there's always been a sort of interesting dynamic with investors and amazon amazon was really it really wasn't profitable and told around 2015 and it only started posting real like above $1000000000.00 profits in 2017 and investors are really willing to just sort of look aside and focus on the revenue growth and that sort of helped it become one of the biggest companies in the world despite only having small revenues but what's sort of shifted over the past few years is that amazon's revenue growth has started to slow it's sort of face saying new competition and it's facing just you know the problems that come with being such a massive company and i think that's been really concerning for investors so people really want to see amazon make a big investment and you know the future of growth for this company is so i think they're generally was you know i think investors are looking for amazon to make these investments and they're willing to sort of discount the profits and we did see that and the stock reaction yesterday there was general concern about about the cost of this and we saw the

amazon is working hard to increase profit and to do that it needs workers they should be flexible and not too costly in the u.s. it's now become quite a trend for workers to camp in vans close to warehouses of online giants the w's all over sell it reports. the recreational the hey kill the r.v. a symbol of freedom. home is wherever you take it and were ever work may take you. to. a campground near an amazon warehouse and cheaper on kentucky is home to a round it doesn't work camp purse it's 2 pm time to get up for robert barker he works the night shift. in morning good morning robert all you do and. how is your shift it was great ok yeah easy money man you're basically robert you have your whole life inside that van yeah i've been living in my van for 6 years now. working seasonal work for amazon and i've done some also i've worked a job in alaska salmon cannery have worked there and beat harvest and. amazon has been really good to me and it's really easy money and allows me the freedom to do what i want. robert is $46.00 he has no partner no children and very few expenses amazon pac

place amazon business in the process. our financial correspondent yan's court joins us now from was street yes so ali baba taking on amazon going head to head with amazon what chance does on about the have here. well i mean overall ali baba already has some experience in the u.s. and the market to be so business to business market is huge it's estimated to serve this year a trillion dollars so there was quite some potential and if i understand correctly ali baba's going a bit of a different way than amazon specially small american companies are going to keep the customer relationships and also the data so that is something that has not been offering that easy in the past so yes there is a certain chance for ali baba to get a piece of this is a huge market. some new opportunities there then but timing is obviously clearly an issue what impact would the u.s. china trade war have on ali baba's plans to push further into the u.s. . timing certainly could be better in regards to the trade tensions between china and chinese com

amazon 2nd quarter profits were up 3.6 percent to $2600000000.00 amazon sales jumped by 20 percent as customers flock to its one day delivery. our markets correspondent was san luis joins us now from was st louis so 2 attack heavyweights 2 closely watched quarterly results what stood out to you. a couple of things that you know it's a case that not only did company b. done revenue on their names for sure but have even lowered costs that leads to where a spect in these represents the payments google makes it to companies like apple for example for its search engine to be the default browser all devices also welcome by its investors $25000000000.00 buyback program or no amazon no good the reaction though you know one day shipping costs seem to be helping sales but reducing deals will continue their current quarter also it's a business that disappointed with revenues growing all the 37 percent this is the 1st time over the last 5 years 10 for the most lucrative recorded world below 40 percent on all the store side despite continued promotions at whole foods new openings obama so go with

of amazon say yesterday that they are seeing some early benefits of this. they saw a slight acceleration in north american sales a little bit stronger and our national sales they always point. to this prime day where it's always a record but basically it's another record survey they are saying that they're seeing the benefits but he also said you know this is sort of a shock to the system the size of this investment is it's really it's going to take a while it's going to take us a few quarters to really see how it plays out now financial market correspondent see delay any talking to us and now to some other global business stories making the news. the u.s. economy failed to live up to donald trump's promises of 3 percent growth last year the commerce department says the world's biggest economy grew more slowly in $28000.00 than previously estimated revised official figures put growth down to 2 and a half percent he was trying to trade wars we're seeing on some. u.s. microblogging and social networking service twitter added 5000000 new uses in the 2nd quarte

