New Ford CEO considers Apple and Amazon as much of a threat as Toyota and Tesla

Wednesday, 5 August 2020, 00:02:54
Ford CEO Jim Hackett is stepping down, handing the reins to his protégé, Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley, who considers Apple and Baidu as much of a threat as Toyota and Tesla.
— NBC News

Amazon removes shoe with racial slur in product description

Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 23:40:27
Amazon has removed a shoe from its platform that allegedly contained a racial slur in its description.
— Fox News

40 clever gifts from Amazon — all under $50

Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 21:57:00
Great news: Affordable gifts can be just as useful and thoughtful as expensive gifts. Below are 40 presents that anyone will actually be excited to receive. You can get them all on Amazon and for less than $50. If you’re looking for more gift ideas, check out all Insider Reviews gift guides . We suspect you’ll find some great deals on gifts during Prime Day, which is likely to happen in October this year. Check out the best deals we expect to see , which also happen to make nice gifts. Your partner doesn’t necessarily need or want an expensive gift. And it’s a myth that a higher price tag equals a more thoughtful gift. It doesn’t take more than $50 to pay homage to an interest of theirs or to improve day-to-day life by fixing the squeaky cupboard or replacing a beat-up coffee thermos with a much, much better one. Thoughtful gifts don’t need to be expensive. And they don’t necessarily require an hour of your time in the trenches of Amazon search results. Below, I’ve rounded up 40 of the best finds on Amazon below — with all the perks of easy, fast shipping and saved payment information.
— Business Insider

Amazon Earnings: The Company is Growing Cash Flows Amazingly

Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 21:45:34
Amazon reported a few days ago and everyone expected a lot from the company. The previous quarter demonstrated how well Amazon’s diversified business scaled with the crisis. Let’s see now, what was…
— Medium

Short Sellers Take A $4.1 Billion Hit From Tesla In July

Tuesday, 4 August 2020, 21:43:00
Short sellers “battered and bruised” as they take a $6bn hit from Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, AMD and Tesla in July Q2 2020 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, AMD and Tesla all contributed to a poor month of performance for short sellers Ortex Analytics estimates a cumulative loss of $6bn across five […] The post Short Sellers Take A $4.1 Billion Hit From Tesla In July appeared first on ValueWalk .
— ValueWalk