TRUMP: MY FIRST PATH WAS ALWAYS DIPLOMACY, BUT IRAN REJECTED EVERY ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN AGREEMENT

【亞馬遜對衆多在線商家徵收3.5%的燃油附加費】亞馬遜(AMZN.O)將於本月晚些時候開始向使用其配送服務的賣家收取3.5%的“燃油及物流”附加費，這使得亞馬遜加入了衆多提高配送費用的物流公司行列，因爲伊朗戰爭導致油價上漲。對於“亞馬遜物流”的客戶，這些費用將於4月17日開始生效，適用範圍爲美國和加拿大地區。從5月2日起，亞馬遜將對那些在其自有網站或在其他零售商處銷售商品的商家所發貨的商品收取附加費用。亞馬遜發言人週四在一份聲明中表示：“燃料和物流成本的上升導致整個行業的運營成本增加。到目前爲止，我們已經消化了這些成本上漲，但與其他主要物流公司一樣，當成本持續居高不下時，我們會實施臨時附加費，以部分彌補這些成本。”亞馬遜平臺上超過60%的商品均由獨立商家銷售，這些商家需向亞馬遜支付銷售佣金以及倉庫存儲和配送費用。這筆額外費用表明，亞馬遜能夠利用其市場模式將不斷上漲的成本轉嫁給商家而非消費者。

Microsoft has pivoted its AI strategy to prioritize selling its Copilot tool after investor concerns over weak monetization. Chief Commercial Officer Judson Althoff said the company set and largely met “audacious” sales goals for the March quarter. Previously focused on free adoption, Microsoft is now pushing enterprise customers toward paid subscriptions, which cost about $30 per user monthly. Only about 3% of customers were paying as of late 2025, contributing to a 24% stock decline this year. The company aims to significantly increase paid uptake amid intensifying AI competition.