The spotlight this week is concentrated on 4 Magnificent 7 names: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta Platforms. With cost-cutting, management improvements, and AWS strength, Amazon is poised for 20%+ earnings growth and lower risk.

Amazon is reportedly taking steps to block other companies' artificial intelligence shopping tools from its website. The eCommerce giant updated the code on its site to include language that keeps out new AI agents from Google, The Information reported Wednesday (July 30).

Amazon's infrastructure investments and cloud business will go under the microscope Thursday when the company reports second-quarter financial results — with Wall Street looking for signs that the tech giant's big bet on artificial intelligence is translating into growth.

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Shares of Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) gained 1.10% over the past five trading sessions.

SAN MATEO, Calif., July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This month, Amazon and Whole Foods Market released their annual sustainability and impact reports, providing an in-depth look at their ongoing commitment and efforts to nourish people and the planet. In both reports, Windfall Bio was recognized for its nature-based solution harnessing mems to transform methane into high-value organic fertilizer. Mems are natural soil microbes that consume methane directly from a variety of gas streams. This approach enables customers from various industries to operate more efficiently and profitably, while also reducing their overall carbon footprint, as methane has over 86x greater warming potential compared to carbon dioxide over a 20-year window.

Amazon will seek to reassure investors on Thursday that its cloud business, a critical driver of profits, is growing at a fast enough clip to offset any pullback in consumer spending that could throttle its retail operations.

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Amazon.com, Inc. remains a Strong Buy as white-collar automation with AI drives productivity, margin expansion, and long-term earnings growth. AI-driven automation is transforming corporate roles, reducing overhead, and creating a unique competitive advantage for Amazon versus peers. Despite a premium valuation, Amazon's projected EPS growth far outpaces the sector, suggesting the stock's upside is not fully priced in.

While Nvidia is undoubtedly the dominant player in artificial intelligence (AI) and a smart investment, let's consider a few other companies that stand to gain enormously from the advent of AI. While these companies occupy different places in the AI ecosystem, they are all incredible businesses that are investments that will pay off over the long term.