Last November, I called out the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT: XLP) as my top high-yield exchange-traded fund (ETF) to buy for passive income. My investment thesis centered around the fund's quality value-stock holdings and reliable passive income. I did not expect the ETF to already be up 13.2% in 2026 compared to a mere 1.3% gain in the S&P 500. Here's why the seemingly boring consumer staples sector is scorching hot, and why the Consumer Staples SPDR ETF remains a buy fo ...

We recently published 9 Stocks Jim Cramer Talked About. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the stocks that Jim Cramer talked about. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s shares are down by 9.8% over the past year and by 7% year-to-date. DA Davidson cut the stock’s rating to Neutral from Buy and the share price target to $175 from $300 in February. The financial firm outlined that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, was facing tight competition from rivals Micro ...

Hello and welcome to market domination. I'm Josh Lipton live from our New York headquarters. There's just an hour to go now until the closing bell and stocks are mixed here.The Dow holding on to gains after two consecutive record closes. Our very own Jared Blickery standing by with all the headlines. Jared, >> thank you Josh.Yeah, looking kind of similar to yesterday. Dow going for that third straight record close. Hit a third straight record intraday high.Let's check out the intraday price action here. You ...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer looked at recently. Cramer highlighted the company’s CapEx forecast, as he stated: This week, two members of the Mag Seven reported, Alphabet on Wednesday night, and Amazon last night. And with both of these, Wall Street focused on their massive CapEx forecast. That’s what they said… Amazon said, hold my beer and projected $200 billion in CapEx this year when Wall Street was only looking for $146.6 billion… As for Amazon, I believe in manageme ...

STMicroelectronics on Monday announced an expanded supply agreement with Amazon Web Services. STM stock jumped on the news. ...

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in AMZN usually suggests something big is about to happen.We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 82 extraordinary options activities for Amazon ...

Core Viewpoint - STMicroelectronics has entered into a multiyear, multibillion-dollar contract with Amazon Web Services to supply advanced chips for AWS's computing and data center infrastructure, significantly boosting STMicro's market position and share value [1] Group 1: Company Overview - STMicroelectronics is a French-Italian semiconductor manufacturer that has seen its shares increase by approximately 8% following the announcement of the deal, making it the top performer on European indexes [1] - The partnership with AWS includes warrants that allow AWS to purchase up to 24.8 million shares of STMicro over the next seven years, potentially translating into a 2.7% ownership stake in the company [1] Group 2: Financial Implications - The initial exercise price for the warrants is set at $28.38, which represents a 4% discount compared to STMicro's closing price prior to the announcement [1]

To add Benzinga News as your preferred source on Google, click here .Here are some other stocks moving in pre-market trading.Shares of STMicroelectronics NV (NYSE:STM) rose sharply in pre-market trading after the company expanded strategic engagement with Amazon Web Services to enable new high performance compute infrastructure for cloud and AI data centers. ...

U.S. telecom giants are continuing to push aggressively into fiber expansion and cloud partnerships, turning network scale into a long-term strategic advantage. In this competitive setting, AT&T (T) has aligned with Amazon Web Services (AMZN) and Amazon Leo, formerly known as Project Kuiper, to modernize and strengthen the nation’s connectivity backbone. The partnership builds on an established relationship by combining AT&T’s expansive fiber footprint with AWS’s security, reliability, performance, and a ...

Core Viewpoint - Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has experienced a significant decline in its stock price, down 15% over the past year and 10.8% year-to-date, following the announcement of a $200 billion capital expenditure plan [2]. Group 1: Stock Performance - Amazon's shares fell sharply after the announcement of its capital expenditure plan [2]. - The stock has not performed well in recent quarters, with comments indicating that it "hasn't done anything" in terms of stock movement [3]. Group 2: Analyst Ratings and Price Targets - UBS raised its price target for Amazon from $310 to $311 while maintaining a Buy rating, citing that the current share price does not reflect the potential for Amazon Web Services (AWS) revenue to double by 2028 [2]. - Stifel also increased its price target for Amazon from $295 to $300 and kept a Buy rating, highlighting the strong performance of Amazon's advertising business and the eCommerce sector's success in Q4 2025 [2]. Group 3: Investment Perspective - While acknowledging Amazon's potential as an investment, some analysts believe that certain AI stocks may offer better returns with lower risk [4].