Amazon is an international e-commerce website for consumers, sellers, and content creators.
Amazon is an e-commerce retailer formed originally to provide consumers with products in two segments. It offers users with merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by third-party sellers.
Operating in North American and International markets, Amazon provides its services through websites such as amazon.com and amazon.ca. It also enables authors, musicians, filmmakers, app developers, and others to publish and sell content via its branded websites.
Amazon also provides Kindle Direct Publishing, an online platform that allows independent authors and publishers to make their books available in the Kindle Store. In addition, it provides co-branded credit card agreements and advertising services, serves developers and enterprises through Amazon Web Services, and manufactures and sells electronic devices.
It offers Amazon Prime which is an annual membership program. It provides free shipping, streaming, and access to books to borrow and read on a Kindle device.
As Amazon predicts, its Q1 2020 net sales will rise by a range of 16% and 22% to hit $73 billion. In addition, the company has boasted more members already joined its subscription program. AMZN stock is rising in the pre-market.
Microsoft (MSFT) stock rose by over 6% yesterday after the company announced it had acquired Affirmed Networks to deliver new opportunities for a global 5G ecosystem. The FAANG stocks were on the winning side with a surge of 5% on average.
Walmart, Amazon, Costco stocks are up as they implement measures to protect employees and customers from coronavirus. The measures include sanitizing efforts, temporary changes of working hours and recruiting more people to handle increasing demand.