Investors were worried AWS was falling behind in AI. A new growth trajectory has restored confidence in Amazon’s cloud business.
AWS’s revenue growth saw a major uptick in the third quarter, and analysts see more room for acceleration.
UBS analyst Stephen Ju likened Amazon’s stock to a “coiled spring” ahead of earnings. Now investors are quickly seeing its powerful release.
Amazon’s stock (AMZN) has been bottled up this year, held back by ho-hum cloud growth that raised investor concerns about the competitiveness of AWS, the company’s profit engine. But AWS reignited in the latest quarter, and with more capacity coming online, Wall Street is upbeat about what’s to come.
Amazon’s stock is up more than 11% shortly after Friday’s open.
Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney wrote of an “AWS unlock” as the cloud unit’s 20% year-over-year revenue growth rate in the third quarter was its fastest in 11 quarters. Amazon also cited a 150% sequential boom in revenue from its Trainium custom-chip business, which had been another source of investor doubt before the report.
With those trends in tow, “the AI narrative has flipped positive for AWS,” Mahaney said in a note to clients.
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Wedbush’s Scott Devitt also honed in on a “positive narrative shift,” while commenting that Amazon’s executive team appears to have won more credibility.
“Following a reacceleration in AWS growth and positive commentary this quarter, we believe investors have regained comfort in management’s ability to retain a leading position in the AI space,” he said in a report.
AWS’s growth went from 17.5% in the June quarter to 20.2% in the September quarter and could be 22% in the December quarter, according to Devitt.
“We are encouraged by the implied level of demand in the coming quarters given the pace of backlog growth and a higher [capital-expenditure] guide for 2025,” he wrote. “We think management’s revenue guide suggests a sequential acceleration in AWS growth” in the fourth quarter as well.
Mizuho’s Lloyd Walmsley said management seemed to be “intentionally avoiding the term ‘accelerate,’” but he, too, thinks AWS’s growth rate will pick up in the fourth quarter. His projection for the segment calls for 21% growth.
And Amazon’s stock can move higher as well, Walmsley said, citing a depressed 24x forward price-to-earnings multiple versus the company’s three-year average of 31x.
“Bottom line, we believe shares are set for a meaningful rebound,” he wrote. Amazon’s stock was the worst year-to-date performer in the “Magnificent Seven” heading into earnings, with a roughly 2% gain that also meaningfully lagged the S&P 500’s SPX 17% rise over the same span.
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While AWS gets a lot of attention because of its importance to Amazon’s profits and its perception as a gauge of early AI monetization, analysts saw things to like elsewhere in the technology giant’s business.
Advertising also punches above its weight in terms of its profit impact at Amazon, and that business grew 24% in the quarter, showing a further acceleration from the 23% rate sported in the June quarter.
In thinking about advertising and AWS, Pivotal Research Group’s Jeffrey Wlodarczak said that Amazon “operates two high-margin growthy businesses,” on top of its “massive low-margin logistics business with unmatched scale with the potential to materially juice margins medium to long-term using AI in combination with robotics.”
In retail, Mahaney called out “robust” and “consistent” growth. Retail makes up the lion’s share of Amazon’s revenue even though it’s less profitable than advertising and the cloud.
E-commerce and advertising “are monsters and have strong catalysts near term,” Mizuho trading-desk analyst Jordan Klein added.
With Amazon’s businesses all humming and AWS growth ticking higher, investors seem willing to put up with heightened AI spending: The company now expects $125 billion in capital expenditures for the year, up from $100 billion previously.
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Meezan Bank, Pakistan’s leading Islamic bank, has announced the renewal and expansion of its strategic partnership with Visa, a global leader in digital payments, aimed at further enhancing its debit card portfolio and redefining the banking experience for its customers across the country.
The collaboration was formalized with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by Dr. Syed Amir Ali, Deputy CEO – Meezan Bank, and Leila Serhan, Visa’s Group Country Manager for North Africa, Levant & Pakistan. The signing ceremony was attended by Mr. Irfan Siddiqui, Founding President & CEO – Meezan Bank, Mr. Ahmed Ali Siddiqui, Group Head Consumer Finance, along with other senior executives from both organizations.
