This Week: Amazon's Prime Time Play; Walmart's Bag Now, Pay Later Scheme

In a bold play to score big in the sports content arena, Amazon is rumored to be eyeing an investment in Diamond Sports Group, aiming to become the MVP of regional sports programming. Meanwhile, in the retail financing league, Walmart has extended its partnership with Affirm to let consumers bag now, pay later at self-checkout.Amazon’s Attempt to Score Big Although Diamond Sports Group had money problems earlier this year, it is bouncing back. According to a Monday (Dec. 18) Wall Street Journal report, the ...