While the US economy recovers from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic, experts have warned that not everyone will have job security in 2025. Major US companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, The Washington Post,

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Amazon and Microsoft saw some great surge in the year 2024, backed by the epic bull run at the US stock market, especially in the filed of technology. But, who will get the edge in 2025? Here' what we

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, left, speaking with Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell at an event in Seattle last year to announce new funding for affordable housing

Both Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) saw strong growth in their cloud-computing business units in 2024. While Microsoft's Azure saw the higher revenue growth, it was Amazon's stock that outperformed in 2024.

More than half of the $80 billion budget is expected to be deployed in the United States. The facilities will help train AI models and distribute cloud-based applications across the globe, according to Microsoft vice chair Brad Smith.

Microsoft is one of the biggest spenders, followed closely by Google and AWS, Bloomberg Intelligence said. Its estimate of Microsoft’s capital spending on AI, at $62.4 billion for calendar 2025, is lower than Smith’s claim that the company will invest $80 billion in the fiscal year to June 30, 2025.

Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Apple CEO Tim Cook are among the tech titans who donated a million dollars to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

The new antitrust team appointed by President-elect Trump includes bipartisan members with no clear indication of their enforcement approach, but historic precedent suggests that they may not

That said, 20% earnings growth is still impressive and is reason enough to own the stock, as long as it can be purchased at a fair price. Amazon currently trades at 36 times 2025 earnings, which is a bit pricey.

Data centers powering AI and cloud computing could soon grow so large that they could use more electricity than entire cities.

Microsoft's planned investment in AI data centers marks a shift to a capital-intensive model. Click here to see why MSFT stock is a Hold.