Boosted by strong demand and company forays into health care and digital transformation of government, Amazon stock moves into buy range.

Elon Musk said there is a path for Tesla to become worth more than the next five most valuable companies combined. That’s Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon.com, and Alphabet. Their market values total roughly $15 trillion.

Shares of an Ohio firm that makes the paper filler that prevents items from jostling around in delivery boxes have risen more than 25% after it said Amazon.com is taking a stake in the firm. Ranpack Holdings said in a securities filing that the e-commerce giant has agreed to buy a warrant for 18.

However, the U.S. stock market could move sharply on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30 based on commentary from the Federal Reserve, and earnings results from several "Magnificent Seven" companies: Apple ( AAPL 3.65%), Meta Platforms ( META 2.19%), Microsoft ( MSFT 2.91%), and Tesla ( TSLA 0.24%). Read on for details.

Viewing humanoid robots as a threat is just as detrimental to progress and development as considering AI itself dangerous.

Latest earnings for four Magnificent Seven stocks are announced this week. Tesla shares fall then rebound after earnings miss

Wall Street opens up on relief Meta and Microsoft kept their AI spending plans even as their earnings come in mixed. Next up, Apple after the close.

Microsoft alone is projecting $80 billion of infrastructure spend for data centers in 2025; meanwhile, OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank are leading the newly announced Stargate initiative under President Trump — a project aiming to invest $500 billion into AI frameworks over the coming years.

Microsoft's disappointing Azure numbers are "neutral to modestly negative" for rivals Amazon.com and Alphabet, according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Brad Erickson. Alphabet stock rose 1% while Amazon's was marginally lower.

The company formerly known as Google has seen almost a 16 per cent rise in share price from when Trump was confirmed as having won the US election in early November, and while it has held fairly steady across the past month, the final week of Joe Biden’s administration did see an initial 1.6 per cent rise.

The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund tracks the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Index, encompassing industries such as retail, media, hotels, leisure, apparel, automobiles, and diversified consumer services. Despite weakening sentiment indicators, the ETF recently tested its uptrend support near $220 and held firm.