Apple and Amazon both shattered records on the same night, yet Wall Street rewarded one with a rally and punished the other with a selloff. The reason comes down to where each company bets its future.
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Amazon's (AMZN) AWS business saw 37% revenue growth this most recent quarter. Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley chats with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about the results and future growth.

Apple (AAPL) stock continues to drop on Friday while shares of Amazon (AMZN) surge since the two tech giants posted earnings results yesterday. Morning Brief Host Julie Hyman is joined by Yahoo Finance Breaking News Reporter Jake Conley and Trustless Media Founder Zack Guzman take a closer look at the key figures that Apple reported in its earnings release.
The tech rebound has legs. Stock futures were rising early Friday as the technology sector looked set to end a bad July on a positive note despite disappointing earnings from Apple. S&P 500 futures rose 0.
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE, July 31 (Reuters) - Asian markets rallied hard with Wall Street on Friday as South Korea's battered market made a record comeback, stirring hopes that a recent rout in AI-related
Amazon's Q2 2026 results showcase robust growth across all segments, with AWS revenue surging 36.7% and operating income up 43%, despite headwinds from rising costs and capacity constraints.
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares jumped Thursday after the company delivered stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings, with investors and analysts praising accelerating Amazon Web Services profitability as evidence that returns on artificial intelligence investments are beginning to materialize. Cramer Calls Amazon ‘Astonishing’ After AWS Delivers CNBC host Jim Cramer called the results “astonishing,” in a post on X, though he said Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) remains the standout am
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported second-quarter revenue of $200.6 billion, up 20% year over year excluding foreign-exchange effects, while operating income rose 43% to $27.5 billion. CEO Andy Jassy highlighted accelerating growth at Amazon Web Services, expansion in faster retail delivery and groce
Amazon beat analysts' expectations on Thursday when it reported growth in overall revenue and sales, particularly in its cloud, artificial intelligence and chips divisions. The company meanwhile said that two of its AI-related divisions grew by "triple-digit percentages" -- its AI cloud and chips businesses each "exceeded" $25 billion annual revenue run rates, a measure of recurring sales.
Amazon 2Q earnings beat Wall Street estimates Tuesday, sending stocks climbing in after hours trading. The company reporter its 5th straight quarter of cloud share growth, the 37% increase being the fastest for Amazon since the end of 2021. Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Analyst for E-Commerce Poonam Goyal, and Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Technology Analyst Anurag Rana break down the earnings numbers as they roll in.
The market is applauding Amazon's strong Q2 report.

Amazon (AMZN) reported second quarter earnings results that beat Wall Street's expectations. CFRA Research senior vice president of equity research, Arun Sundaram, chats with Yahoo Finance about his expectations for AWS.

Amazon (AMZN) reported second quarter earnings results that beat Wall Street's expectations. CFRA Research senior vice president of equity research, Arun Sundaram, chats with Yahoo Finance about his expectations for AWS.
AWS revenue hit $42.2 billion as total company revenue crossed $200 billion for the first time in a single quarter

Amazon (AMZN) reported second quarter results on Thursday after the closing bell, with revenue coming in at $200.60 billion (compared to analyst estimates of $197.01 billion). Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré takes a closer look at the breaking numbers.
Amazon stock jumps after crushing Q2 earnings estimates as AWS posts its fastest growth in 18 quarters, reinforcing confidence in its AI strategy.
Amazon.com topped market expectations for quarterly cloud revenue growth on Thursday on the back of surging enterprise AI spending, signaling the company's hefty investments were bearing fruit. Revenue at its cloud computing unit, Amazon Web Services, jumped 37% to $42.2 billion in the second quarter ended June 30, compared with analysts' consensus estimate of a 31.21% increase, according to data compiled by LSEG. Amazon said it burned $7.6 billion of cash on a trailing twelve months basis in the second quarter, compared to $18.2 billion in free cash flow a year earlier.
InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) reported second-quarter 2026 results that exceeded its prior outlook, supported by growth in recurring licensing revenue and a new patent-license agreement with Amazon covering devices and services, including Prime Video. Revenue totaled $260.2 million for the quarter, ab

Meta (META) stock continues to plunge after the company reported its second quarter earnings results on Wednesday. Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley and BD8 Capital Partners CEO and CIO Barbara Doran chat with Morning Brief host Julie Hyman about the results, the stock reaction, and their outlook for Meta.

Microsoft (MSFT) stock is jumping after the company reported surging cloud growth. Morning Brief host Julie Hyman chats with Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley about the results.
Apple and Amazon both report on July 30, and they are running opposite playbooks heading into earnings night. Understanding which approach fits your portfolio could change how you position before the bell rings.
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