E*TRADE Generation Trader: Preview of Amazon Earnings
In this episode of Generation Trader, sponsored by E*TRADE, Cheddar Anchors Hope King and Tim Stenovec take a look at Amazon's stock performance leading up to the company's fourth quarter earnings report.
54 percent of the Cheddar community voted that they turned to Amazon for holiday gifts this past holiday season, according to a Twitter Poll.
Research firm GHB Insights said Amazon captured between 45-50 percent of all online holiday sales, thanks in large part to its Prime subscribers. Shares of Amazon are up more than 30 percent in the past three months.
Microsoft reported a 20% spike in quarterly profits Tuesday, helping to fuel its battle to get ahead of rivals like Google, Amazon and Facebook parent Meta in selling the latest artificial intelligence technology.
Visa Inc. said its adjusted third-quarter profits rose by nearly double digits, as the global payments company continues to benefit from the broad shift by consumers to using credit and debit cards instead of cash.
Even after inflation has steadily eased this year, the Federal Reserve's policymakers still think prices are rising too fast and are almost certain to lift their key interest rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday.
