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Henry Khederian

Amazon Shares Pop As Powell Signals Looming Rate Cuts Amid Cooling Labor Market

Amazon Vows to Keep Prices Lowest

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares are trading higher Friday afternoon after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell struck a surprisingly dovish tone at Jackson Hole, signaling that rate cuts could be on the horizon as the labor market cools and economic growth slows.

What To Know: For growth companies like Amazon, lower interest rates are particularly bullish. Amazon relies on heavy reinvestment in logistics, data centers and cloud infrastructure to drive long-term expansion.

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