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- Amazon Draft Proposes Product Database Beyond Its Own Catalog
The six-page proposal gives Oct. 1, 2027, as an aspirational release date and describes combining partner data with information collected from other retailers’ websites.
· Business
- Amazon Takes Top Spot in 2027 America’s Best Companies Ranking
Amazon rose from No. 2 in 2026, while Berkshire Hathaway fell from first to fourth. The list combines financial performance with more than 120 measures across 12 categories.
· Business
- AWS CEO Says AI Inference Is “Not Even 1%” of Its Eventual Scale
AWS revenue rose 39.3% in the third quarter, while Bedrock spending and token volume also increased.
· Business
- Amazon-Affiliated Study Finds AI Orchestrator Raises Success at Higher Cost
Task success rose from 67.4% to 75.6% in a redesigned setup, while token use climbed 4.7 times and task time tripled.
· Technology
- Ring Prices Rover Cam at $1,000 and Home Drone at $270
The Rover Cam is set to become available Dec. 16, with the Drone Cam following Jan. 27, 2027.
· Business
- Amazon Plans 40-Satellite Deployment on Its First Vulcan Launch
The Friday, Nov. 13 flight would begin a 38-mission partnership with United Launch Alliance.
· Technology
- Jim Cramer Says Amazon May Gain if Data Center Projects Slow
Cramer said existing cloud networks and lower reliance on neocloud providers could help established operators capture demand if new capacity is harder to build.
· Insights & Views
- UK Regulator Clears Amazon Drone Delivery Expansion in Darlington
The decision increases Prime Air’s eligible customer base in the English town from about 600 to roughly 8,000.
· Regulation
- Amazon Lifts Spending Forecast as AWS Contracted Revenue Backlog Reaches $578 Billion
Amazon’s 2026 capital-spending forecast rose to $220 billion from $200 billion. The company expects the outlay to weigh on free cash flow until new data centers begin paying off.
· Business
- Amazon’s Fauna Hiring Puts Home Robot Design and Support in Focus
Amazon has not identified whether the product moving toward launch is Sprout, a version of Sprout or a separate design.
· Technology
- Amazon Brings Alexa for Shopping Into Text Messages for U.S. Customers
The invite-only rollout began Nov. 6, with millions more customers expected to receive access in the coming weeks.
· Technology
- Technology Stocks End Week Down 3% After Two Weeks of Swings
Stocks rebounded Friday. Investors had reacted to major AI spending plans and the Democratic Party’s midterm-election landslide.
· Business
- Amazon Posts 12% Sales Growth as Free Cash Flow Outflow Reaches $42.4B
AWS sales rose 39% to $46 billion in the third quarter. Amazon maintained its outlook for about $220 billion in 2026 cash capital spending.
· Business
- AWS Records $7.6 Billion Free Cash Flow Deficit During AI Expansion
The cloud unit’s latest quarterly result was its first negative free cash flow since 2023. AWS also has a multiyear GPU expansion plan.
· Business
- Citrini Says AI Capex Growth May Have Peaked as Hyperscaler Spending Nears $1 Trillion
The firm estimates at least $200 billion in annual recurring revenue across the AI ecosystem and points to slower RPO growth, while Amazon expects cash capital expenditures to increase meaningfully in 2027.
· Technology
- Amazon and Uber Eats to Replace Grubhub for U.S. Prime Members
Prime members will be able to order through Amazon.com or its Shopping app without an Uber account. Delivery fees will be waived on orders over $25.
· Business
- Nasdaq-100 Rises About 0.9% as Semiconductor Index Falls 3.09%
Amazon jumped 7.4% and Apple closed at a record as five major technology companies added more than $750 billion in market value.
· Investing
- Goldman Sachs Puts Big Tech’s Off-Balance-Sheet AI Commitments at $3.2 Trillion
The estimate includes about $1.3 trillion in leases that have not started and $1.9 trillion in purchase commitments, including $685 billion due by Dec. 31, 2027.
· Business
- Amazon and Microsoft Market Values Climb Nearly $445 Billion After Midterms
Investors may have viewed the result as favorable to large technology companies with data-center networks. Microsoft projected Azure growth above 45% next quarter, while Amazon raised its 2026 capital spending forecas…
· Investing
- Amazon, Walmart and Target Shares Rise in U.S. Election Trading
Amazon gained 3.9% in premarket trading, ahead of Walmart at 2.8% and Target at 2.2%.
