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Amazon: Boston is a finalist for HQ2

by Joseph Pisani AP Retail WriterJanuary 18, 2018

In this Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, photo, Laila Ummelaila, a personal shopper at the Walmart store in Old Bridge, N.J., pushes a cart with bins as she shops for online shoppers. On Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, Walmart announced it is boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers to 11 an hour, giving a one-time 1,000 cash bonus to eligible employees and expanding its maternity and parental leave benefits. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Walmart boosts starting pay to $11 an hour, offers bonuses

by Joseph Pisani Associated Press, and Michelle Chapman Associated PressJanuary 12, 2018

FILE - In this May 5, 2016 file photo, Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon.com, speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump is criticizing the U.S. Postal Service, saying the agency is “losing many billions of dollars a year” and asking why it is “charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages.” Trump tweeted Friday, Dec. 29, that the post office “should be charging MUCH MORE!” (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Trump trains fire on favorite target — Amazon

by Joseph Pisani Associated PressDecember 29, 2017

Shoppers wait to make purchases at a Best Buy on Black Friday in Dartmouth, Mass., Friday, Nov. 24, 2017. (Peter Pereira/Standard Times via AP)

After weeks of deals, stores aim to draw Black Friday crowds

by Anne DInnocenzio Associated Press, and Joseph Pisani Associated PressNovember 24, 2017

Prime real estate: Amazon looks for 2nd headquarters

by Joseph Pisani AP Business WriterSeptember 7, 2017

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, file photo, Mark Oldenburg processes outgoing orders at Amazon.com's fulfillment center in DuPont, Wash. On Wednesday, July 26, 2017, Amazon said that it’s looking to fill more than 50,000 positions across its U.S. fulfillment network. It’s planning to make thousands of job offers on the spot during its first Jobs Day on Aug. 2, where potential employees will have a chance to see what it’s like to work at Amazon by visiting one of 10 participating fulfillment centers. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Now hiring at Amazon: Thousands of people in 1 day

by Joseph Pisani Associated PressJuly 27, 2017

FILE- In this Dec. 7, 2016, file photo, Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz speaks during the Starbucks 2016 Investor Day meeting in New York. Starbucks says it will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, a response to President Donald Trump's indefinite suspension of Syrian refugees and temporary travel bans that apply to six other Muslim-majority nations. Schultz said in a letter to employees Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, that the hiring would apply to stores worldwide. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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CEOs push back against immigration rule

by Joseph Pisani Associated PressJanuary 30, 2017

FILE - In this May 8, 2013 file photo, Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent speaks during a news conference in Atlanta. Coca-Cola said Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 that Kent will step down as CEO next year and be replaced by Chief Operating Officer James Quincey. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Coca-Cola names Quincey as next CEO, Kent stays as chairman

by Joseph Pisani Associated PressDecember 10, 2016

In this Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, photo, Susan Martin looks over an invitation to a seminar on flipping homes, featuring a cover photo of Tarek and Christina El Moussa, from HGTV's "Flip Or Flop," at her home in Chico, Calif. Martin attended a seminar sponsored by Zurixx LLC, a Utah-based education company, expecting to see reality TV stars Andy and Candis Meredith of "Old Home Love," a show that aired on HGTV and its sister channel the DIY Network. Martin and others say they attend the events to learn about flipping homes from reality stars like the Meredith's or the El Moussa's only to find that the stars don't appear and they are asked to spend thousands of dollars to attend more classes. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Some buyers call classes by ‘Flip or Flop’ stars misleading

by Joseph Pisani Associated PressOctober 26, 2016