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Amazon's AI cloud business soared in the second quarter, driving far higher revenue than expected, though the company's free cash flow also turned negative as it invests heavily in the business.
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 stock jumped after the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant reported second-quarter results. The closely-watched Amazon Web Services business grew 37% to $42.4 billion. Analysts were forecasting 31.3% growth for AWS prior to the report.
Year-over-year revenue growth for Amazon Web Services came in at 37% for the second quarter as AI drives computing demand.
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.
Federal backing still leaves major execution hurdles ahead
DoorDash just secured federal clearance to fly its own delivery drones commercially, but a persistent trust gap with the American public may prove harder to clear than any regulatory hurdle.
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.
Stocks kicked off Thursday’s trading session higher, reemerging from the carnage of Wednesday’s selloff. The S&P 500 was up 0.9%, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.6%. Rosenberg Research’s Dave Rosenberg described the moves as “a weak stock-market bound on shaky ground,” nodding to the major averages’ “precarious technical positions,” yesterday’s rise in bond yields, and oil price spikes.
Shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) are up 9% in early Thursday trading, changing hands at $427 after the software giant delivered a fiscal fourth-quarter blowout and crossed a symbolic Azure milestone. The pop lifts the stock off Wednesday’s $390.54 close and pushes it back toward levels last seen in the spring. As of yesterday’s close, Microsoft ... Microsoft Surges 9% as Azure Tops $100B and Q4 Beat Lifts Most Price Targets
By Jody Godoy July 30 (Reuters) - Amazon and Walmart AI shopping assistants can often detect when "Made in USA" product labels are false, but the big retailers are not using that technology to crack
Amazon staff have identified cases of what they called “catastrophically expensive” cost overruns caused by mistakes in how the company has deployed...
The company’s all-out splurge is running into higher costs, borrowing constraints and investor pushback.
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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.
SummaryView Transcript While the freight market shows resilience, UPS earnings paint a different picture, raising questions about Amazon’s impact and the carrier’s restructuring. Meanwhile, truck OEMs like PACCAR are reporting strong performance, indicating robust demand and favorable pricing ahead. Christopher Versace breaks down the Q2 earnings season in logistics and transportation. UPS stock sold off […] The post Trucking Earnings: Why UPS Is Falling Behind in a Robust Market appeared first
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.
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh reassured markets about a resilient economy, but geopolitical uncertainty remains the major factor for most interested parties right now.
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.
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