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December 08, 2022

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Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Oracle

The $9 billion contract for the Pentagon’s cloud computing network will be split among four leading technology players.

Details: Google’s parent Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL), Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), and Oracle (NYSE: ORCL) were the four companies awarded the contract, according to The Associated Press. It is for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) for the Department of Defense.

Background: The announcement of a joint award between four companies comes after a year of accusations that the previously-announced contract was decided on political grounds. Sharing the contract seems to solve this problem.

Why This Matters: It’s a coveted contract from the military. In addition to the revenue, it’s a signal that these companies are four of the leading cloud providers.

Stock Price: The news had little impact on the prices of the stocks for all four companies.

Final Thoughts: It’s been a bad year for big tech companies, but hopefully this announcement helps turn things around.

Notables

Notable Earnings Today: Broadcom (Nasdaq: AVGO), Express (NYSE: EXPR), Costco Wholesale (Nasdaq: COST), Ciena (NYSE: CIEN), Lululemon Athletica (Nasdaq: LULU), Hello Group (Nasdaq: MOMO), DocuSign (Nasdaq: DOCU), GMS (NYSE: GMS), Chewy (NYSE: CHWY), RH (NYSE: RH), Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOB), Domo (Nasdaq: DOMO), Manchester United (NYSE: MANU), CooperCompanies (NYSE: COO), Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN), National Beverage (Nasdaq: FIZZ).

Notable IPOs Today: SONDORS Inc. Common Stock (Nasdaq: SODR), EF Hutton Acquisition Corporation I Common Stock (Nasdaq: EFHT), TenX Keane Acquisition Ordinary Share (Nasdaq: TENK).

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: N/A.

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET).

GameStop May Look At Acquisitions

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Despite negative financial earnings results, shares of GameStop (NYSE: GME) grew 3.95% in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

Financials: GameStop reported a loss of 31 cents per share and revenue of $1.186 billion; both were below estimates.

Bad Business: Sales are down from last year. Meanwhile, overall general and administrative expenses were slightly up. GameStop announced more layoffs this week.

Buying: During the earnings call, GameStop CEO Matthew Furlong said the company would take a look at acquisitions as a way to grow the business.

Stock Price: Shares of GameStop are down 41% this year, including an 11% decline in the last 30 days.

Final Thoughts: These negative financial results reflect poorly on GameStop. However, sales attributed to new relationships and collectibles are up, which will give GameStop loyalists reasons to still believe in the stock.

Binance US Abolishes Ethereum Trading Fees

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance US announced Wednesday that it was eliminating fees for those who buy or trade Ethereum - with no trading volume requirements.

Final Thoughts: Despite this positive news, the price of Ethereum dropped 2% on Wednesday due to market pressures.

Trends to Watch

You Get a Pay Raise, And You Get a Pay Raise: Exxon’s US Workers Get Inflation-Busting Pay Hike as Profit Hits Record (Bloomberg)

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