in a lot of criticism about amazon and concern about the growing online tree industry would mean for work environments in the united states but one thing seems to be clear that the work campers in kentucky applied to nothing but the lifestyle they chose. it could be a unique place to explore the universe from a wide offering jobs to locals but plans to build a giant telescope of how wise tallest mountain have met with fierce resistance from protest us and they to say the place is sacred. trouble in paradise the construction of the 30 meter telescope on the u.s. state of hawaii's tallest mountain mounted care sparked outrage among locals the $1000000000.00 project is said to be a massive boost to why it's economy which is heavily dependent on blue paint tourism jobs but protesters say the mountain is sacred and they're blocking access to the construction site. we're willing to clear out if the mare and the governor and the t.m.t. promises that they will not build on monaco representatives of the 30 meter telescope remain committed to the project you know we've been working in the comm

ivan 3 to our new. 80 year old ivan cantor is the oldest employ yet amazon's hebrew and warehouse he and his wife law reign work to top up their pensions and they say to have a better life personally i need a home base ah. but. that the ferment i don't like to get out travel to and this gets a free opportunity to do that. more financial security but you have to hit the road to get it perhaps not everyone's dream but it seems to work for something. a lot of criticism about amazon and concern about what the growing online troop industry will mean for work environments in the united states but one thing seems to be clear though the work tempers in kentucky one helping with the lifestyle a job. well my camper van is parked outside and that's it from the other g.w. business team thank you so much for watching. fake hair and real story. where i come from a lot of women like me have fake hair sometimes the hair style takes up to 200 that's a lot of time that needs to be filled so people at the sun long talk about what's happening in their lives. i became a journalist to be a storyteller and

antitrust regulators will investigate amazon the world's largest online retailer to see if its use of other merchants data breaches the block's antitrust rules meanwhile here in germany the consumer protection agency have a victory against the e-commerce giant german authorities are making amazon change how it works with 3rd party merchants in europe both the sellers and amazon need to take more responsibility for incomplete or inaccurate order fulfillment is on will also need to wait 30 days before blocking or closing selling it closing the seller accounts excuse need in exchange germany's federal cartel office says it will drop its investigation into amazon. now the latest figures from the international air transport association show demand for passenger aviation in the next 2 decades is going to surge and the asia pacific region with countries like china indonesia and vietnam among those leading the charge but in europe so-called flight shame is increasing social pressure on travelers not to fly as they're made out to consider the environmental impact of each trip. 100000 that's ho

amazon they've just released their circuit order results and guess who's got the numbers for your think should know those should be here right after the break stick around for that. to. my 1st boss was the sewing machine. icon for all women their phones by the social tools and then something as simple as learning how to write a by side isn't. since i was a little good i wanted to have them by sight the both my home and he took me me as them until. finally they gave up and mentioned buying on my side of the bunch returns because sewing machine sewing i suppose was more apt procreates for those than writing them by as no i was only child for those moving back home for bones by the juneteenth and social norms and inform them of old dead basic rights my name is them out of the home and i wore hats he's a. big . a big day for a big tax and it's come with even bigger number google parent alphabet crushes expectations and triples its profits in the 2nd quarter and amazon delivered growth too but are investors how to beat or get the lowdown from wall street. also on the show germany records its

in new antitrust regulators will investigate online retailer amazon to see if it uses data from 3rd party merchants to improve its own market position the oak were. from the office of the e.u. competition commissioner a stocker follows complaints from merchants who say click and purchase data on their sells through the site are being used to improve amazon's positioning of its own merchandise coincidentally germany's antitrust authority announced wednesday an agreement with amazon for the retailer to assume more liability for 3rd party order fulfillment and let's check in with our financial correspondent in new york he ends quarter ends europe once again applying pressure on a american tech giants any reaction there on wall street to these announcements well i mean we did see it takes stocks a little bit under pressure here in the wednesday session and we do not just get the regulatory oh political pressure out of europe but also within the united states there is quite a debate going on but interestingly enough wall street does not seem to be too call on certain at least at this point if

own merchandise coincidentally germany's antitrust authority announced wednesday an agreement with amazon for the retailer to assume more liability for 3rd party order fulfillment and let's check in with our financial correspondent in new york he ends quarter yes europe once again applying pressure on a an american tech giant any reaction there on wall street to these announcements well i mean we did see it takes stocks a little bit under pressure here in the wednesday session and we do not just get the regulatory oh political pressure out of europe but also within the united states there is quite a debate going on but interestingly enough wall street does not seem to be too concerned at least at this point if you look at companies like amazon but also. google or apple or other companies they're all almost at a record high talking about record to seem to be a little bit of confusion and uncertainty what effect the trade negotiations between the u.s. and china might bring and that is actually causing some pressure not just here on wednesday but to all week long so the record in the recent

