Amazon Earnings Preview: Analysts Eyeing AWS Growth, Retail Margins, and Project Kuiper

(Photo by GeekWire/Taylor Soper) Amazon reports its third-quarter results on Thursday. Analysts will watch growth in the company's cloud computing unit and retail segment margins. Financial World expects $157.3 billion in revenue, at the high end of the company's guidance, and earnings per share of $1.14. Investors are closely monitoring the impact of AI adoption … Read more

Can babysitters charging $7 an hour stimulate child growth? A city aims to discover it.

Can babysitters charging  an hour stimulate child growth? A city aims to discover it.

SEOUL— The South Korean government's latest plan to encourage couples to have more children and prevent a devastating population decline: low-wage immigrant nannies. In August, the Seoul government launched a program uniting 100 Filipinos babysitters with 169 households that have children under 12 years old or are expecting a baby. Nannies work full or part … Read more

Britain aims to restore trade ties with EU to boost growth, minister says

Britain aims to restore trade ties with EU to boost growth, minister says

Britain intends to restore its trade links with the EU, essential to revive growth, according to Trade Minister Douglas Alexander. Brexit caused a “significant disruption” to UK trade, requiring a recalibration of its international outlook. Alexander met the WTO chief in Geneva to discuss a revamped UK trade strategy, due to … Read more