S&P 500, Nasdaq sink, adding to tech sell-off after jobs data as Google slides, Amazon looms
The performance of Amazon's (AMZN) cloud business, AWS, will be keenly examined when its earnings report lands later, after Microsoft...
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S&P 500, Nasdaq edge up after tech sell-off with Google’s AI push in focus
From Bloomberg: There have been many AI-driven selloffs in the three years since ChatGPT burst into the mainstream. Nothing, though,...
Big Tech earnings will tell if AI investments are finally paying off
Investors have made a pile of money recently by focusing on niche stocks in the AI trade. Earnings from some...
Big Tech’s rising AI investments show market bubble ‘still has a good ways to go’
Big Tech firms’ increasing investments in artificial intelligence show that even if the stock market is in a bubble, equities...
Amazon’s Stock Has Badly Lagged Its Mag7 Peers Ahead of Q3 Earnings
Good morning and welcome to First Trade. The vote over Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package is almost upon us....
Will Analyst Optimism on AI-Driven Growth Change Amazon.com’s (AMZN) Investment Narrative?
Recent analyst reports indicate growing optimism for Amazon's upcoming earnings, with expectations of accelerating AWS revenue growth driven by generative...
Amazon Stock To $100?
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 2: An Amazon Prime logo is displayed on a delivery truck outside an Amazon delivery...
What’s Driving AMZN Stock Higher?
Brick facade of Amazon office building with logo, San Francisco, California, May 27, 2025. (Photo by ... More Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)Gado via Getty Images Over the last year, Amazon stock (NASDAQ: AMZN) has appreciated 16%, closely mirroring the NASDAQ’s 14% increase. This year has been rather tumultuous for Amazon stock. After reaching peaks above $240 in January, the stock decreased by over 30% to just below $170 by April. This drop was mainly influenced by President Trump’s vigorous trade policies. Yet, as trade tensions subdued, the stock rebounded 30% from...
How Amazon’s AI Investments are Affecting Its Stock Price
The scale of makes it clear that the company is preparing for a future where technology drives growth across all business areas. However, such a bold approach also brings risks. Spending too much without seeing immediate returns could hurt earnings, disappoint shareholders, or even slow down other parts of the business. Nevertheless, the long-term opportunity is enormous. AI could help Amazon unlock new revenue streams, improve its core services, and create new business models that weren’t possible before. The stock price, therefore, will likely continue to reflect this balance between short-term financial...
Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as hopes for US-China trade talks banish Big Tech gloom
US stock futures rose on Friday as a possible thawing in US-China trade tensions boosted spirits after earnings from Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) shed light on the likely cost of tariffs. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) moved up roughly 0.5%, coming off an eighth straight day of gains for the blue-chip index. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) added 0.4%, while contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) moved up 0.2%. Beijing is evaluating US officials' recent overtures on trade talks to assess how serious the Trump administration is about...
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