Amazon Is Charging Full-Speed Ahead With Its Growth Plans in This Key Area

Motley Fool2022-12-06

Amazon is cutting back in a lot of areas, but its cloud-computing business isn't one. The online retail giant plans to cut 10,000 jobs across its retail, devices, and human resources divisions, but it...

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吉慶
2022-12-06
吉慶
Be an exciting Spanish BULL.
Deonc
2022-12-06
Deonc
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2022-12-06
Deonc
Good sharing
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2022-12-06
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Vincentan59
2022-12-06
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Yes 👍
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2022-12-06
aeron chan
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