Group 1 - Deepgram has integrated its speech recognition and text-to-speech technology with Amazon Connect to enhance the cloud-based contact center service [1][5] - The integration aims to provide faster and more accurate speech processing, improving customer interactions and streamlining operations for businesses using Amazon Connect [1][5] Group 2 - Oppenheimer has maintained an "Outperform" rating for Amazon, with a stock price of $233.18 as of December 1, 2025, and raised the price target from $290 to $305, indicating a potential price increase of approximately 30.8% [2][5] - Amazon's financial metrics include a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of approximately 32.80, a price-to-sales ratio of about 3.63, and an enterprise value to sales ratio of around 3.73, reflecting its market position [3][5] - The enterprise value to operating cash flow ratio for Amazon is approximately 19.74, with an earnings yield of about 3.05%, and a debt-to-equity ratio of approximately 0.37, indicating a moderate level of debt relative to equity [4][5]

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Core Insights - The Magnificent Seven, comprising Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Tesla, reported third quarter earnings growth of 18.4%, the slowest since Q1 2023, but excluding Meta's $16 billion one-time charge, profits actually grew by 30% [2][3][4] Group 1: Earnings Performance - The third quarter earnings growth of the Magnificent Seven suggests that Wall Street may be underestimating the potential of these tech giants, with analysts indicating that future estimates could be too low [3][7] - Despite a predicted slowdown in growth, the Magnificent Seven has consistently exceeded expectations, largely driven by investments in artificial intelligence [4][5] Group 2: AI Investments - Major players like Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Alphabet are expected to continue significant investments in AI infrastructure, which is anticipated to support corporate profits [5][6] - Nvidia, as a dominant player in the AI chip market, is expected to benefit significantly from these investments, having recently surpassed sales and profit estimates [6][7] Group 3: Market Expectations - Analysts have raised their earnings growth expectations for the Magnificent Seven to an average of 21% over the next four quarters, up from 15% just a few months prior [9] - Concerns about overspending on AI and the potential for an AI bubble are present, with Wall Street demanding more proof of return on investment as companies spend around 25% of revenue on capital expenditures [8][7]

America is going all out in the global AI battle. It seems the artificial intelligence (AI) race has escalated once again following President Donald Trump's announcement that he has issued an executive order to launch Project Genesis. The administration compared its significance to the famous Manhattan Project, the World War 2 initiative to develop the atomic bomb. Project Genesis aims to develop an artificial intelligence platform utilizing supercomputers and data from various government agencies to accele ...

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New Agentic Capabilities in AWS Transform Enable Rapid Modernization of Any Code or Application Share Customers can accelerate the reduction of their legacy tech debt and shift valuable resources toward innovation LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), today announced new agentic AI capabilities in AWS Transform that broaden customers' ability to rapidly modernize legacy applications and code at scale—to realize the full val ...

Welcome back to Next Investing. It's time for FOMO. Alex Coffee now joined by Marley Kaden, host for the Schwab network, of course, Trading 360 as well as Market on Close.And Marley, we talked about this story on Trading 360 to open your program. um partnership between two of the most important names in all of business I guess you could say which is uh >> Amazon and Alphabet but of course more specifically AWS and Google Cloud. >> It's it's a really interesting partnership.So they announced uh yesterday tha ...

Despite sagging consumer sentiment, the holiday shopping season kicked off on a high note over the weekend — a positive signal for our retail stocks. Shares of several retail stocks are up on Monday, including Abercrombie & Fitch (+5%), Urban Outfitters (+5%), and Bath & Body Works (+10%). Portfolio names Amazon , Home Depot , TJX Companies , and Nike were also in the green in midday trading. The State Street SPDR S & P Retail ETF (XRT) added more than 1% on Monday, bringing its five-day gain to more than 7 ...

ToplineNvidia on Monday announced a $2 billion investment into Synopsys as part of a broader partnership with the chip software maker, ranking among the largest deals surrounding AI this year, as Wall Street anticipates global spending to accelerate in the coming years. Several multibillion-dollar deals have been announced this year.Getty ImagesKey FactsGlobal annual AI spending is expected to swell to $375 billion by the end of the year before topping $3 trillion annually by 2030, according to projections ...

el join me closing bell 3 o'clock Eastern Adam Parker Chris Harvey has a new gig with CIBC Capital he will be here Sher Paul of Morgan Stanley and Alex Canowitz as well hear the music is that well we'll do final trades first bin quick what do you got >> Nike I think it's got a good setup into the low 70s >> all right what do you got >> Amazon AWS reacelerate >> a good momentum name in the Jot Delta Airlines the lines. A good quality name, Apple. Remarkable resilience. ...