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- A year since a Reddit-driven retail trading frenzy rocked the markets and created the 'meme stock https://www.reuters.com/business/why-did-sec-release-report-gamestop-2021-10-18' phenomenon, leading U.S. lawmaker Nancy Pelosi's investments have become a meme in their own right.

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Amazon.com Inc (AMZN): * AMAZON SAYS TO EXPAND AMAZON GO STORE PORTFOLIO WITH INTRODUCTION OF NEW AMAZON GO FORMAT THAT'S CLOSER TO HOME FOR CUSTOMERS - SPOKESPERSON. * AMAZON SAYS AMAZON GO PLANS TO ALSO BRING NEW AMAZON GO STORE FORMAT TO LA-METRO AREA IN COMING MONTHS - SPOKESPERSON. * AMAZON SAYS NEW AMAZON GO STORE FORMAT WILL FEATURE JUST WALK OUT SHOPPING EXPERIENCE - SPOKESPERSON.

Indian retailer Future Group on Tuesday challenged its own lenders in the Supreme Court to avoid facing insolvency proceedings over missing payments, citing its dispute with partner Amazon.com Inc (AMZN), according to a legal filing reviewed by Reuters.

- Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) on Monday reported injury figures for 2020 showing worse-than-average safety rates in its U.S. warehouses but a better record than peers in delivery. The online retailer also said staff injuries and illnesses globally that resulted in time away from work dropped by 43% in 2020, to 2.3 per 100 employees from 4.0 the prior year.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) on Monday reported injury figures for 2020 showing worse-than-average safety rates in its U.S. warehouses but a better record than peers in delivery. The online retailer also said staff injuries and illnesses globally that resulted in time away from work dropped by 43% in 2020, to 2.3 per 100 employees from 4.0 the prior year.

* Ten-minute delivery times wow online shoppers. * Growth of quick commerce pressures rivals. * Road safety concerns rise in race for faster deliveries. * Experts say businesses could struggle for profits. By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy.

Indian grocery startups are luring tech-savvy customers with the promise of deliveries within 10 minutes, sparking a boom in "quick commerce", but heating up concerns about road safety as bike riders scramble to meet tight deadlines.

* Ten-minute delivery times wow online shoppers. * Growth of quick commerce pressures rivals. * Road safety concerns rise in race for faster deliveries. * Experts say businesses could struggle for profits. By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy.

- Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) may soon face claims from a U.S. labor board that it unlawfully fired a vocal union supporter at a New York warehouse in the midst of an organizing campaign.

* A labor board official found merit to claims that firing was unlawful. * Complaint will be issued unless Amazon (AMZN) settles. * Company was accused of interfering with Alabama union election. By Daniel Wiessner. Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) may soon face claims from a U.S. labor board that it unlawfully fired a vocal union supporter at a New York warehouse in the midst of an organizing campaign.

Intel Corp's (INTC) plan to build a $20 billion chip-making complex on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio is the clearest sign of a burgeoning tech sector in the U.S. Midwest, a development that is sure to raise corporate competition for workers and resources.

Intel Corp's (INTC) plan to build a $20 billion chip-making complex on the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio is the clearest sign of a burgeoning tech sector in the U.S. Midwest, a development that is sure to raise corporate competition for workers and resources.

A South African court on Friday postponed a ruling on a lawsuit from descendants of South Africa's earliest inhabitants, the Khoi and San, to try to halt construction of Amazon's (AMZN) new Africa headquarters on what they say is sacred land.

- Wall Street's main indexes ended sharply lower on Friday as Netflix shares plunged after a weak earnings report, capping a brutal week for stocks that saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq log their biggest weekly percentage drops since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020. The benchmark S&P 500 posted its third straight week of declines, ending 8.3% down from its early January record high.

* Netflix plunges, weighs on other streamers. * Wall Street main indexes headed for weekly declines. * Futures down: Dow 0.20%, S&P 0.45%, Nasdaq 0.81% By Shreyashi Sanyal.

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) announced today that it will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2021 financial results on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. PT/5:30 p.m. ET. The event will be webcast live, and the audio and associated slides will be available for at least three months thereafter at www.amazon.com/ir.

- Google is filing an appeal at the European Union's top court against an earlier decision to uphold a $2.8 billion antitrust fine, a spokesperson for the Alphabet unit said late on Thursday, the company's second bid to overturn the penalty.

Google is filing an appeal at the European Union's top court against an earlier decision to uphold a $2.8 billion antitrust fine, a spokesperson for the Alphabet unit said late on Thursday, the company's second bid to overturn the penalty.

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would bar tech giants like Amazon.com (AMZN) from giving preference to their own businesses on their websites, despite hefty lobbying from top executives like Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook.