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Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon’s global consumer company, will retire in the first quarter of 2021, the company announced in a statement filed Friday. Dave Clark, who is senior vice president of retail companies, will succeed Wilke after he retires, Amazon said. In a memo to staff, titled “Hanging the …

Habits are hard to break. That’s one reason why people still ask “How are you?” during a world-emerging pandemic. A similar reflexive “Fine” often follows why it was so funny when pianist Lang Lang responded in a recent interview with a wince and shouted, “It’s awful!” This is a difficult …

Here’s what you need to know Come up with your day with speed and through. (You can also have “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox every day. Sign in here.) 1. Democratic National Convention Joe Biden officially accepted the Democratic presidential nomination and gave a …

Image: Microsoft I’m not exactly sure what I’m calling Battletoads 2020. A long-awaited sequel? A spiritual reboot? A love letter to an old classic whose most memorable quality was that hardly anyone could beat it? In any case, it feels good to play in short bursts, but their humor and …

Last week, two bearish analysts finally threw in the towel on Tesla, and the stock market has not stopped running. The stock hit another $ 381 this week, up 24%, expanding its 2020 earnings to around 380%. Shares broke the $ 2,000 barrier on Thursday and, of course, rose again …