Amazon CFO blames the Olympics and Trump assassination for slowing sales:...
On Thursday, the e-commerce giant said it was expecting $154 billion to $158.5 billion in revenue for the third quarter of this year, below the average analyst estimate of $158.24 billion. Amazon stock prices fell by more than 7% in after-hours trading."On the revenue side, I'd just say it's going to be a tough quarter…
The 10 Best Chrome Extensions for Holiday Shopping
How Rakuten WorksFormally known as Ebates, Rakuten is a cash back rewards app that earns you money when shopping with participating retailers. It’s fairly simple to use: If you’re on a website that supports Rakuten, you’ll see a pop-up appear letting you know how much cash back the stores allows, and offering a button that…
LIVE: The 110 best deals for Amazon Prime Day 2022: Don’t...
Amazon Prime Day 2022 begins today, July 12, and runs through tomorrow, July 13.We're working hard to highlight all the best deals as they go live. Insider Reviews' team of expert reporters and editors have vetted each of the deals below — because a heavy discount doesn't mean much if the product on sale isn't any…
How to get an Amazon Prime Student discount with 6 months...
When you buy through our links, Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more. Amazon Prime Student offers all of the benefits of Prime membership but at half of the cost. It even includes extra perks like free trials from GrubHub Plus, Course Hero, and Calm. Here's how to qualify and sign up. New subscribers…
How to Export Your Entire Spotify Library for Free
Photo: nikkimeel (Shutterstock)There are many reasons to move away from Spotify. Apple Music now has lossless audio at a cheaper rate. If you use Amazon Prime, Prime Music comes free; if you have an Echo smart speaker, it’s the cheapest way to stream your music. Spotify doesn’t have music by Neil Young or Joni Mitchell.…
How to Figure Out What the Hell Is Going on With...
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock)A recent study revealed 50% of people with Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) are fuzzy on the details of the “use it or lose it” part of these tax-saving vehicles—particularly the deadlines for the funds in them must be spent. This year more than ever, that’s not exactly surprising: COVID relief legislation added in…
Amazon is enabling ad-tech business to offer advertisements in streaming TELEVISION...
Amazon is turning to ad-tech companies to crank up the number of commercials in Fire TV apps. On Friday, the company announced a deal with The Trade Desk and Dataxu that allows the ad-tech firms to sell ads in publishers' Fire TV apps. Instead of buying ads directly from an Amazon representative, advertisers can buy…
An Amazon Tomb Raider TV Series Is Reportedly In the Works...
After three film adaptations of the popular video game series Tomb Raider, Amazon wants to take a turn bringing the property to a TV series -- and the company has reportedly tapped Emmy-winning showrunner Phoebe Waller-Bridge to help bring the game's adventurous world to the small screen.Waller-Bridge will be a scriptwriter and executive producer on…
WBD is suing the NBA so it can stay in business...
Two years ago, Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav told investors he'd be ok without NBA games, which his TNT network had been airing for decades.So now Zaslav is in an extraordinary position: He's filed a hail mary lawsuit against the NBA, demanding that they give him a package of games they've decided to sell…
Competition watchdog to probe Google and Amazon over fake reviews
iStock | Getty Images The UK competition regulator has opened an investigation into Amazon and Google over fake reviews on their sites that may be duping consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the two companies may not have done enough to detect and remove fake reviews or to take action against those responsible…