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Update: California AG Unseals Evidence of Amazon's Alleged Price Fixing

(Updates with Amazon's and Walmart's responses to requests for comment.)California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday publicly released evidence as part of an ongoing case against Amazon (AMZN) that he said shows the online retail giant, vendors and competing companies, like Target (TGT), Walmart (WMT), Chewy (CHWY), Best Buy (BBY) and Home Depot (HD), colluded to increase retail prices across their platforms."The evidence we've uncovered is clear as day: Amazon is working to make your life more unaffordable. The company is price fixing, colluding with vendors and other retailers to raise costs for Americans beyond what the market requires -- beyond what is fair," Bonta said in a statement."The Attorney General's motion is a transparent attempt to distract from the weakness of its case, coming more than three years after filing its complaint and based on supposedly 'new' evidence it has had for years," an Amazon spokesperson said in an emailed statement to. "Amazon is consistently identified as America's lowest-priced online retailer, and we're proud of the low prices customers find when shopping in our store. Amazon looks forward to responding in court at the appropriate time.""We do not comment on litigation in which we are not a party," a Walmart spokesperson said in an emailed statement to. "We will always work hard on behalf of our customers to keep our prices low."Target, Chewy, Best Buy and Home Depot didn't immediately reply to requests for comment from.Price: $247.75, Change: $-2.81, Percent Change: -1.12%

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California AG Unseals Evidence of Amazon's Alleged Price Fixing

California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Monday publicly released evidence he said shows Amazon (AMZN), vendors and competing companies, like Target (TGT), Walmart (WMT), Chewy (CHWY), Best Buy (BBY) and Home Depot (HD), colluded to increase retail prices across their platforms."The evidence we've uncovered is clear as day: Amazon is working to make your life more unaffordable. The company is price fixing, colluding with vendors and other retailers to raise costs for Americans beyond what the market requires -- beyond what is fair," Bonta said in a statement.None of the companies immediately replied to requests for comment from.Price: $247.68, Change: $-2.88, Percent Change: -1.15%

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Adobe Launches CX Enterprise to Streamline Customer Interactions

Adobe (ADBE) said Monday it unveiled CX Enterprise, an end-to-end agentic artificial intelligence system designed to help businesses manage their customer lifecycle workflows across fragmented platforms.The system targets to deliver better customer experiences and business results, the software firm said.Adobe is partnering with external platforms, including Amazon's (AMZN) Web Services, Alphabet-owned (GOOG, GOOGL) Google Cloud, Microsoft (MSFT), Nvidia (NVDA), International Business Machines (IBM), OpenAI and Anthropic to improve compatibility with existing enterprise environments, it said.The company also said it introduced the CX Enterprise Coworker application, which translates broad business goals into multi-step actions by coordinating various AI agents to assemble audiences, creative assets, and performance data.Shares of the company were up 2.6% in early Monday trading.Price: $250.67, Change: $+6.22, Percent Change: +2.54%

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BofA Securities Raises Price Target on Amazon.com to $298 From $275, Maintains Buy Rating

Amazon.com (AMZN) has an average rating of buy and mean price target of $281.85, according to analysts polled by FactSet.(covers equity, commodity and economic research from major banks and research firms in North America, Asia and Europe. Research providers may contact us here: https://finwires.com/en/contact)Price: $247.36, Change: $-3.20, Percent Change: -1.28%

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Choice Hotels International Collaborating With Amazon Web Services to Integrate AI in Its Operations

Choice Hotels International (CHH) said Monday it is integrating AI across its operations in collaboration with Amazon's (AMZN) Amazon Web Services.Financial details were not provided.Choice Hotels said it is using the AgentCore platform backed by AWS that allows it to use intelligent agents that can retrieve information and automate workflows.Price: $118.92, Change: $-0.29, Percent Change: -0.24%

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Sectors

Sector Update: Tech Stocks Gain Late Afternoon

Tech stocks were higher late Friday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 1.3% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) gaining 2.1%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 1.9%.In corporate news, Palantir (PLTR), Thales, and Air Space Intelligence were selected by the US Federal Aviation Administration to compete on a new AI tool for air traffic management, Bloomberg reported. Palantir shares rose 2.8%.Apple (AAPL) recorded a 20% year-over-year increase in smartphone shipments in China during Q1 to become the second-largest seller in the country, Counterpoint Research said Friday. Apple shares climbed 2.7%.Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei is set to meet on Friday with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for talks that could set the stage for federal agencies to eventually start using Mythos, the company's new AI model, Bloomberg reported. Amazon shares were up 0.4%.Bandwidth (BAND) shares jumped past 11% after B. Riley raised its price target to $27 from $20 while keeping its buy rating.

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Sector Update: Tech

Tech stocks were higher late Friday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 1.3% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) gaining 2.1%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index climbed 1.9%.In corporate news, Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei is set to meet on Friday with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for talks that could set the stage for federal agencies to eventually start using Mythos, the company's new AI model, Bloomberg reported. Amazon shares were up 0.4%.

