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Today Earnings (a.m.): Mastercard, Hershey, KKR, Yum Brands, Cigna, Regeneron, Valero Energy, Norwegian Cruise Line, Hyatt Hotels, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Altria, International Paper, SiriusXM, Blue Owl Capital Earnings (p.
SEOUL—One of the world’s biggest memory-chip makers reported a record $64 billion quarterly profit on Wednesday—and its stock price still fell nearly 10%. Welcome to the most fickle of stock markets, where earnings that would have been unthinkable a year or two ago are now treated as a disappointment. SK Group, which controls SK Hynix, announced a $500 billion partnership with Nvidia for next-generation memory supply and AI data centers, giving details about an agreement reached earlier.
Asking for a Trend Host Josh Lipton previews the biggest market catalysts for Thursday, July 30, including highly anticipated earnings from Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) as well as the expected IPO debuts of Jersey Mike's and Reformation.
Arm Holdings forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, signaling strong demand for its energy-efficient chip designs for AI data centers. Demand for Arm's chip architecture has surged as companies like Alphabet and Amazon.com build custom AI chips, boosting the company's licensing revenue and royalties as more complex chips are shipped to data centers. Revenue from royalties, which Arm collects on each chip shipped using its technology, rose 22% to $715 million in the first quarter, while licensing revenue grew 23% to $574 million.
Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) is set to report its second quarter 2026 results on July 30, with UBS lowering its price target to $305 from $333 while maintaining a ‘Buy’ rating as it expects continued strength from Amazon Web Services and improving e-commerce profitability. The UBS analysts...
Cloud computing and online retail behemoth Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) will be reporting results this Thursday afternoon. Here’s what you need to know.
DoorDash on Wednesday launched its in-house drone-delivery program, DoorDash Air, after securing a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certification to operate commercial drone deliveries in the U.S. The move marks the food-delivery company's push into autonomous delivery as it looks to reduce reliance on human couriers and expand its logistics network. • The program was developed by DoorDash Labs, its robotics and autonomy unit, and will eventually be integrated into its delivery app, according to a TechCrunch report.
Major U.S. technology companies are borrowing heavily as they ramp up spending on their artificial intelligence buildout, and at steadily higher yields as investors become more selective about absorbing the growing supply. Amazon, Alphabet, Meta Platforms and Oracle issued about $194 billion of bonds in 2026 through July 7, up 79% from roughly $108 billion in all of 2025, according to a Reuters analysis of LSEG data. Goldman Sachs expects bond issuance by the five hyperscalers, including Microsoft Corp, to reach roughly $250 billion this year and $400 billion in 2027.
Amazon Earnings Take Center Stage as Wall Street Bets Big on AWS AI Boom
Amazon will report its second quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday.
Amazon is expected to report year-over-year AWS revenue growth of 31%-33%, but I think it could be even higher.
Today Federal Reserve meeting: Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET, following the FOMC interest-rate decision at 2 p.m. Earnings (a.m): Procter & Gamble, Humana, L3Harris, Biogen, General Dynamics, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Airbus Earnings (p.
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As a kid, back in the 1980s, my family did its grocery shopping at the Star Market in our town. That wasn't as much a choice as it was really the only option. There were some specialty markets like butchers and a store that just sold fruit and vegetables, but we didn't have a Target, Walmart, ...
<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes closed mixed on Tuesday with the Dow gaining 1%, the S&P 500 edging up about two-tenths of a percent and the Nasdaq dipping by roughly two-tenths of a percent.</p><p>Markets have been volatile this month as investors worry that Microsoft, Amazon and other tech heavyweights may be overspending on data centers in the race to build out AI infrastructure.</p><p>But Nancy Tengler, CEO and chief investment officer of Laffer Tengler Investments, said to expect these companies to announce more AI spending when they report quarterly results this week.</p><p>"Make no mistake, we're in an AI arms race. I think you will continue to see spending. I think you'll actually see companies increase spending next year and then things will normalize and stabilize... We're focused on adding to the US names because you can't have a situation where companies are penalized for spending, i.e. the hyperscalers, and companies are penalized for being on the receiving end to the spending, Micron, chip names. At some point, this will come, regress to the mean and we'll start to pay attention to fundamentals."</p><p>Shares of Microsoft rose ahead of its report on Wednesday, while Amazon dipped before its results on Thursday.</p><p>Shares of Apple closed almost 1% higher, though they rose nearly 2% during the trading session and briefly exceeded a $5 trillion market valuation for the first time. The iPhone maker reports its results on Thursday.</p><p>Outside of technology, shares of Coca-Cola rallied 5% after the beverage company raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>And shares of Boeing jumped nearly 5% after the airplane maker generated positive free cash flow as its turnaround plans gained momentum.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve is due to announce its interest-rate decision at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. Traders see about a 70% chance that the central bank will leave rates unchanged, according to CME's FedWatch tool.</p></body>
<body><p>STORY: :: Lisa Bernhard, Reuters</p><p>:: Nancy Tengler, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Laffer Tengler Investments</p><p>Global markets have been volatile this month as investors worry that Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and other tech heavyweights may be overspending on data centers as they race to build out AI infrastructure.</p><p>"I actually think they are right to spend," Tengler said. "Make no mistake, we're in an AI arms race. I think you will continue to see spending."</p><p>Speaking with Reuters' Lisa Bernhard, Tengler also discussed this week's Federal Reserve policy meeting, the second under new Chair Kevin Warsh.</p><p>And though markets are pricing in rate hikes before the end of the year, Tengler said she believes Warsh will "persuade his colleagues that raising [rates] would be perilous in this environment."</p></body>
United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) raised its full-year 2026 outlook after reporting second-quarter revenue and operating-profit growth, citing the completion of its planned reduction of lower-yielding Amazon volume, network reconfiguration efforts and gains in higher-value shipping segments. UPS rep
Amazon's $13 billion investment has become a windfall.
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Amazon.com stock has pulled back recently but still sits on a strong 73.1% gain over the past three years, while the current valuation checks suggest the shares screen as attractively priced on several metrics. With earnings in focus again and big spending plans in areas like AI and logistics, investors are weighing how much of Amazon.com's growth story is already reflected in the share price. Over the last three years, Amazon.com has delivered a 73.1% return, which puts recent short term...
Microsoft will report its Q4 earnings after the bell on Wednesday.
Amazon is shifting resources away from most of its flagship Nova AI models and prioritizing a new foundation model under development, according to a Business Insider report.
United Parcel Service raised its full-year outlook after revenue climbed in the second quarter, as the company said its years-long restructuring efforts are bearing fruit.
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Amazon.com is revamping its AI strategy, winding down many of its in-house AI models and sharpening focus on a new frontier-model effort, Business Insider reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter. The company has begun deprecating most of its flagship Nova AI models, including the high-end Premier and Omni models, Reel video-generation model, and Canvas image-generation model, the report said. Instead, Amazon is increasingly moving resources toward a frontier-model development, led by researcher Pieter Abbeel, with frontier research becoming a top priority this year at the company, the report added.
Wall Street’s forecasts for Big Tech require a major leap of faith: that the biggest AI hyperscalers can boost revenue much faster than the costs of running their businesses. Investors are already on edge about these companies’ soaring capital expenditures related to artificial intelligence. The bullish earnings narrative requires these companies to achieve newfound operating efficiency even as they spend trillions of dollars in capex over the next few years.
Meta’s data-center project priced a $12.5 billion offering with a higher interest rate than a similar deal last year, as AI companies flood the market with new debt.
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