Amazon's Pay Raise

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  Bloomberg Opinion

  

  Amazon’s Minimum Wage Will Change How Americans Think About Work

  Bloomberg Opinion - Conor Sen

  The news that Amazon will raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour has a direct impact on its workers and its bottom line, but the more lasting impact may be for America's middle class and corporate employer psychology at large. By now, higher minimum wages have been a labor market and political theme …

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  Amazon’s Wage Raise Is a Small Price to Pay for Its Reputation

  Bloomberg Opinion - Shira Ovide

  It seems Amazon.com Inc. really does care what people think about the company. The company said on Tuesday that it would increase minimum pay to $15 an hour starting next month for full-time, part-time and seasonal workers as well as those hired by temporary staffing agencies. The pay of workers …

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  Bloomberg Opinion

  

  Jeff Bezos Blinked; Amazon Raises Minimum Wage in U.S., U.K.

  Bloomberg - John Lauerman, Jeremy Kahn

  Jeff Bezos blinked. Bowing to political pressure and a tightening labor market, he announced plans Tuesday to raise the minimum wage for all …

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  Bloomberg Opinion

  

  Amazon Doesn’t Mind Trump, But Bernie Sanders Strikes a Nerve

  Bloomberg Opinion - Shira Ovide

  Donald Trump is the most powerful person in the world, and he has a loud megaphone. One word or tweet from him can move markets, or galvanize rage against a person or institution. Yet Amazon.com Inc. stayed quiet when the U.S. president said the company crushes small businesses, may be violating …

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  $69 Billion Worth of Bezos Bombshells

  Bloomberg - Shira Ovide, Elaine He, Andrea Felsted

  Stock investors have signaled over and over that they're worried Amazon will steamroll any industry it touches. That's a fair worry for the most …

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  Bloomberg Opinion

  

  Forget Robots, Retailers Need People Power

  Bloomberg Opinion - Sarah Halzack

  The ongoing fight for talent in the retail industry appears to be kicking into higher gear. Bloomberg News’s Matthew Boyle wrote Friday that Walmart Inc. has surveyed workers about whether perks such as child-care services or gym memberships would be “meaningful” to new hires.