numbers google parent alphabet crushes expectations and triples its profits in the 2nd quarter and amazon delivers growth too but our investors how to be get the lowdown from wall street. also want to show germany records its hottest day ever farmers are bracing for a poor harvest. and one of roland burris cycle as the romans through the city is testing out a new ecology bonus for train commuters. this is the business i'm on in berlin welcome we begin in the tech world where 2 of its biggest names have presented their figures for the quarter that ended in june alphabet of the company that owns the tech giant google reported quarterly profits tripling to $9900000000.00 the figures beat most analysts expectations and came from higher advertising spend on searches and on you tube. on 2nd quarter profits were up 3.6 percent to $2600000000.00 in sales jumped by 20 percent as customers flock to its one day delivery scheme. our markets correspondent host said louise the joins us now from wall st louis so to talk heavyweights too closely watched quarterly results what stood out to you. a couple o

tacks and says it's time for attack is the 1st country to hit the likes of google apple facebook and amazon but higher taxes the u.s. is threatening to hit back. an international warnings against facebook's cryptocurrency project are mounting flippy over before it start. chinese tourists have discovered the high seas and those who sting them and for ever think her through ships. this is d.w. business i'm joined now the milan in berlin welcome in a world 1st france has passed a law taxing the world's tech giants and in so doing provoked an angry response from the u.s. the white house says they are unfairly target american companies like facebook apple google and amazon and as threatened punitive trade measures against paris big technology companies like google amazon and facebook operating in france will soon be paying more tax france's senate has approved a 3 percent tax on tech companies doing business there the aim is to plug a taxation gap that allowed some internet heavyweights to avoid tax in countries where they make their profits and to book their income in low tax countries like ire

alexa, is amazon good or evil? i like amazon. without amazon, i wouldn't exist. michelle fleury, bbc news, new york. electronics giant samsung estimates that its profits slumped 56% in the three months to the end ofjune, to $5.6 billion. but that was not as bad as expected. let's go to our asia business hub, where rico hizon is following the story. good to see you, hi there. tell us more about these numbers. well, despite the poor numbers, samsung's performance improved from the first quarter, when the company reported its lowest earnings in more than two yea rs, its lowest earnings in more than two years, and the weak earnings guidance from april to june years, and the weak earnings guidance from april tojune is basically due to the semiconductor industry recovery being delayed by the slowing global economy. you also have the us— china trade war and the export controls on huawei. the us campaign against acro to swelled the glut of memory chips in the global market, with the chinese company being one of the korean tech sector's biggest customers. as for korean

on monday demanding higher wages the strike was scheduled to coincide with amazon's so-called prime day that's a 2 day discount event and retail giants german workers earn a minimum of 10 euros and $0.78 per hour at the labor union verdi says amazon is only able to offer discounts to customers because it doesn't pay its workers fairly . and that's it for me in the business team can of course find out more about these and other stories at d w dot com slash business or on social media with twitter facebook i'm seeing tears in berlin thanks for watching. 80 percent of americans at some point in our lives will experience hardship that. cocoa today girl makes you to challenge. the finest moments. with the exclusive. the must see concerning heart you're a. curious mind. do it yourself networkers to a. subscriber don't miss out. quite melody. later. ready resonate with. the mind amusing. tovan 1st 12019 from september 6th to september 29th. this is the story of a free a simple fridge available all year round all around the world. this is the story of a fruit on which an empire was built on

on monday demanding higher wages the strike was scheduled to coincide with amazon's so-called prime day that's a 2 day discount event the online retail giants german workers earn a minimum of 10 euros and $0.78 per hour to labor union verity says amazon is only able to offer discounts to customers because it doesn't pay its workers fairly. and that's it for me in the business team can of course find out more about these and other stories at d w dot com slash business or on social media with twitter facebook i'm seeing bears in berlin thanks for watching. thanks so much. happening to me. your link to lose from africa and the world. your link to assumption stories and discussions in the muslim student news actually program and from foreign to me from our use of museums and wild with sandy desert called smash africa join us on 3 school g.w. for come. i'm not laughing at the joke well i just sometimes i am but i still laughing which is that the german thinks the printer german culture of looking at the stereotypes quests but in a single piece of the country that i not. needed to take ph

