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Amazon.com said the closure of Kindle's China business was not due to government pressure or censorship

Amazon to pull Kindle out of China

Amazon.com said it will stop supplying retailers in China with its Kindle e-readers from today and will shut its Kindle e-bookstore there next year, in the latest pullback by a US tech firm from the restrictive Chinese market.

Business • 02 Jun 22

Elon Musk has repeatedly used Twitter to make controversial statements

Elon Musk calls for Amazon to be broken up

Tesla chief executive Elon Musk has called for Amazon.com Inc to be broken up, after an author complained on social media about being unable to self-publish a book via the world's largest online retailer.

Business • 05 Jun 20

Settings can be adjusted to enable parents decide when the tablet turns itself off

Amazon launches child focused tablet

Amazon has launched a new tablet aimed specifically at children, with content that can be entirely controlled by parents.

Business • 03 Jun 15

Amazon's quarterly profits disappoint investors

Amazon stock plunges as loss widens

Amazon said last night that its loss in the last quarter widened to $437m after a series of product launches including new phones, tablets and television programmes.

Business • 24 Oct 14

Amazon has invested heavily in new products and services lately, including a smartphone

Amazon posts net quarterly loss of $126m

Amazon.com posted a much larger-than-expected loss in the second quarter as it continues its rapid pace of investment in new businesses such as digital content and consumer electronics.

Business • 25 Jul 14

Amazon continues to spend on rights to digital content

Amazon reports lower earnings, but revenues rise

Amazon's net income declined in the first three months of the year even though revenue increased 22%.

Business • 26 Apr 13

Amazon.com's quarterly results beat Wall Street expectations

Amazon posts lower Q4 net income

Amazon's fourth quarter net income fell 45%, as sharply higher revenue failed to keep pace with increased spending on order fulfilment and digital content.

Business • 30 Jan 13

Amazon third quarter results below expectations

Amazon reported third-quarter results below Wall Street's expectations last night.

Business • 26 Oct 12

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