“We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead,” Chief Executive Officer Bezos said in the statement. (Photo: Bloomberg)
Jeff Bezos blinked.
Bowing to political pressure, he announced plans Tuesday to raise the minimum wage for all Amazon.com Inc. employees in the U.S. and U.K.
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