Amazon is buying products from some US retailers at full price to build global inventory

Amazon is trying to boost its catalog by telling tens of thousands of marketplace sellers in the U.S. that it will buy their inventory at full retail price. In an email sent to sellers and obtained by CNBC, the Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) team said that a new program...

Bottom falling out of US dollar: Drops to near 2-year low vs the euro, 2017 loss now 10%

The dollar is crumpling under pressure, and there doesn’t appear to be much to stop it. European Central Bank President Mario Draghi was the latest catalyst, sending the euro higher with comments that the ECB would discuss when to start paring back its bond...