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Barclays raised its year-end 2026 S&P 500 target to 7,950 from 7,800, boosting EPS forecasts following resilient corporate earnings. Strategists emphasized solid Big Tech performance, driven by Alpha…
Amazon shares rose despite S&P warning of hyperscaler credit risk following reports of $100 billion in bond sales to fund AI infrastructure. While AWS surged 37% with strong margins, heavy capital sp…
Amazon projects around $220B in 2026 capex for AWS and AI, while partnering with OpenAI to extend ad campaigns directly into ChatGPT. Meanwhile, Ohio may renegotiate data center tax incentives, and W…
Amazon will allow select U.S. brand advertisers to expand campaigns directly into ChatGPT, tapping into its 900 million weekly active users. The move signals a strategic shift in Amazon's walled-gard…
Amazon will invest over $230 million in Whole Foods employee compensation, boosting hourly wages to $21 and expanding benefits. The announcement follows an NLRB ruling that upheld a recent union cert…
Amazon has appointed prominent cybersecurity veteran Kevin Mandia to its board of directors, expanding it to 12 members. Mandia brings deep public and private sector defense experience to Amazon's bo…
Peter Thiel's Thiel Macro disclosed a $418.67 million portfolio, establishing Amazon (AMZN) as its largest position at $117.98 million (28% of assets). The bet targets AI energy bottlenecks, focusing…
The NTSB released preliminary findings from a fatal Amazon Prime Air crash in Miami, revealing pilots warned the Boeing 767 was flying too fast before overshooting the runway. Five people died in the…
Amazon's AWS revenue jumped 37% with a massive backlog, but soaring AI datacenter capex pushed free cash flow to negative $7.6 billion. While diversified revenues offer a cushion against elevated int…
Alphyn Capital Management highlighted Amazon in its Q2 2026 letter, citing AWS growth reaccelerating to 28% with 38% operating margins and a surging AI backlog. Despite capex reaching near $200 billi…
Amazon and Taiwanese server maker Wiwynn are expanding manufacturing in Texas to boost U.S. production of data-center hardware. The move pushes total investment past $1.6 billion, strengthening Amazo…
Jim Cramer highlighted Amazon and Alphabet as undervalued AI leaders poised for massive returns. While strong cloud revenue growth supports the bull case, soaring capital expenditures have pressured …
Amazon trades at 18x forward earnings with AWS accelerating 37% alongside a $496 billion backlog. Despite heavy AI capex spending that flipped free cash flow negative, analysts maintain a bullish out…
Amazon shares slipped after an Amazon Boeing 767 cargo plane operated by 21 Air crashed at Miami International Airport, resulting in five deaths. The NTSB is investigating aircraft performance, fligh…
An Amazon Prime Air cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport, killing five people and injuring five others. The incident triggers NTSB and FAA investigations and poses near-term logistical …
Amazon shows strong potential to reach a $4 trillion valuation by 2029, driven by accelerating AWS cloud growth, AI adoption, and e-commerce automation efficiencies despite historical underperformanc…
Amazon is poised to reach a $4 trillion valuation by 2029, propelled by reaccelerating AWS cloud demand and AI adoption. Despite underperforming peers over the past five years, operational efficienci…
Rumors suggest AI start-up Anthropic may target a massive $2 trillion IPO valuation after annualized revenue run rate hit $65 billion. Major tech backers Amazon and Alphabet stand to benefit from any…
An analyst highlights Alphabet and Amazon alongside TSMC as resilient, indispensable tech leaders to buy during market downturns, citing strong cloud computing revenue, dominant core platforms, and l…
Andvari Associates added Microsoft and Amazon to its portfolio, highlighting their strong diversified revenue streams across software, e-commerce, and cloud infrastructure. The firm emphasizes their …