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Will ads drive Amazon as much as subscribers?

SINGAPORE (May 7): In his recent annual “Letter to Shareholders”, Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos highlighted the strength of the e-commerce behemoth’s Prime membership base of more than 100 million now, its Amazon Web Service cash cow, the phenome nal su

US stocks

Ending 2017 with lumps of coal? Fret not, these may turn into diamonds in 2018

SAN FRANCISCO (Dec 22): Investors saddled in 2017 with the market’s worst performers, including Under Armour and General Electric, may do well to remember as December draws to an end that lumps of coal sometimes turn into diamonds.

State of the City

Optimism abounds on role of physical stores in the face of Amazon’s launch

(Aug 14): The July 27 launch of Amazon.com’s Prime Now service here has been welcomed enthusiastically.

Amazon announces launch of Prime Now in Singapore

SINGAPORE (July 27): Amazon.com today launched its Prime Now service in Singapore. It is the first Amazon retail service to launch in the city state, and offers free two-hour delivery for orders totaling to $40 and above.

Battle for Indonesia's 261 million wallets grips China's online shopping giants

(July 6): To foretell where JD.com Inc. is going to expand in Indonesia, follow the cell phone towers.

Alibaba’s Lazada braces for a Southeast Asian brawl with Amazon

(Dec 15): Alibaba Group Holding and Amazon.com are about to clash in Southeast Asia. And Lazada Group SA, which Alibaba bought this year for US$1 billion ($1.4 billion), will be right at the heart of that conflict.
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