In 2014, Amazon introduced its first smartphone, hoping to take on Apple and Samsung. Instead, the Fire Phone - overseen directly by founder Jeff Bezos - was scrapped in barely over a year, one of Amazon’s highest-profile flops.

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Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop 

 

Wall St futures slip as Iran war rages on, investors dial down rate cut bets 

 

Powell's decision on Fed board seat could shape Warsh's leadership 

 

Unilever in talks to sell food business to smaller US rival McCormick 

 

Tesla in talks with Chinese firms to buy $2.9 billion worth of solar equipment, sources say 

 

US airlines lean on demand, fares as Iran war rattles overseas peers 

 

Super Micro shares plunge as US charges co-founder, 2 more for smuggling AI chips to China 

 

Investors drive US money market fund assets to records as war-related risk fears multiply 

 

Wall Street banks with large trading units may be biggest winners under US capital plan 

 

BHP CEO appointment reignites debate on diversity in mining leadership 

 

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