As part of this renewed alliance, Meezan Bank, which operates one of the fastest-growing and Shariah-compliant debit card portfolios in the country, will introduce a range of premium and lifestyle-oriented Visa debit card products, offering customers exclusive benefits tailored to their evolving financial needs. These include enhanced digital banking services, access to global privileges, seamless international payment capabilities, and bespoke travel and lifestyle rewards. Rolled out in phases, these initiatives will transform how customers transact, manage, and experience digital payments, further positioning Meezan Bank’s position as a leader in digital Islamic banking in Pakistan.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Irfan Siddiqui, Founding President & CEO – Meezan Bank, said, at Meezan Bank, we remain deeply committed to investing in our digital infrastructure to deliver a seamless, secure, and Shariah-compliant banking experience for our customers. Our collaboration with Visa takes this commitment further, empowering our debit card customers with advanced digital payment solutions that combine global standards while addressing local market needs. This partnership marks another milestone in our digital transformation journey as we continue to move an increasing share of retail transactions to digital channels.”
Umar Khan, Country Manager, Pakistan & Afghanistan at Visa, shared, Visa is proud to strengthen its partnership with Meezan Bank. Together, we aim to deliver cutting-edge, secure, and personalized payment solutions that align with the unique preferences of Pakistan’s growing Islamic banking consumers. This collaboration is a testament to our joint vision for building a digitally inclusive and innovative financial ecosystem in the country.”
This renewed partnership builds on a long-standing relationship between Meezan Bank and Visa, extending beyond card issuance. It reflects a shared commitment to innovation, digital inclusion, lifestyle benefits, and technology-driven initiatives aimed at enhancing customer experience and promoting a cashless ecosystem in Pakistan.
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[October 31, 2025, Madrid, Spain] Huawei recently hosted the Global Optical Summit (GOS) 2025 Europe in Madrid, Spain. Themed “F5G-A Accelerates Industry Intelligence,” the event brought together more than 150 industry experts, clients, and ecosystem partners from across Europe to discuss the latest trends and applications of F5G Advanced (F5G-A) in driving intelligent industry transformation.
In his keynote, Perry Yang, President of Enterprise Optical Domain, Huawei, remarked: “As the wave of intelligent transformation sweeps the globe, Europe is entering a critical stage of intelligent transformation. Leveraging F5G-A technologies, Huawei is building an intelligent connectivity foundation with high bandwidth, low latency, and enhanced awareness. Together with our clients and partners, we are accelerating industry upgrades and helping Europe move toward a high-quality, sustainable, and intelligent future.”
Perry Yang, President of Enterprise Optical Domain, Huawei
F5G-A all-optical networks are already in large-scale use across sectors such as education, healthcare, ISPs, transportation, and electric power. At the summit, representatives from various industries shared their experience in F5G-A deployment and gave insights.
José Antonio Jiménez Caballero, Head of Digitalisation of Standards Dept at UNE, Spain, commented: “The POL all-optical network, with its simple architecture, energy efficiency, large bandwidth, and smooth evolution features, support efficient data transmission and enable high-quality diagnosis and treatment services in the smart healthcare system. Now, Spain is actively formulating standards and specifications for smart hospital network construction. The goal is to leverage all-optical networks to enhance hospital connectivity, meet the evolving needs of the healthcare industry, and comply with the requirements of the Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA).”
José Antonio Jiménez Caballero, Head of Digitalisation of Standards Dept at UNE, Spain
Daniel Just, CEO of CERIUM TECNOLOGIAS, Spain, spoke about the company’s collaboration with Huawei in building green, smart hotels: “The FTTO solution enables high-speed networks to reach every corner of a hotel. Its simplified cabling design significantly reduces construction costs. In addition, this solution supports long-distance transmission and easily covers large spaces such as villas, delivering a seamless high-speed network experience without blind spots. CERIUM collaborates with Huawei to deliver unparalleled user experience, scalability, and security for hotels, reshaping the future of smart hotel.”
Daniel Just, CEO of CERIUM TECNOLOGIAS, Spain
F5G-A Boosts ISP Innovation and Unlocks New Growth in Home Broadband
With the widespread adoption of smart home devices and upgrades to user experience, ISPs in Europe are entering a new phase of growth opportunities.
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York Liu, Vice President of Enterprise Optical Domain at Huawei, introduced Huawei’s portfolio of multi-scenario fiber access solutions based on F5G-A, including FTTH (Fiber to the Home), FTTR (Fiber to the Room), and FTTO (Fiber to the Office). These solutions provide users with high bandwidth and low latency connectivity for superior experience. For example, in the smart home scenario, Huawei has proposed a comprehensive “from one fiber to one network, and to one smart home” strategy, offering AI-ONT, iFTTR, and AI-FTTR solutions to meet the needs of different development stages of smart home construction.
