Transportation is a key element in Amazon’s (AMZN) delivery network. With Amazon’s commitment towards achieving zero carbon by 2040 as part of The Climate Pledge, it is crucial for Amazon to rework on how its packages move around.
A pullback in heavyweight technology stocks was set to weigh on Wall Street at the open on Tuesday even as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq looked set to notch another month of gains following the Federal Reserve's dovish stance on its massive asset purchases.
Dubai's Emaar is weighing options to sell fashion e-commerce business Namshi that may include a listing abroad via a SPAC, three sources familiar with the matter said.
U.S. stocks futures held steady on Tuesday, putting the main indexes on course to end August on a firm footing, as investors shrugged off risks around rising coronavirus infections on hopes that the Federal Reserve's dovish stance would support economic growth.
Snowflake's (NYSE: SNOW) stock price rose to a six-month high after the company posted its second-quarter earnings report on Aug. 25. The cloud-based software company's revenue rose 104% year over year to $272.2 million, beating estimates by $15.5 million. Its net loss widened fr
Alphabet Inc's Google unit, Facebook Inc and Microsoft Corp are the three biggest lobbying spenders in Europe in a battle against tough new laws aimed at curbing U.S. tech giants' powers, a study released on Tuesday showed.
On Friday, Aug. 27, the widely followed S&P 500 did something that's become all too familiar in 2021: It closed at an all-time high. It was the 52nd record close for the benchmark index this year, and there are still four months left before the calendar changes to 2022.
Alphabet Inc's Google unit, Facebook Inc and Microsoft Corp are the three biggest lobbying spenders in Europe in a battle against tough new laws aimed at curbing U.S. tech giants' powers, a study released on Tuesday showed.
Stocks churned mostly higher today as investors continued to cheer Friday's dovish speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, where he indicated that tapering of the central bank's bond-buying program was likely imminent, but a rate hike was not.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq topped their record closes once again on Monday, bolstered by technology stocks, as last week's dovish comments from the Federal Reserve on tapering its monetary stimulus refocused investors' minds on economic growth.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended Monday at fresh record highs as investors jumped into technology stocks, taking comfort from the Federal Reserve's dovish comments on tapering in monetary stimulus and what that might mean for the economic recovery.
Financial stocks added to their Monday retreat during afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index dropping 0.7% while the SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF (XLF) was off 1.3%.
Consumer stocks were ending mostly higher late in Monday trading, with the SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF (XLP) climbing 0.5% while the SPDR Consumer Discretionary Select Sector ETF (XLY) was rising 0.9%.
What happened
Shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) are up a modest 2.4% as of 1:30 p.m. EDT on Monday -- which may not sound like much, but on a $1.7 trillion stock, it equates to an additional $40.8 billion in market capitalization.
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The S&P 500 and Nasdaq moved to fresh record highs on Monday, led by technology stocks, as investors responded positively to the Federal Reserve's dovish comments on tapering in monetary stimulus and what that might mean for the economic recovery.
Consumer stocks advanced Monday, with the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP) climbing 0.4% while the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR (XLY) rose 0.9%.
Financial stocks were retreating in afternoon trading, with the NYSE Financial Index dropping 0.5% while the SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF (XLF) was off 0.8%.