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Amazon (AMZN) is one of the most important stocks in the market.
Amazon is a so-called Magnificent 7 stock with a giant market capitalization of nearly $2 trillion. At this valuation, AMZN stock has a heavy weighting in most stock indices that sort their holdings by market cap. Thus, even for passive investors, watching Amazon and understanding its quarterly earnings is a good practice.