*By Mike Teich*
Amazon shares jumped nearly 4 percent Friday after the e-commerce juggernaut delivered blockbuster earnings results on Thursday.
The tech giant impressed investors by delivering operating profit of $1.9 billion. Amazon's blockbuster numbers reflected its success in retail sales and growth in its cloud services business, said Michael Pachter, an analyst from Wedbush Securities.
Amazon also announced that it would be raising its Prime membership fee by $20, up to $119 a year. Pachter said the "odds are less than 1 percent that there is a decline in membership" as a result of the price hike.
Pachter compared Amazon Prime's cost to Netflix, noting that Prime was priced below Amazon's video-streaming rival and offers content that is "75 percent as good."
Chinese tech company Huawei reported a 2.2% year-over-year growth in its consumer business revenue.
Stocks opened lower on Friday after the latest inflation report came in hotter than expected.
Amazon is cutting some of its private label in-house brands in a bid to cut costs.
Lyft said it plans to end surge pricing.
Target is turning to Starbucks and adding them to curbside pickup in a bid to jolt sales.
Automaker Stellantis revealed plans to unveil another Fiat electric vehicle.
A new report showed that new car prices are starting to cool off.
Senior citizens who receive social security benefits could see a much smaller raise in 2024.
The U.S. natural gas market is showing no signs of slowing, thanks to the recent hot weather.
Gas prices are still elevated, according to a new report from AAA.
