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Amazon has a Prime Day problem
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7/17/2024
TheStreet’s Conway Gittens brings you the biggest news of the day, including what investors are watching and why Amazon has a Prime Day problem.
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I'm Conway Gittins reporting from the New York Stock Exchange.
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Here's what we're watching on the street today.
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Wall Street is trying to find its footing one day after the Dow soared in its biggest
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rally in more than a year.
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A mostly upbeat start to earnings season continues with better than expected quarterly results
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from Johnson & Johnson.
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Positive sentiment, however, is being partly offset by geopolitical tensions.
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Several news outlets are reporting that the White House is preparing to put restrictions
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on certain auto components made in China.
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In other news, Amazon Prime Day may be a big winner for the online retailer, but the sales
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event is wreaking havoc on its workers, according to a U.S. Senate report.
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Using company data from Prime Day 2019, the report found injuries at Amazon warehouses
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that were serious enough to require disclosure to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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topped 10 per 100 employees.
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That number was more than double the average for the entire warehouse and storage industry.
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Amazon's total injury rate for that period, which includes less serious injuries, came
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in at around 45 per 100 employees.
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The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions said, quote,
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These injury rates are especially egregious in light of the incredible revenue the company
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generates and the resources it has available to make its warehouses safe for workers.
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Amazon says that employee safety is a high priority and that it has made many changes
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over the years to make its warehouses safer.
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Prime Day has become a major source of revenue for Amazon.
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In 2023, the two-day event brought in $12.7 billion in sales.
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That will do it for your daily briefing from the New York Stock Exchange.
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I'm Conway Gittins with the Street.
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