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Amazon.com sales tax troubles: Roll the dice!	Filed under: Law, Amazon.com (AMZN)The Wall Street Journal is reporting today that Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) is likely facing additional sales tax challenges in eight states besides New York. The New York issue has been well-publicized, with the state imposing new rules that would make Amazon subject to sales tax there because of the presence of affiliates. Normally, sales tax must be collected by a retailer only if that retailer has nexus (usually a physical presence) in a state in which an ite...	June 25, 2008
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Takes A Stake In Twitter	Amazon.com (AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos has taken a stake in Twitter, the red-hot microblogging service. Twitter announced the move in a blog post earlier today. Bezos made the investment through Bezos Expeditions, a vehicle for his personal investments. Also investing in the company is venture firm Spark Capital; partner Bijan Sabet will take a seat on the Twitter board. Twitter said previous investors Union Square Ventures and Tokyo-based Digital Garage exercised their pro rata rights to participate ...	June 24, 2008
Twitter gets venture funding from Amazon.com's Jeffrey Bezos	Filed under: Deals, Amazon.com (AMZN)Talk to anyone about what little technology company has a chance at being the Next Big Thing in social media, and chances are you'll hear the name "Twitter." Everyone's twittering about Twitter, even my mom knows all about it. News of the platform's $15 million funding round has been making the rumor rounds for over a month, Today the rumors were confirmed with news of the funding on the Twitter blog, and a new nugget: Jeffrey Bezos of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AM...	June 24, 2008
Amazon.com (AMZN) to stock office supplies	Filed under: Amazon.com (AMZN), Staples Inc (SPLS), Options, Technical AnalysisAmazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares are falling today after the company announced this morning that it has opened an office supplies division designed to compete with Staples Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLS) and the like. Evidently, investors aren't too excited by the Amazon's entry into this already struggling portion of the retail sector. If you think this stock won't be rising too far in the coming months, then it could be a good ...	June 24, 2008
After-Hours Volume Spike: Amazon.com (AMZN)	Shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) are trading lower in after-hours trading this Monday afternoon. The direct reason is its key shipping partner’s earnings warning. The company hasn’t issued any new news, but the earnings warning from United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) and the comments about softening demand “on lower than expected package volume” are adding to the volatility. Amazon.com closed down 0.5% at $80.68 in normal trading with a weak NASDAQ today, and shares...	June 23, 2008
Amazon.com Follows UPS Lower (AMZN, UPS)	Shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) are trading lower in after-hours trading. The company hasn't issued any new news, but the problem is that United Parcel... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...	June 23, 2008
Something to consider: Rising postage may lead to falling sales	Filed under: Amazon.com (AMZN), FedEx Corp (FDX), United Parcel'B' (UPS)Recently, I was shopping for a couple of books on half.com. However, having spent about a half hour in my search, I decided, at the last minute, to forego my purchases. While the sellers were offering great prices, the shipping raised the books' costs to above what I would pay in a local bookstore. In the end, it just wasn't worth it.As the price of gas goes up, so does the price of postage. While this hasn't been much of a ...	June 23, 2008
Nokia as an entertainment giant	Filed under: Launches, Industry, Competitive strategy, Apple Inc (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Sony Corp ADR (SNE)Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has decided it would like to get beat up and spit out by the entertainment industry. It also thinks it can compete with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the content distribution business. Nokia is the world's largest seller of handsets, with about 40% of the market. Since the margins on that business are being pushed down by lower price for phones sold in pl...	June 23, 2008
Screaming Buys with Hidden Gems	First, a clarification. Because I called these ‘screaming buys’, doesn’t mean that I recommend these stocks, as I never make recommendations, but as strong suggestions for further research. Second, let’s get the disclosures out of the way. I don’t want to make the mistake I made last year on March 8, 2007, when I wrote the article ‘Why Amazon.com Stock could be Up Substantially by Year End’. The article listed twelve reasons why Amazon.com (AMZN) looked extremely favorable. The sto...	June 21, 2008
Fast Money Recap	Tech Trade Apple Computer (AAPL) announced that iTunes reached a milestone with 5 billion songs sold. Terranova said he lieks tech here. Najarian said he is behind hte tech rally and he favors Qualcom (QCOM), Broadcom (BRCM), Apple and Research In Motion (RIMM). He said IBM (IBM) won a service contract and the stock is going higher. Adami said he likes Microsoft (MSFT), Western Digital (WDC) and Apple. Macke said the action in MSFT suggest to him the stock is a short. Unusual Options Activity Na...	June 19, 2008

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