Raphael Peschkes, Prokurist of Glasfaser Direkt and CMO of Carrierwerke, Germany, shared the successful launch of FTTR package in partnership with Huawei: “Through our collaboration with Huawei, we deliver true gigabit connectivity and seamless Wi-Fi coverage to the entire house for our customers. FTTR not only enhances user experience, but also lays the foundation for building smarter, more interconnected homes across Germany.”
Gonzalo Elguezabal Ayala, CEO of AOTEC, Spain, examined the trends in Spain’s HBB industry: “Spain’s FTTH coverage has now reached nearly 90%, marking a significant achievement. FTTR services are also in the pipeline. As competition intensifies in the home broadband market, ISPs should leverage their organizational strengths to unlock new growth opportunities by offering innovative products and services, cost-effective packages, and building strong brand recognition. These efforts pave the way for long-term, stable growth in the home broadband industry.”
Rafael Avendaño Torres, Head Of Strategy & Engineering at Onivia, Spain, analyzed the business benefits and challenges of FTTH solutions through real-world cases. He suggested: “ISPs can use more cutting-edge technologies such as 10G PON, Wi-Fi 7, and FTTR to strengthen their brands and flexibly adjust service packages to cope with these challenges.”
Stefan Obucina, Director of Architecture Department at PUC Belgrade Metro and Train, Serbia, shared how optical-visual linkage is used to set up intelligent borders for the metro system: “As major urban rail projects such as the Belgrade Metro continue to advance, the need for higher-precision perimeter inspection is becoming increasingly important. Huawei’s optical-visual linkage perimeter inspection solution, powered by AI-enhanced fiber sensing, offers metro operators a powerful tool to help ensure safety and reliability. Designed to deliver zero missed alarms and an ultra-low false alarm rate, it supports the prevention of intrusions and theft while reducing manual inspections and lowering O&M costs. This innovative technology demonstrates how intelligent sensing can contribute to smarter, safer metro operations worldwide.”
Stefan Obucina, Director of Architecture Department at PUC Belgrade Metro and Train
At GOS 2025 Europe, Huawei joined hands with its clients and partners from various sectors in Europe to showcase the vast potential of F5G-A in accelerating the intelligent transformation across industries. Moving forward, Huawei will continue to expand the application of F5G-A all-optical networks, supporting industries across Europe and beyond in advancing toward a new era of intelligence and sustainable development.
LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Everything Mike Dolan and the ROI team are excited to read, watch and listen to over the weekend.
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Wall Street got spooked on Thursday, with Microsoft and Meta both seeing their share prices fall on concerns about the AI capex binge. However, the big news of the week was chip giant Nvidia becoming the first company to see its market cap eclipse $5 trillion, having hit $4 trillion only three months ago. With U.S. equity futures up before the bell on Friday, it looks like Halloween may be more “treat” than “trick.”
The week began with news that we would likely see an agreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. And we saw just that on Thursday following a meeting described as a “12 out of 10” by the U.S. president.
The two settled on a deal that would see reduced U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods and a delay of China’s rare earths curbs, among other promises. But don’t get too excited, warns ROI Markets Columnist Jamie McGeever, the U.S.-China story has been here before.
Another big news item this week came courtesy of Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell. While the Fed’s decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday was widely expected, the Chair also signalled that a December cut was far from a slam dunk. This may be an acknowledgement that interest rate cuts will likely be a pretty lousy tool if the Fed’s goal is to support an economy suffering from labor supply issues.
The Fed’s hawkish tone gave another boost to the U.S. dollar – which is on track for a roughly 2% gain this month – something that likely won’t go down well with the Trump administration, or so argues ROI editor-at-large Mike Dolan.
In energy markets, OPEC will meet this Sunday and is expected to announce another output increase. Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s de facto leader, appears to be caught between Donald Trump and a hard place, argues ROI Energy Columnist Ron Bousso, as the U.S. president’s latest oil sanctions on Russia force Riyadh to weigh competing geopolitical and economic priorities.
Staying on sanctions, how useful have those on Russia actually been? ROI Asia Commodities Columnist Clyde Russell considered this question earlier in the week, arguing that it all depends on how success is measured.
On the renewables side, ROI Energy Transition Columnist Gavin Maguire this week discussed how China’s electric vehicle output and exports may now hit reverse following a significant policy pivot.
Finally, in the metals markets, copper made headlines again as the London Metal Exchange price hit an all-time nominal high of $11,200 per metric ton on Wednesday.
As we head into the weekend, check out the ROI team’s recommendations for what you should read, listen to, and watch to stay informed and ready for the week ahead.
