Retail investors talked up five hot stocks this week (Feb. 2 to Feb. 6) on X and Reddit's r/WallStreetBets, driven by retail hype, earnings, AI buzz, and corporate news flow.

Big Tech's AI narrative dominated market attention this week as five mega-cap companies reinforced their commitment to artificial intelligence infrastructure, though investor reaction has been decidedly mixed. While earnings broadly exceeded expectations, stock performance tells a more complicated story about whether the market believes the AI investment thesis justifies current valuations. Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) leads the... Big Tech Dominates Market Coverage as AI Narrative Intensifies.

Despite weakness in Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) stock following its earnings release, Wall Street analysts remain broadly bullish on the shares over the coming year.

Weekly Market HighlightsMarket breadth was slightly positive on the week, with 4,831 advancers versus 4,694 decliners.Returns were highly skewed, with 491 stoc

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Mizuho Markets Americas LLC bought a new position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 176,000 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $38,644,000. Several other institutional investors have

JCIC Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 70,382 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock, valued at approximately $15,454,000. Amazon.com makes up about 4.8%

NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its stake in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) by 4.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 329,981 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after acquiring an additional 14,596 shares during the period. Amazon.com

Whelan Financial lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) by 31.7% in the undefined quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,506 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 3,254 shares during the period. Amazon.com

Violich Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) by 13.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 72,849 shares of the e-commerce giant's stock after buying an additional 8,679 shares during the quarter. Amazon.com makes up 1.9%