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S&P 500 profit growth is getting even wilder as Amazon makes its mark

S&P 500 profit growth is getting even wilder as Amazon makes its mark
MarketWatch Sunday 02 August 2026, 14:00 UTC By Bill Peters 1 min read
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Amazon is the latest Big Tech company to report abnormally large earnings growth, thanks to paper gains on Anthropic investments.

Amazon is the latest Big Tech company to report abnormally large earnings growth, thanks to paper gains on Anthropic investments.
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