and let's go back to europe where amazon employs a 7 of the company's german locations went on strike on monday to mandate higher wages the strike was scheduled to coincide with amazon's so-called prime day that's a 2 day discount event on retail giants german workers earn a minimum of 10 euros and $0.78 per hour for the labor union verity says amazon is only able to offer discounts to customers because it doesn't pay its workers fairly . and that's it for me in the business team can of course find out more about these and other stories at d w dot com slash business or on social media which would or facebook i'm seeing bears in berlin thanks for watching. early the good tourist guide fun germany's booming capital i love berlin the scope of the multicultural metropolis you know your attack series the financial landslide like. i love you even want to show it was a certain look southwest like me despite the 15 nations 50 story. and 50 very personal tips on berlin's a very busy joseph. book now in atlanta every week on t.w. . now has it been the star. is facing a mass extinction. you coul

and as threatened punitive trade measures against paris big technology companies like google amazon and facebook operating in france will soon be paying more tax france's senate has approved a 3 percent tax on tech companies doing business there the aim is to plug a taxation gap that's allowed some internet heavyweights to avoid tax in countries where they make their profits and to book their income in low tax countries like ireland it's estimated the levy could net france $400000000.00 euros this year and 650000000 next year before the vote french finance minister blew a spoke out against the growing power of big tech. start. we can all see the emergence of economic giants with monopolistic attributes who not only want to control a maximum amount of data and make money with this data but also to go further than that by in the absence of rules avoiding taxes and putting into place instruments that could tomorrow become a sovereign currency. the song keep away dumont pawn would reform didn't win this one. but even before the legislation was through us president donald trump had order

‘s fulfilment centres think that amazon ‘s fulfilment ce ntres ca n think that amazon ‘s fulfilment centres can keep pace with a lot of this because productivity appears a little off? amazon has been a lead in the commerce market, that's why it has been so successful, drones of the next day delivery, we have regular issues there so we don't know which countries will allow drones first the uk is one of the markets that is trying to open up drones regulation. but i expect suddenly amazon has warehouses that have some of the most advanced robots in the same way that a british company does, amazon is improving all aspects of delivery and also moving into new markets like healthcare, luxury goods, et cetera. google, and amazon, i should say the parent company, they both have their specific set of challenges in both reporting accelerating growth, due think anti—trust probes are going to play anti—trust probes are going to play a big role in the future?” anti—trust probes are going to play a big role in the future? i do. the biggest issue for regulation right 110w biggest issue for

if you work in part of the corporate amazon, and if you want to retrain as an engineer, amazon will make that happen for you. even more interestingly, if you work in one of the fulfilment centres, so this is one of the basic entry—leveljobs at amazon, and you want to train as a nurse or as an airline mechanic, jobs that do not exist at amazon, they will pay 95% of the tuition fees and costs associated with getting those certificates or degrees. there is a few reasons for that. firstly, it really highlights their future ambitions, their future goals. we have heard that amazon wa nts to goals. we have heard that amazon wants to get into the plane business. they haven't got there yet but they want to do that. we know that amazon is interested in the pharmaceutical industry. they have already made some business gains in that avenue. so what they are doing is pretty impressive. they are already training a workforce that will be dedicated to amazon. now let's brief you on some other business stories. that's it for the business briefing this hour, but before we go, here are the markets. up ne

on monday demanding higher wages the strike was scheduled to coincide with amazon's so-called prime day that's a 2 day discount event on retail giants german workers earn a minimum of 10 euros and $0.78 per hour for the labor union verity says amazon is only able to offer discounts to customers because it doesn't pay its workers fairly . and that's it for me in the business team going to course find out more about these and other stories at d.f.w. dot com slash business or on social media which would or facebook i'm seeing bears in berlin thanks for watching. allegations are serious. is turkey's intelligence agency carrying out adoptions across the globe. to men to tell their stories of. jail and torture. other kidnappings if they're the ones beating. up dr. shows up in 60 minutes on d.w.i. . it's time to take one step further. and face some. tough drug just such the other nothing and the fight for the truth. is hard to overcome boundaries and connection. it's time for. and you don't really use coming up ahead. minds. diagram. it's been 50 years since the. sheep was the 1st man to w

