Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco on June 8, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon shares jumped 7% on Friday and neared an all-time high after the company reported better-than-expected earnings, driven by growth in its cloud computing and advertising businesses. The stock is […]

Cloud growth is accelerating, and profits are booming, with a little help from artificial intelligence (AI). Shares of Amazon (AMZN 7.00%) climbed higher on Friday, adding as much as 7.6%. As of 10:52 a.m. ET, the stock was still up 7.1%. The catalyst that sent the e-commerce and cloud computing titan higher was bullish results

The word “dividend” is in the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF‘s (NYSEMKT: VIG) name. That might lead some investors to believe that dividends are an important factor for the exchange-traded fund (ETF). And they are, but not in a way that most income investors will appreciate. Before you buy the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF you need

The stock market kicked off November on a high note after slumping to close out last month, while uncertainty about the U.S. presidential election and the Federal Reserve’s next moves on interest rates hang over the market. A sharp downturn on Thursday, led by a sell-off in technology stocks, sent major indexes into negative territory

By Ankika Biswas and Pranav Kashyap (Reuters) – Just days ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election in the U.S., investors are trying to gauge how stock markets will react as polls and betting platforms point to a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Harris’ lead over the Republican

Ferragudo, Portugal. Gonzalo Azumendi | Stone | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. A growing number of wealthy Americans are making plans to leave the country in

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U.S. stock futures are rising after major stock indexes closed lower Thursday on weaker-than-expected tech earnings; the monthly jobs report is expected to show that hiring slowed in October; shares of Amazon (AMZN) are surging in premarket trading after it reported strong earnings on cloud and advertising revenue growth; Intel (INTC) stock is rising after its

(Bloomberg) — Beyond Bitcoin’s rally toward another all-time high and renewed ETF inflows, a bleaker picture of crypto is emerging, one where waning interest in once-hot assets prompts some companies to slash jobs. Most Read from Bloomberg On Wednesday, crypto exchange Kraken announced job cuts a person familiar with the matter said amounts to 15%