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Amazon gives its workers a raise of $1 per hour

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Amazon's investment in these raises comes out to over $1.5 billion, or about 0.06% of its $2.68 trillion market cap.

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Amazon's investment in these raises comes out to over $1.5 billion, or about 0.06% of its $2.68 trillion market cap.

Source: TechCrunch

Price since this story was published: Amazon Com (AMZN)

Since the first closing price after “Amazon gives its workers a raise of $1 per hour,” Amazon Com (AMZN) is +4.53%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.52% over the same days, a +4.01% difference versus the market.

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How “Amazon gives its workers a raise of $1 per hour” reaches Amazon Com (AMZN)

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AMZN traded between 244.75 and 263.72 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 262.50.

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14 out of 100

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