Amazon reported better-than-expected revenue and cloud growth for the second quarter. The stock shot up more than 9% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $5.75 a share. That may not compare with the $1.82 per share expected by LSEG Revenue: $200.61 billion…
Amazon , Meta Platforms , Microsoft and Apple headline the busiest week of this summer earnings season. Plus, the Federal Reserve holds its July policy meeting, which adds intrigue following rekindled Middle East tensions. 1. Earnings: We’ve got 10 Club names reporting this week, including the other three hyperscalers on the heels of Alphabet earnings…
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Courtesy: U.S. Navy A ramp-up in fighting between the U.S. and Iran over the weekend has left Wall Street reconsidering its expectations for the war’s economic impact. The…
HP computers at a Best Buy store on Black Friday in New York, Nov. 28, 2025. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images As the global artificial intelligence race accelerates, memory chips are getting more expensive. As a result, costs of some consumer electronics are beginning to rise for retailers and consumers alike. Memory…
Amazon ‘s four-day Prime Day event this week could reveal something more important for the e-commerce giant than just a big sales number. Wall Street will be watching to see if Amazon can further cement itself as consumers’ to-go destination for everyday essentials at a time when inflation-weary shoppers are focused on value. Prime Day…
Stock market bulls are eating well to kick off a new week of trading. Oil is nosediving Monday on news of a memorandum of understanding to end the U.S.-Iran war and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. That’s improving the inflation outlook and sending bond yields lower — just in time for Federal Reserve Chairman…
Here we go again: Nvidia earnings week is upon us. The world’s most valuable company and the leading maker of artificial intelligence chips will deliver first-quarter earnings on Wednesday night. Of course, it will drive a ton of the action on Wall Street this week. But it’s certainly not the only thing on our radar….
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 5, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The U.S.-Iran war drags on with no sign yet of a peace deal. Someone needs to tell the stock market. After a small early drawdown near the outset of the war,…
The stock market enters the week ahead battered and bruised by the war in Iran. In the coming days, weary investors will also need to contend with a fresh batch of jobs data and a few stragglers on the earnings front, including Club name Nike . The conflict in the Middle East will remain the…
