Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $2.5 billion in penalties and refunds and change its process for how to cancel its Prime subscription to settle a lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission.The company will pay $1 billion in civil penalties and will refund $1.5 billion to customers to resolve allegations that it misled millions of customers into signing up for Prime and then making it intentionally difficult to cancel, according to court records. FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said in a statement that the agency ...

Amazon reached a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday over whether the e-commerce giant used “deceptive methods” to sign up consumers for Prime subscriptions, then made it “exceedingly difficult” to cancel. Most Read from Fast Company The agency argued Amazon enrolled millions of customers in Prime subscriptions without their consent, and knowingly made it difficult for consumers to get out of the agreement. That settlement, which comes just three days into the ci ...

After a string of strong gains that pushed major benchmarks to record levels, Wall Street eased on Tuesday. The S&P 500 fell 0.55% to 6,656.92, the Nasdaq declined 0.95% to 22,573.47, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged down 0.2% to 46,292.78.These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors throughout the day.Micron Technology Inc. MUMicron Technology’s stock rose by 1.09%, closing at $166.41. The stock reached an intraday high of $168.99 and a low of $165.23. Its 52 ...

亚马逊生鲜实体店业务调整 - 公司计划关闭其在英国的全部19家亚马逊生鲜（Amazon Fresh）实体店 [1] - 其中5家门店将被改造为全食超市（Whole Foods Market） [1] - 首家亚马逊生鲜实体店于2021年在伦敦西部的伊灵开业，主打无收银台的“拿了就走”购物模式 [1] 业务调整的背景与原因 - 无收银台购物模式依赖应用程序进入商店，通过高灵敏度摄像头和传感器追踪商品并自动扣款 [2] - 该模式在后疫情时代需求减弱，未能对特易购（Tesco）和森宝利（Sainsbury‘s）等英国本土超市构成严重威胁 [2] 员工安置与整体战略转向 - 公司未确认受影响的员工数量，但计划为员工提供业务其他部门的新职位 [3] - 此次关店是公司对杂货市场策略进行全面改革的一部分，未来将更侧重于全食超市业务 [3] 全食超市的整合与加强 - 自2017年以137亿美元（107亿英镑）收购全食超市后，该品牌一直保持较大独立性，但公司正加强对其的控制 [3] - 夏季，公司将企业员工计划（包括薪酬结构和福利）扩展至全食超市的美国企业员工，旨在将其更紧密地整合进集团 [4] 线上杂货业务的扩张 - 公司宣布计划通过其与莫里森（Morrisons）、冰岛食品（Iceland）、Co-op和Gopuff的合作，使英国Prime会员可使用至少三种杂货配送选项的会员数量翻倍 [4] - 从明年起，消费者将能在亚马逊网站上购买包括乳制品、肉类和海鲜在内的生鲜杂货 [5] 英国市场面临的监管审查 - 公司的杂货业务在英国受到日益严格的审查，包括被要求遵守《杂货供应行为准则》 [6] - 行业监管机构杂货法规仲裁官（GCA）于6月对该公司展开调查，指控其未能按时向供应商付款 [6] 公司高层表态与未来方向 - 公司英国区域经理表示，自2008年以来，公司持续创新以帮助客户节省购物时间和金钱 [7] - 公司将继续投资创新，通过亚马逊官网、亚马逊生鲜、全食超市门店以及第三方合作伙伴，为英国客户提供更多选择、便利、低价和快速配送 [8]

Investing in the broader market can make you rich, but it can take a very long time. These stocks did it much faster. The S&P 500 index, arguably the most consistent and proven long-term wealth-building investment mechanism in modern history, averaged a return of 8% per year from 1928 through 2024, which included some big up years and some big down years. If you could get an 8% return every year, you could turn $1,000 into $1 million in about 90 years. Admittedly, that's a long time. They are rare, practica ...