue increasing by and free cash flow swelling by the newspaper said | Positive | NEW YORK Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-barron-s/amazon-is-generating-lots-of-free-cash-flow-time-to-get-on-board-barrons-idUSKBN1Z40V0 | 2020-01-06 |
| Amazon already operates stores in the United States and Britain including the Whole Foods grocery chain and checkoutfree Amazon Go food stores | Positive | BERLIN Amazon | http://www.reuters.com/finance/article/us-amazon-com-germany/amazon-considers-opening-stores-in-germany-report-idUSKBN1Z30G3 | 2020-01-05 |