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CLYDE RUSSELL, ROI Asia Commodities and Energy Columnist: This excellent Reuters special report shows how a small insurer in New Zealand is a key link in the dark fleet responsible for shipping Iranian and Russian oil.
MIKE DOLAN, ROI Financial Markets Editor-at-Large: Former IMF and World Bank top official Anne Krueger’s column for Project Syndicate this week makes a powerful case for an alternative global trading system without America – a “Global Trade Organisation” or GTO, opens new tab – to replace the hobbled WTO, supporting the push by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
GAVIN MAGUIRE, ROI Global Energy Transition Columnist: This recent report from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), opens new tab explains how China, India and Indonesia – three of the world’s largest coal consumers – could all hit peak power sector emissions by 2030.
ANDY HOME, ROI Metals Columnist: Copper prices hit a new all-time high in London this week, so here’s a timely overview of the market from the International Copper Study Group, opens new tab. Everything you wanted to know about copper but were too afraid to ask.
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RON BOUSSO, ROI Energy Columnist: I highly recommend the Reuters Econ World podcast in general, but especially the latest instalment where the Reuters Russian bureau chief and commodities editor discuss the intensifying energy war that has developed between Russia and Ukraine. They discuss its impact on the Russian economy as well as the global energy market.
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JAMIE MCGEEVER, ROI Markets Columnist: In the latest episode of the ‘Monetary Matters’ podcast, opens new tab hosted by Jack Farley, former New York Fed desk trader Joseph Wangdissects the Fed’s latest decision, particularly the call to stop reducing its balance sheet on December 1. Wang explains the stress he sees in repo markets which, in his view, will soon prompt the Fed to start expanding its balance sheet again. Fair warning, this gets a bit wonky.
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Nexperia, the EU-based automotive chipmaker at the centre of a geopolitical dispute, has suspended supplies to its Chinese factory, stepping up a trade war that threatens to halt production at carmakers around the world.
The company wrote to customers this week informing them all supplies to a Chinese plant had been suspended.
In September, the Netherlands used national security laws to take control of the chipmaker, citing concerns that its Chinese owner, Wingtech Technologies, was planning to shift intellectual property to another company it owned. The Dutch government said that threatened the future of European chip capacity, and removed the Wingtech chairman, Zhang Xuezheng, as chief executive.
China responded by halting exports from all Nexperia’s factories in China, prompting warnings this week that the embargo would force production lines at EU car factories to close within days.
An extended blockade threatens the supply chain, because many Nexperia products manufactured in Europe – including the wafers from which chips are cut – were previously shipped to the Chinese factory for packaging and distribution.
Nexperia’s interim chief executive, Stefan Tilger, wrote that he had suspended shipments to the Dongguan factory, in the southern Guangdong province, on Sunday, saying it was “a direct consequence of the local management’s recent failure to comply with the agreed contractual payment terms”, according to extracts first published by Reuters.
Nexperia said it still hoped to resume shipments, and wanted to de-escalate the situation. A person with knowledge of the situation said shipments could resume if the contractual payments were made. The company will also continue to ship products to a factory in Malaysia, which is smaller than its Chinese plant.
A succession of carmakers have warned of the possibility of shortages of components that are crucial throughout modern cars.
The automotive industry suffered from severe semiconductor shortages in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, but these affected more advanced chips, rather than the cheaper power control ones made by Nexperia. The company generally ships more than 100bn products a year, to be used in parts ranging from airbags and adjustable seats to wing mirrors and central locking.
Nissan said this week it had enough chips to last until the first week of November, while rival Honda said it had suspended production at a plant in Mexico. Mercedes-Benz said it was “covered” in the short term, but it was looking for alternatives. Volkswagen signalled on Thursday that its annual profit targets were at risk without sufficient chips.
However, Toyota, the world’s largest carmaker, told reporters at a car show in Tokyo on Friday that it was not facing a major supply problem, even if it could eventually face a hit to production.
The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) said on Thursday it feared “significant production restrictions in the near future, and possibly even production stoppages” if the Nexperia situation could not be resolved soon.
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The EU’s tech chief, Henna Virkkunen, will meet Nexperia leaders on Friday to discuss the crisis.
British operations may also be affected. Nexperia produces some chip wafers in Manchester, in a factory set up originally by the Dutch manufacturer Philips.
Nexperia previously owned another UK factory, in south Wales, but was blocked from completing a takeover of Newport Wafer Fab by the UK government on national security grounds, because of its ultimate Chinese owners. The US semiconductor company Vishay Intertechnology eventually agreed to buy the factory in November 2023.
