Breaking News
BREAKING: Amazon quarterly profit slips as shoppers seek bargains
Sales at the e-commerce colossus increased 15 per cent to $127.1 billion in the third quarter, compared with $110.8 billion in the same period a year earlier.
Amazon on Thursday said that its profit in the third quarter slipped more than nine per cent to $2.9 billion, despite an uptick in sales helped by Prime day bargains.
Sales at the e-commerce colossus increased 15 per cent to $127.1 billion in the third quarter, compared with $110.8 billion in the same period a year earlier.
Customer response to big Amazon sales events in the past four months has been “quite positive” and “it’s clear that particularly during these uncertain economic times, customers appreciate Amazon’s continued focus on value and convenience,” said Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy.AFP
PEOPLE POWER REVOLUTION: Between Omoyele Sowore/Nigeria and Julius Malema/SouthAfrica -By Richard ODUSANYA
Omoyele Sowore represents a different model—what might be called “dissident outsiderism.” A former student leader (President) and a courageous non-conformists....
The Politics of Liberation: Bob Marley in Postcolonial Discourse -By Patrick Iwelunmor
Through the metaphor of Babylon, Marley diagnosed the postcolonial condition with prophetic clarity. Babylon was not just ancient scripture; it...
Sowore’s Reckless Utterances: No One Is Bigger Than the Constitution -By Kelvin Adegbenga
Nigeria is a country governed by law, not by noise-makers or professional agitators. Sowore’s repeated denigration of state institutions and...
Lagos Needs Proven, Transformational Leadership Again: A Case for Governor Akinwunmi Ambode -By Ayodeji Olatubora, Esq
Ambode’s government pushed the next phase of Lagos’s long-term transport reform: expanding Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) capabilities, planning depot rollouts,...
Russia’s Multifaceted Public Diplomacy Catching Up With Africa -By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh
Russia has, historically, supported African countries in their desire to determine their own national policies and gain true independence. And...