Los Angeles TimesFrom Los Angeles TimesGlobal Trade & EconomicsBattery Boom Is Expected to Attract $1.2Tr in Investment by 2040The battery boom is coming to China, California and basically everywhere else — and it will be even bigger than previously thought.November 7, 2018ApparelRetailers Officially Launch Holiday Shopping SeasonThis year’s holiday shopping season was off and running Thursday, right after Halloween ended.November 2, 2018All TechnologyIBM Pursues Amazon Into Cloud With $33Bn Red Hat DealIBM’s $33bn purchase of Red Hat Inc. — the world’s second-largest technology deal ever — is aimed at catapulting the company into the ranks of the top cloud software competitors.October 30, 2018All LogisticsWalmart, Battling Amazon, Extends Free Two-Day Shipping to Third-Party ItemsWalmart is extending free two-day shipping next month to millions of third-party products sold over its website, part of the company's push to capture online shoppers.October 25, 2018E-Commerce/Omni-ChannelLong Before Amazon, Sears Taught Americans to Trust Shopping From HomeThe irony is that Sears figured out shopping from home long before Amazon’s Jeff Bezos even was born.October 18, 2018SC Security & Risk MgmtLawsuit Charges That Popular ‘Natural’ Beverage Is Full of Synthetic IngredientsThe LaCroix brand of fizzy water came seemingly out of nowhere in the last few years, propelling its parent company to nearly $1bn in annual sales.October 11, 2018Global Trade & EconomicsChina Put Spy Microchips in Servers Used by Amazon and Apple, Report SaysChina secretly inserted surveillance microchips into servers used by major technology companies, including Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc., in an audacious military operation likely to further inflame trade tensions with the United States.October 8, 2018HR & Labor ManagementAmazon's Minimum Wage Gives a Lift to California's Vast Warehouse RegionIn Southern California’s Inland Empire, where some 20,000 people toil in Amazon’s vast network of warehouses, the company’s announcement was seen as a boost for the local economy.October 3, 2018All TechnologyExtra Inventory, More Sales, Lower Prices: How Counterfeits Benefit AmazonJon Fawcett wanted to build a cellphone cable that wouldn’t fray. So he developed a charging cord wrapped in stainless steel sturdy enough to withstand an electric chainsaw.September 28, 2018All TechnologyThe Explosive Problem With Recycling iPads, iPhones and Other GadgetsWhat happens to gadgets when you're done with them? Too often, they explode.September 25, 2018Page 1 of 26Next Page
