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Sep 2017
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Bloomberg Markets: Amazon Looking at Pri...

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Bloomberg Markets with Carol Massar and Cory Johnson. GUEST: Spencer Soper Technology and E-Commerce Reporter Bloomberg News Discussing Amazon need to cut Whole Foods prices more to beat Wal-Mart.

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