Amazon Cash Burn Hits Record as Stock Tanks — SkimNews
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- Amazon's AI build-out pushed its cash burn to a record in Yahoo Finance's "Chart of the Day."
- Amazon's post-earnings decline split coverage around NASDAQ:AMZN: Barron's said the stock was tanking and Seeking Alpha warned of "Danger Ahead," while CNBC's Stephanie Link called the decline a gift and urged investors to buy.
Why it matters: Amazon shareholders face a stark trade-off after the Q3 miss: free cash flow was negative $42.4 billion and Amazon's decline came amid a Nasdaq fall of more than 3% as of Oct. 30, while AWS revenue rose 39% to $45.98 billion. The dominant cash-burn frame underplays that growth and the fact that Amazon left 2026 capex unchanged.
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