Amazon crosses $2 trillion in stock market value for the first time

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Amazon.com Inc. surpassed $2 trillion in market value for the first time in afternoon trading on Wednesday.

FILE – An Amazon Prime truck is seen on April 5, 2024, in Portland, Ore. Amazon hits a stock market valuation of $2 trillion for the first time on Wednesday, June 26, 2024.

NEW YORK — The push higher for Amazon’s stock market valuation comes a little more than a week after Nvidia hit $3 trillion and briefly became the most valuable company on Wall Street.Amazon has also been making big investments in AI as global interest has grown in the technology.

In April, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that AI capabilities have reaccelerated AWS’ growth and that it was on pace for $100 billion in annual revenue. The unit had slowed down in growth last year as companies cut down on costs amid high inflation. The tech giant has also invested $4 billion in the San Francisco-based AI company Anthropic to develop so-called foundation models that underpin the generative AI systems. Amazon also makes and designs its own AI chips.Melania Trump won’t move back into the White House if Trump wins: reportCouncil members in Maryland town face continuing backlash following comments about LGBTQ+ community

 

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