Amazon lifts executive stock awards as Apple rivalry heats up

By Alistair Barr SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc increased stock compensation for key executives in 2012 as the world's largest Internet retailer stepped up competition with Apple Inc, according to a regulatory filing on Friday. In the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Amazon added Apple to the peer group it uses to help determine how much to pay executives. ...

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