Phil Palumbo believes tech is here to stay, just keep beaten-up names in mind. He points to a company like Salesforce (CRM) that has "nothing broken about their business" with leadership potential at a discounted price.

Amazon is pushing back against Saks Global's bankruptcy financing plan. Saks Global filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week.

Tammy Marshall, self-dubbed "Fibonacci Princess" with @ElliottWaveTrader offers options trades and analysis for her Big 3. She points to Nextpower's (NXT) extensive support, Amazon's (AMZN) "party favorite" retail trade standing, and Royal Caribbean's (RCL) uptrend for cruise lines as movers to watch.

The retail landscape is officially closer to 2050 than it is 2000. That is redefining the traditional roles of Amazon and Walmart as both seek to compete, win, and push the boundaries of innovation across retail and commerce.

Amazon filed an objection to Saks Global's bankruptcy financing plan on the grounds it could harm creditors and push the tech company further down the repayment pecking order. The tech company invested $475 million into Saks's acquisition of Neiman Marcus, a stake it said is now effectively "worthless.

As of January 14, 2026, Amazon stock (NASDAQ: AMZN) has achieved an 11% return in the last year, falling behind several mega-cap tech rivals such as Google (78%) and Microsoft (14%). Despite leading in revenue scale at $670.038 billion, its profitability (11.37% operating margin) and free cash flow (2.01% FCF margin) significantly trail those of high-margin software and ad-tech competitors.

The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is advancing rapidly, but companies struggle to match its pace.

Amazon's cloud computing division said Thursday that it would expand its "sovereign cloud" across the European Union, hoping to cash in as EU governments seek to safeguard their citizens' data.

Some on Wall Street think agentic commerce could help Amazon's business, but a Raymond James analyst worries the trend could eat into the company's dominance.