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Amazon invests $230M in benefits, pay for Whole Foods store employees

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As the company continues to merge its operations with the specialty grocer, this next investment focuses on its frontline workers.

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As the company continues to merge its operations with the specialty grocer, this next investment focuses on its frontline workers.

Source: Grocery Dive

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

Since the first closing price after “Amazon invests $230M in benefits, pay for Whole Foods store employees,” Amazon Com (AMZN) is +5.66%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +1.21% over the same days, a +4.44% difference versus the market.

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Price levels for Amazon Com (AMZN)

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

A simple score for Amazon Com (AMZN)

14 out of 100

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