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Market Chatter: Anthropic CEO to Discuss Mythos Access With White House Official

Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic Chief Executive Dario Amodei is set to meet on Friday with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles for talks that could set the stage for federal agencies to eventually start using Mythos, the company's new artificial intelligence model, Bloomberg reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.Anthropic and the White House didn't immediately reply to requests for comment from.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)Price: $253.89, Change: $+4.19, Percent Change: +1.68%

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Anthropic CEO to Discuss Mythos Access With White House Official, Bloomberg Reports

Anthropic CEO to Discuss Mythos Access With White House Official, Bloomberg Reports

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Sectors

Sector Update: Tech Stocks Gain Friday Afternoon

Tech stocks were higher Friday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 1.5% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) gaining 2.6%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index added 2%.In corporate news, Apple (AAPL) recorded a 20% year-over-year increase in smartphone shipments in China during Q1 to become the second-largest seller in the country, Counterpoint Research said Friday. Apple shares climbed 2.7%.Amazon.com (AMZN)-backed Anthropic is in talks with the European Commission on its different models, including its cybersecurity models that are not available in the EU, Reuters reported Friday. Amazon shares added 1.7%.Bandwidth (BAND) shares jumped past 9% after B. Riley raised its price target to $27 from $20 while keeping its buy rating.

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US Markets

B. Riley Upgrades 2026 Box Office Outlook Following First-Quarter Beat

US box office revenue this year is set to come in higher than previously projected following a better-than-expected first quarter, B. Riley Securities said Friday.The industry raked in box office proceeds of about $1.74 billion in the first three months of the year, jumping 22% year over year and ahead of the brokerage's $1.59 billion view. The performance reflected a 14% increase in January, a "flattish" February and "healthy" gains in March, which benefited from the commercial success of the Amazon (AMZN) MGM-distributed film "Project Hail Mary," B. Riley said.Paramount Skydance's (PSKY) "Scream 7," Walt Disney's (DIS) "Hoppers" and Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) "Wuthering Heights" also contributed to the first-quarter outperformance, B. Riley analyst Drew Crum said in a note to clients.The brokerage now estimates domestic box office collections of $9.55 billion for 2026, up from its previous expectations of $9.40 billion, with the outperformance in the first quarter "serving as the key driver to this upward adjustment."The first-quarter domestic box office provided "some needed confidence following a shaky (second half of 2025), while this momentum has continued into early (second quarter)," Crum said.B. Riley reiterated its US box office revenue estimate of $2.70 billion for the current three-month period, reflecting an annual increase of 1%. For the third and fourth quarters, the brokerage is expecting proceeds of $2.70 billion and $2.40 billion, respectively."Improving box office trends could lead to quarterly beats, upward revisions to estimates, and hence multiple expansion," Crum said. "General optimism for the 2026-2027 slate, further progress on windowing, and encouraging developments regarding labor negotiations for Hollywood guilds, may help sentiment too."The brokerage raised its price targets on the stocks of AMC Entertainment (AMC) to $2 from $1.50 and on Cinemark (CNK) to $34 from $30, with neutral ratings. It continues to have a buy rating on Imax (IMAX) shares.Price: $1.90, Change: $+0.29, Percent Change: +17.70%

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Asia Markets

Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire, S&P 500's Record Close Drive US Equity Futures Higher Pre-Bell

US equity futures were higher pre-bell Friday as a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon went into effect while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite posted new all-time highs on Thursday.Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were 0.6% higher, S&P 500 futures were up 0.4%, and Nasdaq futures were 0.3% higher.The halt of Israel's attacks on Lebanon has been an important condition for the resumption of US-Iran talks, which President Donald Trump said could occur "probably, maybe, next weekend" in remarks made outside the White House on Thursday. Trump also said that a deal with Iran could be finalized ideally before the US-Iran ceasefire ends on Tuesday, but he was willing to extend if necessary.The S&P 500 gained 0.3% to close at 7,041.28, while the Nasdaq advanced 0.4% to end at 24,102.70.Traders took note of results from two major banks, with Truist Financial (TFC) reporting higher Q1 earnings and revenue and Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) posting lower Q1 earnings amid higher revenue.Oil prices were lower, with front-month global benchmark North Sea Brent crude down 4.2% at $95.17 per barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude 4.9% lower at $90.08 per barrel.Federal Reserve San Francisco President Mary Daly, Richmond President Thomas Barkin, and Governor Christopher Waller are scheduled to speak on Friday.In other world markets, Japan's Nikkei closed 1.8% lower, Hong Kong's Hang Seng ended 0.9% lower, and China's Shanghai Composite finished 0.1% lower. Meanwhile, the UK's FTSE 100 was down 0.1%, and Germany's DAX index was 0.5% higher in Europe's early afternoon session.In equities, Netflix (NFLX) stock was down 9.5% after the company issued Q2 guidance late Thursday that fell short of analysts' consensus. The streaming company also said that its chairman and co-founder, Reed Hastings, plans to step down when his term ends in June. Exelon (EXC) shares were 1.6% lower after the company's stock rating was downgraded by Mizuho, Barclays and BMO Capital.On the winning side, Eli Lilly (LLY) stock was up 1.9% after the company said its experimental drug Foundayo met its primary endpoint of a phase 3 clinical trial by showing a lower risk of severe cardiovascular incidents compared with insulin glargine in adults with type 2 diabetes. Oracle (ORCL) shares were up 2.6% after the company said it plans to expand its multi-cloud networking capabilities to provide connectivity between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Amazon (AMZN) Web Services.

