Amazon cloud business accelerates but shares drop on profit miss
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Covered by 2 outlets: France 24, Yahoo Finance.
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Amazon shares fell more than seven percent in after-hours trading Thursday following a quarterly earnings report that missed analyst expectations on profit and total revenue but showed strong growth…
Directly affected
- AMZN Amazon Com+1.4% 30d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF+5.6% 9d
iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF: it holds software companies. Linked by “cloud” (software) in this story.
- MSFT Microsoft+6.8% 30d
Microsoft (prepackaged software): software firms move with business tech spending. Linked by “cloud” (software) in this story.
- ORCL Oracle-4.2% 30d
Oracle (prepackaged software): software firms move with business tech spending. Linked by “cloud” (software) in this story.
- CRM Salesforce-0.2% 30d
Salesforce (prepackaged software): software firms move with business tech spending. Linked by “cloud” (software) in this story.
- GOOGL Alphabet-6.3% 30d
Alphabet (computer programming, data processing, etc.): software firms move with business tech spending. Linked by “cloud” (software) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
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| ORCLNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRMNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOOGLNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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Amazon cloud business accelerates but shares drop on profit miss France 24
Source: France 24
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Amazon Com (AMZN) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Aug 2026. That is 62 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Amazon Com (AMZN) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 27 Aug 2026. That is 63 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Amazon Com (AMZN), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 26 Aug 2026. That is 64 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Lisa McClain bought Microsoft (MSFT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 30 Sep 2026. That is 29 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael Rulli sold Microsoft (MSFT), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Sep 2026. That is 31 days before publication. Filed 2 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Microsoft (MSFT), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 35 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Oracle (ORCL) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 30 Sep 2026. That is 29 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Oracle (ORCL) (held by a dependent child), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 30 Sep 2026. That is 29 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Oracle (ORCL) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 34 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar sold Salesforce (CRM), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Sep 2026. That is 35 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Salesforce (CRM), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 17 Aug 2026. That is 73 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Tony Wied bought Salesforce (CRM) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 14 Aug 2026. That is 76 days before publication. Filed 2 Sep 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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