numbers google pound alphabet crushes their expectations and triples its profits in the 2nd quarter and amazon has delivered growth to. also on the show germany's wrecked causes germany records rather its hottest day and farmers are bracing for a poor harvest. when in rome recycle as the romans do the city is testing a new ecology bonus for train coming. to business to business i'm going to have off as a bell and welcome we begin in the tech world where 2 of the biggest names have presented their figures for the quarter that ended in june quarterly profits google's parent company alphabets tripled to just under $10000000000.00 figures feed most analysts expectations were down to higher effort advertising spent on searches on you tube a different story amazon big spending on speedy shipping meant profits were lower than expected. now we tend to think of on as an as a big online shopping google as a search engine but much of the money these giants make comes from rather hazy source these days cloud computing and. it's division a ws generated more revenue on its own then mcdonald's microsoft's in

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this is an amazon's massive warehouse here in minnesota. a handful of workers here are planning to mark amazon's prime shopping day, and annual sales event, with a strike. earlier, ispoke and annual sales event, with a strike. earlier, i spoke to one of the workers to ask him what they are protesting. we are going on strike on prime dave mainly to demand safe and securejobs on prime dave mainly to demand safe and secure jobs from amazon. the speed at which we are required to work are exhausting, sometimes leading to injuries, and people not seeing a job as a thing they can do long—term, plus with amazon's reliance on temporary workers, not having the same job security. basically we just want them to treat us basically we just want them to treat us with respect, as human beings, and not treat us as machines. for most consumers, you click a button, your package arrives a couple of days later, good prices and convenience, what is the issue here? iama convenience, what is the issue here? i am a picker, i convenience, what is the issue here? i

they want better working conditions and more job security amazon says it is improving the sions pointing to a recent pay hike that also says it's fair unions said the retail giant discounts to customers come at the expense of its own employees salaries. thanks for joining us. carefully. choose to go. to school for the. subscribe to. documentary on you tube. where the real power resides. i come from there are lots of people in fact more than a 1000000000 to do that was not just democracy that's one reason why i'm passionate about people and aspirations and they can sense. the truth and the mission reporters tried to get in berlin after the for the fun one and i remember thinking at the time if the bomb in broken for would have happened if people come together and unite for a fool. would i do the news i often confronted her situation with more conflict being discussed in privacy despite my job to confront good speeches on policies and development to put the spotlight on issues that matter most hunger food security oppression fashion isolation. cannot has been achieved so much more needs to

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it was meant to spark a global shopping spree not transatlantic protest amazon's annual prime day event that's 2 days of online discounts staff have taken to the streets in germany demanding higher wages and warehouse workers have also walked out of the u.s. they want better working conditions and more job security amazon says it is improving conditions pointing to a recent pay hike but also says it's fair unions said the retail giant discounts to customers come at the expense of its own employees salaries. thanks for joining us . from the book you don't know when i'm. going to know can we flew the coop exposing injustice global news that matters. to me from times. nothing to the gym well i guess sometimes i am but most of the things which i. think sneak into the german culture looking at the stereotype that you think the future of the country that i'm. prepared for this drama. there you go it's all them there are no i'm rachel joins me from the germans on the w. post. the quiet middle of reasons why the white of the. xoom. risen and women it's. the mind and the music. from 1st bombed 2

it's not amazon or apple — but microsoft. and it has just proved again why it is the world's most valuable publicly traded company. injust three months, this giant brought in almost $34 billion in revenue. about the same amount as the value of cyprus‘s entire economy. and unlike a number of the tech giants, this company is actually making money. lots of it. in fact, $13 billion of profits. how? office software and cloud computing are proving to be the big money—spinners for microsoft. the likes of microsoft 365 and the azure business in particular. what's powering all of this? an unexpected rise in the number of new desktops and notebooks being sold around the world. they're up by almost 5%. why? companies are trying to replace old machines still running on windows 7 before support for the software expires next year. there's also the fear that this could be a much more costly investment in the future if trade tariffs rise. all of this has helped the company cement its place at the top of the wall street tree. you can how

