Alina Selyukh
Stories
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Business
Amazon is 30. Here's how a book store gobbled up all of e-commerce
Jeff Bezos founded the e-commerce giant in his garage 30 years ago. NPR's Andrew Mambo talks with business reporter Alina Selyukh about how Bezos built an empire and what's next for the company.
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Business
Luxury department store Saks buys Neiman Marcus, and Amazon gets a stake
The two high-end department stores hope together they would wield more power to counter luxury brands, which increasingly flex their muscles over retailers.
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National
Amazon's struggling union joins forces with the Teamsters
For two years, Amazon has refused to recognize its single unionized warehouse, organized by the upstart Amazon Labor Union. Now the hefty Teamsters is lending its muscle to the union effort.
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Business
Retail Giant Sears Files For Bankruptcy
Sears has filed for bankruptcy protection, formally acknowledging the lowest moment in the 130-year history of the conglomerate that shaped how Americans shop.
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National
Amazon Employees Consider Consequences Of Company's MInimum Wage Hike
This week, Amazon announced it would raise the minimum wage for 350,000 of its workers — but some employees have mixed feelings.
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Business
Amazon Becomes Largest Company To Commit To Minimum $15 Hourly Wage
Amazon announced on Tuesday that it will raise wages to $15 an hour starting Nov. 1 for some 250,000 regular workers and 100,000 seasonal workers.
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Business
Amazon To Raise Minimum Wage To $15 Starting Next Month
Officials at Amazon announced on Tuesday that the company is raising wages to $15 an hour starting Nov. 1 for some 250,000 regular workers and 100,000 seasonal workers.
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Politics
Justice Department Sues California To Block State's Net Neutrality Law
The Trump administration is suing California over the state's new net neutrality law, saying it clashed with federal policy.
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Business
Facebook Says Hackers Accessed Information Of 50 Million Users In Latest Data Breach
Facebook announced a new data breach on Friday. Hackers accessed the information of 50 million Facebook users, as Facebook remains under pressure for misuse of users' personal data.
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National
Sessions To Meet With State Attorneys General About Social Media
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions meets Tuesday with a group of state attorneys general to talk about the power of the tech industry, and allegations of anti-conservative bias on social media.
