purchases
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To some investors, Amazon.com’s continued dominance of the e-commerce world looks less assured in an era where artificial-intelligence agents start to make purchases on behalf of users.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The card earns 2 points per dollar on everyday purchases and up to 1.25 times points on rent and 3 times points on groceries and dining.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Companies are structuring chip and electricity purchases as future leases rather than owned assets, so the liabilities don’t show up on the balance sheet.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Large inventories have enabled Beijing to substitute for imports and reduce purchases sharply, though that can’t continue indefinitely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Others offer to carry purchases of fruits and vegetables from stall to stall in rustic wooden wheelbarrows in exchange for tips.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
