More Tech Wreckage as Amazon Follows Meta Down After Misses on Revenue and Guides Lower

Retail monster Amazon.com reported weaker September quarter revenue Thursday and lowered guidance sending the shares sharply lower.  Amazon stock was trading at $90.15 -20.81 or -18.75% after the release. The markets were already jittery after the META trainwreck the night before. Amazon recorded a $3.9 billion loss on its Rivian investment which led to a reported a loss of 20 cents per share on revenue of $121.23 billion vs. $119.09 billion expected. Amazon was the last of the mega-cap tech companies … Continue reading “More Tech Wreckage as Amazon Follows Meta Down After Misses on Revenue and Guides Lower”

Cloud Data Platform Provider Snowflake Forecasts Stronger Revenue Growth

Cloud data platform Snowflake reported better than expected 2nd quarter earnings Wednesday. $SNOW shares popped over 18% in extended trading. The software company raised FY23 product revenue guidance and raised non-GAAP gross margin guidance. When the Snowflake (SNOW) debuted on September 16, 2020, it became the largest software IPO in history. Snowflake Inc. NYSE: SNOW Reported Earnings After Close Wednesday Snowflake Q2 2022 Earnings Highlights EPS: Loss of 70 cents Revenue: $497 million vs. $467 million expected, according to Refinitiv, … Continue reading “Cloud Data Platform Provider Snowflake Forecasts Stronger Revenue Growth”

Amazon Stock Tumbles After Missing Revenues, Guiding Far Below Consensus Expecting Labor Supply Issues To Hit Holiday Sales

Retail monster Amazon.com reported much weaker September quarter earnings Thursday.  $AMZN stock tumbled 4.5% after they guided much lower than  expected.  Amazon was already projected to grow at  the slowest in the past decade but issued an even bleaker picture blaming labor and supply issues. This is the last quarter under which the e-commerce and technology giant’s founder Jeff Bezos was CEO, as longtime company exec Andy Jassy took over the top spot on July 5. Could this be the … Continue reading “Amazon Stock Tumbles After Missing Revenues, Guiding Far Below Consensus Expecting Labor Supply Issues To Hit Holiday Sales”

Amazon Priming For Christmas Hiring 150,000 Seasonal Employees

Retail monster Amazon.com is not slowing down with all the talk of inflation and supply constraints it is busy priming its workforce for the holiday season. $AMZN aims to hire 150,000 seasonal employees in the U.S. getting a jump ahead in the tight labor market.

Amazon Stock Tumbles 7.5% After Missing Revenues, Guiding Far Below Consensus

Retail monster Amazon.com reported June quarter earnings Thursday,first report since founder Jeff Bezos stepped down, beating on earnings but missed on revenues. $AMZN stock tumbled after they guided much lower than  expected. Q2 midline revenue of $109BN is projected to grow  the slowest in the past decade.

Data Cloud Storage Software Company Snowflake Forecasts Slower Revenue Growth Than Investors Hoped

Cloud data platform Snowflake, who launched it’s IPO last September reported Fiscal 4th quarter earnings Wednesday. $SNOW sold off after it’s full-year guidance did not exceed analysts’ estimates, a miss in a hugely overvalued technology sector. SNOW also announced an end to its dual-share class structure.

Amazon Lays The Platform For an Aggressive Black Friday and Cyber Monday Push

Black Friday hopes have seen retail monster Amazon.com stock rally back since $AMZN reported lower than expected third quarter earnings, beating on revenue but missing on EPS. The company has laid the platform for an aggressive Black Friday and Cyber Monday push.