TradingKey - Driven by better-than-expected Q2 2026 results, accelerating growth in the AWS cloud business, and strong AI demand, Amazon's share price surged following its earnings release. On August 3, Amazon's stock closed at $284.02, pushing the company's market capitalization past the $3 trillion mark for the first time.

Jeff Bezos's share reduction triggered a decline in Amazon's stock price, which may continue to face downward pressure with a short-term bearish target near $260.

TradingKey - Amazon (AMZN) stock surged to a record high after strong Q2 earnings. AWS revenue jumped 37%, AI demand remained robust, and analysts raised price targets to as high as $400.

TradingKey - Prospects for U.S.-Iran negotiations boosted market sentiment, and U.S. stocks got off to a strong start in August, with the three major indices closing higher for three consecutive days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit another record closing high, the Nasdaq rose more than 2%, and

On August 3, Eastern Time, GameStop (GME) shares fell more than 14%, hitting a near two-year low. GameStop announced that it has reached agreements with certain convertible bondholders to exchange approximately $1.4 billion in outstanding convertible debt for Class A common stock, a move intended to retire a significant amount of long-term debt. However, this action may dilute the equity of existing shareholders.

On August 3 ET, Amazon (AMZN) shares hit a record high of $287.16, making it the fifth company in history to surpass a $3 trillion market capitalization. Amazon's recently released earnings report showed that AWS's second-quarter operating margin reached 39%. Customers, including AI labs and large enterprises, are racing to lease chips and computing equipment—to the point where business expansion is no longer constrained by market demand, but by the limits of production capacity.
