After-hours buzz: AMZN, MSFT, EA & more

Shares of Amazon plummeted in extended trading, after the company posted a big earnings miss for the holiday quarter. The Internet retail giant reported Thursday fourth-quarter net income of $1 per share on $35.75 billion in sales, missing the $1.56 Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) was, hands down, the biggest growth story of 2015. But can the … Read more

These tech earnings divided the haves and have-nots

COM INC (AMZN) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed – some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative Friday's movers in technology have been more than moderately impressive. The earnings report from Amazon.com … Read more

Amazon (AMZN) Stock Spiking After Earnings Release, Surprise Quarterly Profit

Amazon's cloud business continues to shine. Sales have grown 81% this quarter compared to the same quarter last year. Hot on the heels of its controversial "Prime Day," Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced earnings after closing bell Thursday, July 23 – and it was a doozy… Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) are both scheduled … Read more

Amazon (AMZN) Stock Spiking After Earnings Release, Surprise Quarterly Profit

AMZN rose more than 10% today after reporting second-quarter earnings after Thursday's closing bell, crushing the estimates for both earnings per share and revenue. The Street was expecting a loss of 14 cents a share, and Amazon instead reported a gain  Strength in Amazon's AWS and third-party marketplace businesses helped the online retailer deliver a … Read more

Amazon (AMZN) Stock Spiking After Earnings Release, Surprise Quarterly Profit …

Shares of online retailing giant Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) exploded higher late Thursday after the company reported a surprise profit for its latest quarter. Amazon stock is up big year-to-date as momentum-chasing traders are pushing the stock Amazon.com is a part of Bryan Ashenberg's GrowthSeeker.com Portfolio. Here is what Ashenberg had to say about the stock … Read more

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) Stock Price Surges 18% On Surprise Q2 Profit, Sales Leap …

Cigna—Health insurer Anthem will buy Cigna for $188 per share in cash and stock, with the deal carrying a $54.2 billion enterprise value. The combined company will serve about 53 million customers. Amazon.com—Amazon stunned investors by posting a  Strength in Amazon's AWS and third-party marketplace businesses helped the online retailer deliver a surprise profit during … Read more

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN) Stock Price Surges 18% On Surprise Q2 Profit, Sales Leap …

Amazon's cloud business continues to shine. Sales have grown 81% this quarter compared to the same quarter last year. Cigna—Health insurer Anthem will buy Cigna for $188 per share in cash and stock, with the deal carrying a $54.2 billion enterprise value. The combined company will serve about 53 million customers. Amazon.com—Amazon stunned investors by … Read more

Amazon (AMZN) Or Microsoft (MSFT): Why Not Both?

And the worst performing Nasdaq 100 component thus far on the day is Amazon.com (AMZN), trading down 8.5%. Amazon.com is lower by about 22.6% looking at the year to date performance. Two other components making moves today are KLA-Tencor  It's that time of year again. Spring arrives and so do Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) earnings. The company … Read more

Amazon (AMZN) Or Microsoft (MSFT): Why Not Both?

Apple (AAPL) and Facebook (FB) delivered some welcome earnings surprises after the close Wednesday. Apple shares were surging in the pre-market after the company came in well ahead of Wall Street expectations on strong iPhone sales. iPad sales were  Investors are always looking for stocks that are poised to beat at earnings season and Amazon.com … Read more