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Amazon says cloud-computing revenue rose 33%, topping Wall Street estimates
Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky speaks at the AWS Reinvent conference in Las Vegas on Nov. 30, 2021. Noah Berger | Getty Images Amazon said Thursday that revenue from its cloud segment rose 33% in the second quarter, beating analysts’ estimates. Amazon Web Services generated $19.74 billion in revenue in the period, according to […]
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Amazon jumps on revenue beat and rosy guidance for third quarter
Amazon shares climbed more than 12% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected second-quarter revenue and gave an optimistic outlook. Here’s how the company did: EPS: Loss of 20 cents Revenue: $121.23 billion vs. $119.09 billion expected, according to Refinitiv Here’s how other key Amazon segments did during the quarter: Amazon Web Services: […]
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Shopify’s pandemic boom is finally over — here’s how the e-commerce company is reinventing itself
The Shopify application for download in the Apple App store on a smartphone arranged in Brooklyn New York, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Shopify’s pandemic boom is finally […]
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Amazon records $3.9 billion loss on Rivian investment, bringing markdown for the year to $11.5 billion
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe and Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tour one of the company’s electric delivery vans. Amazon Amazon’s stake in electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive was once worth $27 billion. That was in November, shortly after Rivian’s IPO, which took place just before the Nasdaq peaked. But with investors rotating out of risk in […]
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UPS workers rally in New York to protest hot working conditions
Teamster Local 804 rally in Brooklyn, NY, July 28, 2022. Jack Stebbins | CNBC BROOKLYN, N.Y. – UPS workers rallied Thursday morning to demand that the company provide workers adequate relief during periods of extreme heat. Union leaders at the rally described UPS distribution centers “infernos” with limited air conditioning. The rally was inspired by […]
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Shopify misses estimates and issues gloomy guidance
In this photo illustration the logo of Canadian e-commerce company Shopify Inc. is displayed on a smartphone. Thomas Trutschel | Getty Images Shopify on Wednesday reported weaker-than-expected results for the second quarter, and warned that inflation and rising interest rates would weigh on the business in the second half of the year. Here’s how the […]
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Walmart’s slashed profit outlook sends warning about state of the American consumer
A Walmart Inc. logo is displayed on a sign that reads “Everyday Low Price” at a store in Burbank, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of retailers including Macy’s, American Eagle and Amazon fell Tuesday, a day after Walmart slashed its profit forecast and warned […]
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Stock futures tick up ahead of key Fed decision
Stock futures ticked up in overnight trading as traders await the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate decision, scheduled to be announced Wednesday afternoon. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 66 points, or 0.21%. S&P 500 futures gained 0.55% and Nasdaq 100 futures increased 1.06%. Shares of Enphase Energy gained about 6% after […]
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Alphabet misses on earnings and revenue for second quarter
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during the Google I/O keynote session at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on May 7, 2019. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Alphabet reported weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue for the second quarter. The stock rose about 2% in extended trading. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share […]
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Amazon hikes Prime membership prices by up to 43% in Europe as inflation bites
A contractor working for Amazon.com cleans a delivery truck in Richmond, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is raising prices for its Prime subscription service in the U.K. and across Europe as the e-commerce giant grapples with the effects of rising inflation. In the U.K., […]
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