Key Points CFO Brian Olsavsky said the company plans to spend about $60 billion in capital expenditures in the second half of this year. "AWS continues to be the primary driver as we invest to support demand for our AI services," he pointed out on the Q2 2025 earnings call. Financial implications As AWS continues to register robust demand, Amazon should benefit financially. During the latest quarter (Q2 2025 ended June 30), AWS posted 17% year-over-year growth. And it's an extremely profitable segment, with ...

A historically inexpensive trillion-dollar business has the necessary catalysts to leapfrog the likes of Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft by the turn of the decade.For much of the last 16 years, the stock market has been unstoppable. With the exception of the five-week COVID-19 crash in February-March 2020, and the roughly nine-month bear market in 2022, the bulls have been in firm control on Wall Street.The catalyst for this ongoing outperformance primarily rests with Wall Street's trillion-dollar businesses. ...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the 13 Best Diversified Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Shutters All 19 of Its Fresh Supermarkets in the U.K., Files a Lawsuit in Brooklyn Federal Court Pixabay/ Public Domain On September 23, 2025, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) decided to shutter all 19 of its Fresh supermarkets in the U.K., following a review of its physical grocery operations. However, five of those stores will be converted into Whole Foods locations. The compa ...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the 13 Best Diversified Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Shutters All 19 of Its Fresh Supermarkets in the U.K., Files a Lawsuit in Brooklyn Federal Court Pixabay/ Public Domain On September 23, 2025, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) decided to shutter all 19 of its Fresh supermarkets in the U.K., following a review of its physical grocery operations. However, five of those stores will be converted into Whole Foods locations. The compa ...

Cloud computing companies have a huge growth runway.Finding stocks that you can buy and hold forever is a smart goal. By identifying and investing in these companies, you can shift your focus to other stocks while just letting these safe choices do their thing. However, investors must identify a trend that allows these companies to succeed over the long term; otherwise, they could turn out to be losing picks.Three stocks that I think are worth buying and holding forever are Microsoft (MSFT 0.88%), Alphabet ...

Amazon could pleasantly surprise long-term investors.The current leaders in the race toward a $5 trillion valuation seem obvious if you focus mainly on headlines: Nvidia, Apple, or Microsoft all appear likely to cross that milestone in the coming years.Yet another compound growth story is unfolding in the world of big tech that it would be easy to overlook. With a market-leading cloud computing business, a high-margin advertising business, and a faster, automated logistics network that continues to lower co ...

Artificial intelligence investing still has a long growth runway.Following what billionaire hedge fund managers do is possible thanks to the requirement to file a Form 13F every quarter when a fund reaches $100 million or more in assets. Fund managers are required to disclose what securities they hold at the end of each quarter, and then that information is released to the public 45 days later. Although it's far from real time, it allows investors to see where billionaires are seeing opportunities in the ma ...

Following the smart money in AI is a wise thing to do.Following the trades of billionaires is a smart investing strategy. While just thoughtlessly investing in the same stocks isn't a wise idea, it's good to see what trades they're making to ensure that you're not missing out on a megatrend. The biggest investment trend over the past few years has been artificial intelligence (AI), and billionaires are still piling money into this trend even after massive gains.One billionaire that I follow is David Tepper, ...

When Coleman's Tiger Global Management buys 4 million shares of anything, it's good to pay attention.If I asked you to name a famous billionaire, I'm guessing Chase Coleman III wouldn't be the first one that comes to mind. But in the hedge fund world, he's practically royalty.Coleman is one of the "tiger cubs" who worked for Julian Robertson's Tiger Fund -- the first hedge fund ever -- and then went on to start his own. Today, Coleman's Tiger Global Management fund manages more than $34 billion in securitie ...

Amazon could surpass the combined market value of Palantir and Nvidia within five years as AI innovations drive profitability.Nvidia and Palantir Technologies are two of the most popular artificial intelligence stocks. Their collective market value is currently $4.7 trillion. I think Amazon (AMZN -0.84%) can surpass that figure by 2030. Here's what my prediction means for shareholders:Amazon is currently worth $2.3 trillion. Its market value must increase 109% to reach $4.8 trillion, and reaching that figur ...