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Amazon is breaking out to record highs, and the momentum is hard to ignore. Growth is accelerating across the business, and investors are responding with conviction, pushing shares into uncharted territory. The bull case here isn't speculative — it's being written in the numbers.
Shifting to a name under pressure, AppLovin hit a fifty-two week low after second quarter earnings fell short of the lofty growth targets the market had priced in. That said, analysts aren't walking away — margins remain strong, free cash flow is intact, and the consensus still sits at a moderate buy. The question now is whether this pullback is a reset or a warning.
Meanwhile, a broader macro threat is gathering. Four converging inflation pressures — with so-called Trumpflation at the center — are raising serious questions about how long this equity rally can hold. The Dow, the S-and-P, and the Nasdaq have all romped to all-time highs this year, but if inflation reasserts itself, the ceiling on this market could arrive faster than bulls are pricing in.
That's the tape. Markets Desk, signing off the floor.
