Economy

Traders see a buying opportunity in Amazon despite spending concerns

Amazon said much of its big spending would be focused on artificial intelligence data centers.

This Amazon options trade takes advantage of the stock's 'sale' price

Amazon is on sale, KKM Financial's Jeff Kilburg says. Here is how an investor can establish a long position and also finance this bullish spread.

Bitcoin gets slashed in half. What's behind the crypto's existential crisis

Bitcoin nearly grazed $60,000 on Thursday as investors shied away from the asset due to growing concerns over its utility.

Interest rate outlook comes under scrutiny next week with jobs, inflation data on deck. Here's what's ahead

January's nonfarm payrolls report and consumer price index could instill confidence in the market following a recent bout of panic selling.

The 'low-hire, low-fire' economy may be starting to shift with more layoffs—but not more hiring

Layoffs last month hit their highest January total since 2009, according to a report released Thursday by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

This week provided more evidence that a softening labor market is the economy's biggest threat

Together, the data points buttress worries from some Federal Reserve policymakers that the coast is far from clear for the labor market.