amazon continues to be a u.s.—based amazon? amazon continues to be a us. —based company and amazon? amazon continues to be a u.s.—based company and a lot of their revenues still originate from their revenues still originate from the us. they are getting more global but they just pulled the us. they are getting more global but theyjust pulled back the us. they are getting more global but they just pulled back from china, the second—biggest market in the world. not as important as the us but ethnically growing. bao vu on amazon's prime day performance. 50 yea rs performance. 50 years ago, the apollo 11 moon landing marked a defining moment in human history and since then businesses have been looking for ways to make money from our only permanent natural satellite, and that includes mining. earlier the chief executive of japan's ispace told me about his plans. we are looking to be on the moon by 2021. we have a lunar lander and a lunar rover to explore the surface. how do you plan to make money? well, we are aiming to do business by transportation business to the lunar surface at t

alexa, is amazon good or evil? i like amazon. without amazon, i wouldn't exist. michelle fleury, bbc news, in new york. when amazon first started, it was great for the internet age but now it isa great for the internet age but now it is a monster with too much power. sarah says, good and bad, more needs to be done if they keep growing. peter makes a good point and says it's terrible for the environment with thousands upon thousands delivering single parcels to houses day in, day out. there should be a minimum order of five parcels before you get delivery to cut the mileage, fuel and c02. surprised people are not protesting. michael says, excellent for the consumer, next—day delivery but not so good for bricks and mortar retailers and shopping areas. let's bring injeremy retailers and shopping areas. let's bring in jeremy thomson retailers and shopping areas. let's bring injeremy thomson cook. 25 yea rs, started bring injeremy thomson cook. 25 years, started from a small business selling books but now look at it. yes, you can buy anything on amazon now and get i

i turn to amazon. alexa, what is amazon? it's a multinational american technology that focuses on e—commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming and artificial intelligence. is known for its disruption of well—established industries through technological innovation. its dominance is problematic with its growth getting rid of retailjobs and it has faced criticism over worker conditions at its warehouses. it's not a good look for amazon or any of these companies where efficiency is so prized that the human component is challenged. one decision it may come to regret, its failure to replace a second headquarters in new york —— place. the acrimonious split with the biggest city in america may have a situation where governments are less friendly to amazon. alexa, is amazon good or evil? i like amazon. without amazon, i wouldn't exist. good or evil? i like amazon. without amazon, iwouldn't exist. michelle fleury, bbc news, new york. in other business news, malaysian anticorruption in other business news, malaysian anticorru

amazon is set to fire the starting gun laterfor amazon is set to fire the starting gun later for prime amazon is set to fire the starting gun laterfor prime day, its 48—hour shopping bonanza, but warehouse workers in minnesota have targeted this particular event to strike over working conditions. last year the online retail giant committed to paying employees at least $15 an hour but concerns persist over the way workers are treated. the bbc‘s michelle fleury has more from minnesota. this is amazon's massive warehouse in minnesota. a handful of workers here are planning to mark amazon's prime shopping day, and annual sales event with a strike. earlier i spoke to one of the workers to ask what they are protesting. we're on strike on prime day mainly demanding safe and reliable jobs from amazon. the speeds we have to work are physically and mentally exhausting. some cases lead to injuries and people not seeing the job they can do long—term, plus with amazon's reliance on temporary workers, not having the same job security, basically we want them to treat us with respect as human be

but amazon is facing growing pressure over its sheer size and power. it's facing antitrust investigations in the us, along with the other tech giants, and earlier this month, the european commission also began an investigation into whether amazon is abusing its role as a marketplace provider. victoria. with us now is hussein kanji, a partner at venture capital firm hoxton ventures. thanks very much for coming in. i wonder whether you think amazon is really abusing its market dominance? it isa really abusing its market dominance? it is a hard one. it definitely has a lot of market power, and like most big companies it will exert that power, but in the end consumers benefit from lower prices, so the traditional behaviour sees customers suffering when prices go up, and thatis suffering when prices go up, and that is what we complain about with infrastructure, but in this case eve ryo ne infrastructure, but in this case everyone kind of wins, but amazon really wins in a big way. well, that is eight, it is not a traditional monopoly, so traditional monopoli