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Amazon has unveiled what its unmanned drones for package delivery would look like with a video launched on Sunday on the prototype of technology it announced two years ago

The future of delivery might involve small drones zooming above pedestrians, cyclists and motorists at high speeds. Amazon and Wal-Mart are moving down that path. Or it might be something a lot slower that travels on sidewalks.

Some on Wall Street wonder if Amazon may have bitten off more than it can chew. After an unusually busy first half of the year that saw the online retailer spends on developing everything from mobile phones and Hollywood-style production to grocery deliveries, investors are ready to see it curtail its ambitions and start delivering sustainable prof...

US stocks were little changed in choppy trading on Thursday following three days of gains, as underwhelming results from tech giants Google and IBM were offset by upbeat quarterly numbers including those from Morgan Stanley and General Electric.

The abusive use of patent litigation has become an increasing concern for companies, many of which have been hit by lawsuits by firms known as "patent trolls" that buy intellectual property and seek money from companies that may infringe on these patents.

U.S. stocks suffered their worst day since late June on Friday, after bellwethers General Electric and McDonald's extended a string of disappointing earnings. The Nasdaq ended down 2.19 per cent, dragged lower for a second day by Google's weak results. Microsoft dropped 2.9 per cent to $28.64 after it said profits fell on poor sales of PCs. Google'...

EBay Inc and Wal-Mart Stores Inc are developing new Web search engines to better compete against Amazon.com Inc in the fast-growing e-commerce market.

Amazon has unveiled what its unmanned drones for package delivery would look like with a video launched on Sunday on the prototype of technology it announced two years ago

The future of delivery might involve small drones zooming above pedestrians, cyclists and motorists at high speeds. Amazon and Wal-Mart are moving down that path. Or it might be something a lot slower that travels on sidewalks.

Some on Wall Street wonder if Amazon may have bitten off more than it can chew. After an unusually busy first half of the year that saw the online retailer spends on developing everything from mobile phones and Hollywood-style production to grocery deliveries, investors are ready to see it curtail its ambitions and start delivering sustainable prof...

US stocks were little changed in choppy trading on Thursday following three days of gains, as underwhelming results from tech giants Google and IBM were offset by upbeat quarterly numbers including those from Morgan Stanley and General Electric.

The abusive use of patent litigation has become an increasing concern for companies, many of which have been hit by lawsuits by firms known as "patent trolls" that buy intellectual property and seek money from companies that may infringe on these patents.

U.S. stocks suffered their worst day since late June on Friday, after bellwethers General Electric and McDonald's extended a string of disappointing earnings. The Nasdaq ended down 2.19 per cent, dragged lower for a second day by Google's weak results. Microsoft dropped 2.9 per cent to $28.64 after it said profits fell on poor sales of PCs. Google'...

EBay Inc and Wal-Mart Stores Inc are developing new Web search engines to better compete against Amazon.com Inc in the fast-growing e-commerce market.