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NASDAQ: AMZNAmazon.com (AMZN) stock, explained like you're 5
Amazon is an online store that delivers almost anything to your door, and it also rents out computers over the internet to other companies. The shop is big, but the computer rentals earn a lot of the profit.
- Ticker
- AMZN
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Specialty Retail
- Size
- Mega cap, about 2.71 trillion dollars
How Amazon.com makes money
- Online shopping, including sales by outside sellers who pay Amazon fees.
- AWS, the cloud service used by many businesses.
- Advertising, Prime subscriptions and streaming.
What moves AMZN stock
- AWS growth and how much AI work customers bring to it.
- Shopping demand during holidays and sales events.
- Shipping costs and how efficient its warehouses are.
In the news lately
- Amazon.com (AMZN), Is There More To Its Latest Attention? (Simply Wall Street)
- 32,533 Amazon.com, Inc. $AMZN Shares Bought by Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich (MarketBeat)
- Should You Buy Amazon Stock (AMZN) in October? (Yahoo Finance)
- AMZN Stock Drops Nearly 2% After Hours Senate Panel Reportedly Probes Amazon Over Alleged Chinese Influence (Stocktwits)
- Should You Buy Amazon Stock (AMZN) in October? (The Motley Fool)
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Questions about Amazon.com stock
What does Amazon.com do?
Amazon is an online store that delivers almost anything to your door, and it also rents out computers over the internet to other companies. The shop is big, but the computer rentals earn a lot of the profit.
What is the ticker symbol for Amazon.com?
Amazon.com trades under the ticker AMZN on the Nasdaq.
How does Amazon.com make money?
Online shopping, including sales by outside sellers who pay Amazon fees. AWS, the cloud service used by many businesses. Advertising, Prime subscriptions and streaming.
What moves AMZN stock?
AWS growth and how much AI work customers bring to it. Shopping demand during holidays and sales events. Shipping costs and how efficient its warehouses are.
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