Amazon wants its suppliers to start selling directly on its marketplace and has abruptly stopped purchasing products from tens of thousands of them. See what is behind this effort and what it will mean for the suppliers.

Parcel delivery companies saw some post-peak falloff, eliminating 9,700 positions in February even as jobs grew in other sectors while hiring overall cooled, according to the Department of Labor, the Wall Street Journal reported. Overall 53,000 parcel delivery jobs were added in the past 12 months, and warehouse hiring also remains strong.