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Insider Trading

Amazon Insider Sold Shares Worth $5,022,500, According to a Recent SEC Filing

Douglas J Herrington, Chief Executive Officer Worldwide Amazon Stores, on April 14, 2026, sold 20,500 shares in Amazon (AMZN) for $5,022,500. Following the Form 4 filing with the SEC, Herrington has control over a total of 506,467 common shares of the company, with 499,861 shares held directly and 6,606 controlled indirectly.SEC Filing:https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018724/000193600626000012/xslF345X05/wk-form4_1776377549.xml

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NiSource Signs Alphabet Energy Deal in Indiana, Expands Amazon Agreement

NiSource (NI) signed a long-term energy agreement with a subsidiary of Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) to support the development and operation of a large data center in northern Indiana.Service for Alphabet is expected to start this summer, NiSource said Thursday in a statement.NiSource also expanded its agreement with Amazon.com's (AMZN) Amazon Data Services to speed the process of bringing Amazon sites online and to accelerate related bill credits for residential customers.The company said it now expects about $1.25 billion in aggregate cost savings for existing customers.NiSource shares rose 2.6% in after-hours trading, Alphabet gained 0.2%, and Amazon eased 0.1%.

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Sectors

Sector Update: Tech Stocks Gain Late Afternoon

Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) up 1% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 2.4%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index increased 0.8%.In corporate news, a White House official told Cabinet department officials that the Office of Management and Budget is setting up protections that will allow federal agencies to begin using Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic's new AI model Mythos, Bloomberg reported, citing an email from OMB Chief Information Officer Gregory Barbaccia. Amazon shares were up 0.2%.Oracle (ORCL) said Thursday it plans to expand its multi-cloud networking capabilities to provide connectivity between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Amazon's (AMZN) Amazon Web Services. Oracle shares gained 5.1%.IBM (IBM) will likely exceed Wall Street's estimates for Q1 and raise its revenue guide amid momentum in the software segment and an earlier completion of the Confluent acquisition, Oppenheimer said in a note Thursday. IBM shares climbed 2.2%.Meta Platforms (META) said it will raise its prices for Meta Quest 3 and Meta Quest 3S headsets, starting April 19, to offset the rising costs of hardware components. Meta shares rose 0.6%.

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Sectors

Sector Update: Tech

Tech stocks were higher late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising nearly 1% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 2.4%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index increased 0.8%.In corporate news, a White House official told Cabinet department officials that the Office of Management and Budget is setting up protections that will allow federal agencies to begin using Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic's new AI model Mythos, Bloomberg reported, citing an email from OMB Chief Information Officer Gregory Barbaccia it reviewed. Amazon shares were fractionally higher.

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Market Chatter: White House Preparing to Make Anthropic Mythos AI Model Available to US Agencies

A White House official told Cabinet department officials that the Office of Management and Budget is setting up protections that will allow federal agencies to begin using Amazon-backed (AMZN) Anthropic's new AI model Mythos, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing an email from OMB Chief Information Officer Gregory Barbaccia it reviewed.Anthropic and the White House didn't immediately reply to requests for comment from.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)Price: $249.29, Change: $+0.79, Percent Change: +0.32%

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White House Preparing to Make Anthropic Mythos Available to US Agencies, Bloomberg Reports

White House Preparing to Make Anthropic Mythos Available to US Agencies, Bloomberg Reports

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Sectors

Sector Update: Tech Stocks Advance Thursday Afternoon

Tech stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 1% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 2.1%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index increased 0.8%.In corporate news, IBM (IBM) will likely exceed Wall Street's estimates for Q1 and raise its revenue guide amid momentum in the software segment and an earlier completion of the Confluent acquisition, Oppenheimer said in a note Thursday. IBM shares climbed 2.5%.Amazon (AMZN)-backed Anthropic said Thursday it launched its Claude Opus 4.7 AI model for advanced coding across all Claude products, Amazon Bedrock, Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google Cloud Vertex AI, and Microsoft (MSFT) Foundry. Amazon shares added 0.3%.Oracle (ORCL) said Thursday it plans to expand its multicloud networking capabilities to provide high-performance connectivity between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Amazon's (AMZN) Amazon Web Services. Oracle shares gained 4.9%.

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Sectors

Sector Update: Tech

Tech stocks were higher Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) rising 0.8% and the State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) adding 1.6%.The Philadelphia Semiconductor index increased 0.6%.In corporate news, Oracle (ORCL) said Thursday it plans to expand its multicloud networking capabilities to provide high-performance connectivity between Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Amazon's (AMZN) Amazon Web Services. Oracle shares gained 4.7%, and Amazon was up 0.1%.

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