It remains to be seen if Amazon will succeed where others failed in trying to make selling groceries online profitable, writes Alistair Barr.

Wall Street shares were higher today after comments from Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke that the recession was probably over.

The Dow Jones industrials broke through the 10,000 barrier for all of one minute today, reaching a significant milestone in Wall Street’s remarkable recovery from the bear market before retreating on profit-taking.