Amazon's stock sank on Thursday afternoon, weighed down by mixed guidance and AI competition, though the company beat Q2 earnings expectations.

AWS didn’t see the same growth acceleration as its cloud rivals, raising questions about the returns on Amazon’s high AI spending.

With headcount inching up to 1.55 million, CEO Andy Jassy said "AI progress across the board continues to improve our customer experiences, speed of innovation, operational efficiency, and business growth,

U.S. stock index futures extended losses on Friday after a weaker-than-expected July jobs report elevated concerns about the health of the labor market amid uncertainties about U.S. trade policies.

After being harshly criticized by President Donald Trump over his bill to ban stock trading among top government leaders, Sen. Josh Hawley said the president “wants to get it done."

President Donald Trump spoke with Sen. Josh Hawley about a Senate measure that would ban trading and ownership of stocks and certain other assets by lawmakers, the president and vice president and their spouses and dependent children shortly after he panned the Missouri Republican.

Sen. Josh Hawley and President Donald Trump made up after a fiery takedown of the lawmaker, but frustration over the senator's proposed stock ban bill lingered among Republicans on Capitol Hill.