AWS just posted its fastest growth in four and a half years, yet Amazon shares sit 12% below their peak and capex is climbing at a pace that worries even the bulls.
For 15 years, borrowing was close to a free lunch. Companies locked in 3% debt, homeowners secured sub-4% mortgages, and Washington financed deficits at yields that barely registered.
Why is Amazon keeping track of the size of shoppers' butts?
In the most recent trading session, Amazon (AMZN) closed at $256.29, indicating a +1.95% shift from the previous trading day.
Online holiday shopping could reach a record $275.1B, up 6.7% YoY, as consumer spending remains resilient despite stubborn inflation and elevated interest rates. Pre-season shoppers are already on the holiday hunt, well ahead of Black Friday, and are expected to spend $95.8B in October alone. Amazon's October Prime event has helped reshape the traditional holiday shopping calendar, and retailers are positioning to capture the pre-season rush.
Amazon's "About You" feature offers observations about your purchases and conversations with Alexa for Shopping. It can be a little snarky, shoppers said.
Although Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock price has fallen by more than 11% since it hit an all-time high on August 3, 2026, trading at $255.39 on October 6, Shyam Patil, a Wall Street analyst at Susquehanna, expects a rally towards a peak over the next 12 months.
Amazon is spending $200 billion in a single year to dominate cloud infrastructure, but its free cash flow just turned negative and its stock has slipped 8% from its post-earnings peak.
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Amazon.com, Inc. remains a Strong Buy as AWS demand outpaces supply, with 2027 capacity largely reserved and recent price hikes boosting profitability. AMZN's $98 billion in new debt funds both data center expansion and major stakes in Anthropic and OpenAI, with interest expenses rising but still manageable relative to operating profit. The real Q3 profit bar is $21.7 billion, not $17.4 billion, due to prior-year one-offs; I expect AMZN to potentially exceed the top end of guidance.
Amazon just committed roughly $200 billion to AI infrastructure, custom chips, and satellites, and one investor keeps hitting the buy button every time the stock dips.
Amazon shares surged 493% over the past decade, turning a $10,000 investment into more than $59,300. The e-commerce and cloud computing giant continues chasing massive opportunities.