Markets rally prompted by good earnings. Big Tech took turns proving the bull case, recovering March's tariff-driven selloff. How's everything going so far? $Alphabet(GOOG)$ surged +10% in a single session after Cloud revenue grew +63.4%, killing the "Google is losing the AI race" narrative. $Apple(AAPL)$ +2.56% post-earnings on a record March quarter. $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ posted $23.9B in operating income, a 14% beat. $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ delivered +28.7% ad revenue growth but lost 9% due to capex concerns. $Microsoft(MSFT)$ is worse, still the worst performer among mag 7
Amazon Q1: AWS 4Y Growth High, But Capex Concerns Loom?
Amazon (AMZN) edged up just 0.77% today despite Q1 results showing AWS revenue grew 28% year-over-year — its fastest single-quarter growth rate in nearly four years — corroborating alongside Google Cloud the certainty of hyperscaler AI compute demand. Analysts noted that both companies' cloud growth trajectories provide clear near-term demand visibility for chip suppliers including Nvidia. The AWS acceleration story is now well established, but when will elevated AI capital expenditure translate into visible margin improvement?
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