Believe it or not, but we're not far away from being halfway through the year. Time flies when you're having fun -- and when you're not having fun, too. The stock market could remain highly volatile for months to come. That doesn't mean you can't find great stocks to buy, though. Here are three top growth stocks to buy in the second half of 2025. Could the Trump administration's tariffs hurt Amazon (AMZN -0.87%)? Sure. However, the more I've thought about it, the more confident I am that the company's busin ...

One of the fastest-growing areas in tech today is cloud computing. In simplest terms, cloud computing is the delivery of computing services over the internet. It's an infrastructure-as-a-service model where customers can pool resources, such as processing power and storage, and are able to scale their usage up and down quickly. It is attractive to many organizations because they don't have to buy and maintain their own servers and storage systems.Cloud computing is a high-fixed-cost business that benefits f ...

About this content About Emily Jarvie Emily began her career as a political journalist for Australian Community Media in Hobart, Tasmania. After she relocated to Toronto, Canada, she reported on business, legal, and scientific developments in the emerging psychedelics sector before joining Proactive in 2022. She brings a strong journalism background with her work featured in newspapers, magazines, and digital publications across Australia, Europe, and North America, including The Examiner, The Advocate, ...

President Trump has made radical changes to U.S. trade policy since taking office. The tariffs imposed by his administration have pushed the average tax rate on U.S. imports to its highest level in decades, causing some investors to lose confidence in American stocks.Consequently, the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.67%), the best gauge for the U.S. stock market, has underperformed benchmark indexes in Asia, Canada, and Europe this year. The index has also underperformed stock markets in emerging economies like Brazil, M ...

Amazon's Zoox robotaxi unit issued a voluntary recall of its software for the second time in a month following a recent crash in San Francisco.On May 8, an unoccupied Zoox robotaxi was turning at low speed when it was struck by an electric scooter rider after braking to yield at an intersection. The person on the scooter declined medical attention after sustaining minor injuries as a result of the collision, Zoox said."The Zoox vehicle was stopped at the time of contact," the company said in a blog post. "T ...

I'm sticking with the e-commerce and cloud leader as my top investment.I invested in Amazon (AMZN -0.87%) in early 2016. I only trimmed my position once over the following nine years, and those remaining shares now account for 9.1% of my portfolio. It's now my largest holding with an unrealized gain of about 560%.With the uncertainty about tariffs, interest rates, and other macro headwinds rattling the markets, it might seem like the right time to sell a few more shares. However, I'm still not planning to p ...

Dublin, May 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Competitor Profile: Amazon Pay 2025" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Amazon Pay, originally launched in 2007 as Pay with Amazon, was rebranded in 2017 to its current incarnation. This innovative solution empowers users to make payments on third-party partner merchant websites and apps, utilizing payment methods stored in their Amazon profile. In the United States, Amazon Pay facilitates transactions with major credit and debit cards such as ...

This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Amazon says it has suspended plans for a massive data center in Becker, Minnesota, an announcement that comes after state lawmakers and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said they will reduce tax breaks for these projects. The Seattle-based tech giant said in a statement that it moved ahead with the pr ...

The United States government pivoted to an America-first strategy. Whether you agree or disagree with this strategy, it is the reality we are dealing with as investors today. You cannot invest in the world you wish existed, but you can invest in the world as it actually is. The U.S. grew its lead when it comes to gross domestic product (GDP), with GDP per capita of over $80,000 compared to the average European Union GDP per capita of just over $40,000. Reinvestment into America may further expand this GDP g ...

Amazon.com (AMZN 0.92%) has a clear public-facing business -- its retail website. The company's nearly ubiquitous delivery trucks provide a daily reminder of just how much shopping gets done through the e-commerce site.But this is really just a facade, and you'll start to see that once you dig into the company's earnings statement. Here's what you need to know about Amazon before you buy its stock. Amazon sells a massive amount of stuffIn the first quarter of 2025, Amazon recorded nearly $64 billion worth o ...