Amazon AMZN is set to report its third-quarter 2026 results on Oct. 29. The company’s cloud arm is likely to have remained the central catalyst, even as elevated capital outlays are expected to have weighed on near-term margins. Management’s guidance for third-quarter net sales of $197-$202 billion, accompanied by an approximately 80-basis-point foreign-exchange headwind and operating income of $22.5-$26.5 billion, frames a setup in which Amazon Web Services (“AWS”) execution carries outsized weight.
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