· Investing
- Sunbury Voters Approve Ban That Complicates Amazon’s $2B Data Center Plan
The rule covers data centers using at least 25 megawatts of electricity and won support from 78% of voters. Amazon’s project was already paused under a city moratorium.
· Regulation
- Amazon Shares Rise 6% as U.S.-Listed Technology Stocks Diverge
Alibaba gained 4.6%, while Micron Technology fell more than 4%.
· Investing
- Six Companies Join Opposition to OKXICE TSV Share Trading Plans
A Nov. 2 notice adds Amazon, Tesla, SpaceX, Netflix, SoFi Technologies and Lam Research, bringing the total to 56.
· Regulation
- Spain's Watchdog Opens New Sanction Proceedings Against Apple, Amazon
The case concerns an order involving Apple products sold on Amazon's Spanish website, which the watchdog says the companies failed to follow.
· Regulation
- Perplexity Seeks to Dismiss Amazon’s Amended Complaint Over Comet
Amazon alleges Comet for iOS copied authentication cookies to Perplexity’s cloud servers, which then accessed Amazon directly from March 18 through at least May 11, 2026.
· Regulation
- Pershing Square Models 15% to 25% Returns on AI Data Centers
The firm’s scenario assumes $40 billion to $50 billion in build costs per gigawatt, $15 billion to $20 billion in annual revenue and a 50% incremental operating margin.
· Investing
- Amazon Shares Gain 2.44% at 3:54 p.m. ET, Below 20-Session EMA
The intraday quote came as Amazon’s latest results paired 39.3% AWS sales growth with a trailing 12-month free-cash-flow outflow of $42.357 billion.
· Investing
- Hedge Funds Turn Underweight on AI for First Time Since Early 2023
Managers are concerned that large AI infrastructure investments are not producing returns quickly enough, while Alphabet and Amazon earnings have unsettled investors.
· Investing
- Altman Questions Whether AI Token Counts Measure Business Value
He said many customers prefer predictable token-based bills, even when token counts may be inflated, while outcome-based charges are harder to forecast.
· Technology
- Amazon Forecasts $220 Billion in Capital Spending for 2026
The plan includes technology infrastructure and fulfillment capacity. Amazon Web Services sales rose 39% year over year in the third quarter.
· Business
- Phillip Securities Raises Amazon Price Target to $330, Upgrades Rating
Helena Wang raised fiscal 2027 revenue, adjusted profit and capital expenditure estimates by 2%, 3% and 3%, respectively, as AWS sales grew 39.3% year over year.
· Investing
- Amazon Reaches $25 Billion Chip Run Rate as Alphabet Expects a 2027 TPU Revenue Ramp
Alphabet describes strong demand for its TPUs from nearly 100 customers and points to partnerships with Oracle and Crux AI. Amazon plans to offer Trainium to outside customers.
· Business
- AI spending puts cash flow in focus as technology stocks slide
David Lin says the technology sell-off reflects scrutiny of AI investment returns, as strong revenue growth collides with heavy capital spending and negative free cash flow.
· Investing
- AWS commitments top $280 billion as CEO plays down AI concentration, rules out spinoff
AWS CEO Matt Garman said committed spending exceeded $280 billion, with AI labs accounting for a small share. He cited broad enterprise demand and said there were no spinoff plans.
· Business
- Nasdaq Composite Falls 2.86%; Big Tech's 2026 Plans Top Out at $740 Billion
Separate outlooks from Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft add up to a calculated $720 billion to $740 billion, not a joint company forecast.
· Investing
- Anthropic Reports 1,300% Revenue Growth as Compute Costs Rise
Revenue reached $16.3 billion in the six months through June, while compute and infrastructure expenses rose to $8.9 billion. Anthropic expects its revenue growth rate to decline over time.
· Business
- Five Tech Companies Returned 9.3% of Operating Cash Flow to Shareholders
The share was down from 27.4% in the comparable 2025 period and was the lowest in at least 15 years.
· Business
- Cramer Says He Cannot Rationalize Selling Intel After a 28% Drop
Amazon was down about 2% after a 6% session low; Starbucks fell after an upbeat holiday forecast, and FedEx Freight rose more than 13%.
· Investing
- Amazon Discloses Up to Approximately $80 Billion in Secured Financing
The facility covers certain technology infrastructure purchases from 2027 through 2028. Amazon maintained its 2026 cash capital expenditure forecast at about $220 billion.
· Business
- Intel Earnings Spark Semiconductor Selloff as Shares Fall Nearly 30%
AMD lost nearly 10%, while Intel shed about $120 billion in market value during Friday’s selloff.
· Investing