Amazon Tracker news and trends

Amazon Tracker: Alexa All Grown Up
Retail // May 23, 2017

Alexa is growing up. This month, she learned to receive push notifications for four basic skills, including breaking news and food delivery; to video chat, via the Echo Show unveiled on May 9; and how to give fashion advice via the Echo Look. She even...

Amazon Tracker: (Not So) eCommerce Immune
Amazon // May 16, 2017

Amazon has maintained its growth streak through the second full week of May, hitting all-time highs above $960 on Friday afternoon. Though the opening bell this week saw gains dampened slightly, the online retail giant’s shares are still on a hot streak. At the time...

Amazon Tracker: May Flowers
Amazon // May 09, 2017

It’s been another strong few weeks for Amazon (AMZN) as shares hit an all-time high at the end of April amid a major Q1 beat. For the quarter, Amazon reported revenue of $35.7 billion, up 23 percent year on year and beating analyst estimates of...

Amazon Tracker: Doubling Down On Subscriptions
Amazon // April 25, 2017

Amazon shares (AMZN) continue to ride high through April, skirting the 900 line with prices fluctuating just above and below, closing out the third week of April trading just below. AMZN was up 1.05 percent from the past week’s close in pre-market trading, looking to start...

Interviews & Exclusives
Amazon Tracker: Delays

March 28, 2017
After hitting what appears to be an all-time high of $861.74 during Tuesday morning trading last week, Amazon (AMZN) cooled off somewhat over the course of last week and into the final days of March. AMZN is still riding into the tail end of Q1, though prices continue to back off from its peak. At […]

Quick Reads
Amazon Tracker: Chime In

February 16, 2017
Amazon stock (AMZN) spent the past two weeks recovering from an over $30 slip in value following the retail giant’s Q4 earnings announcement on Feb. 2. While Amazon’s EPS in Q4 outpaced analysts’ projections, coming in at $1.54 a share, over the expected $1.35, the company reported revenue of $43.7 billion, falling below The Street […]

Amazon Tracker: By Land, Air, Sea

February 02, 2017
The second half of January saw Amazon (AMZN) stock up a net 2 percent since its last tracker. On Thursday (Jan. 26) of last week, Amazon stocks neared their all-time high...

Amazon Tracker: Show Me The Numbers

January 12, 2017
So far, so good. The new year has decided to play nice with Amazon’s stock. (Last year, if you recall, Amazon’s stock caught a small case of the post-Yuletide blues.)...

Amazon Tracker: Battle Lines Drawn

December 22, 2016
This week in the Amazon Tracker, Amazon continues to push out globally, expanding its scale and a long list of offerings. As it does, battle lines are being drawn as...