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Amazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know

TheStreet2021-12-13

Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again....

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And among the most blessed of all was Amazon(AMZN).\nWith billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.\nAnd it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.\nThat was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.\nFigure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.\nBut now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.\nIf the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? 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Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.\nIn fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.\nAmazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick\nMad Money host Jim Cramer recently announced that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.\nFigure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.\nHe argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.\nAccording to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.\n\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. 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With the","content":"<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.</p>\n<p>Although 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was&nbsp;<b>Amazon</b>(<b>AMZN</b>).</p>\n<p>With billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.</p>\n<p>And it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.</p>\n<p>That was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b26230534e7279e5f9c21077e59cf721\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"930\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.</span></p>\n<p>But now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.</p>\n<p>If the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.</p>\n<p><b>Would another lockdown hurt Amazon?</b></p>\n<p>Analysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.</p>\n<p>But this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?</p>\n<p>At this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.</p>\n<p>Other retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.</p>\n<p>As for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.</p>\n<p>In fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.</p>\n<p><b>Amazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick</b></p>\n<p><i>Mad Money</i>&nbsp;host Jim Cramer&nbsp;recently announced&nbsp;that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4c69a86e9a1e2e2f2ec78ad5128d0907\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"827\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.</span></p>\n<p>He argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.</p>\n<p>According to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.</p>\n<blockquote>\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n</blockquote>\n<p>In addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.</p>\n<p><b>Our take</b></p>\n<p>Although we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.</p>\n<p>For investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. Why not do it again?</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Amazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAmazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-12-13 10:56 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know><strong>TheStreet</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again....</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1137818413","content_text":"Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.\nAlthough 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was Amazon(AMZN).\nWith billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.\nAnd it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.\nThat was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.\nFigure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.\nBut now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.\nIf the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.\nWould another lockdown hurt Amazon?\nAnalysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.\nBut this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?\nAt this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.\nOther retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.\nAs for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.\nIn fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.\nAmazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick\nMad Money host Jim Cramer recently announced that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.\nFigure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.\nHe argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.\nAccording to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.\n\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n\nIn addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.\nOur take\nAlthough we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.\nFor investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. Why not do it again?","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"CN"},{"id":604838458,"gmtCreate":1639367124950,"gmtModify":1639367330457,"author":{"id":"4087557783698070","authorId":"4087557783698070","name":"Ermmmmmm","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b89bbeb73fe9212f0b5efc7185ae8a51","vip":1,"crmLevel":2,"crmLevelSwitch":0},"htmlText":"No more lockdown&nbsp;","listText":"No more lockdown&nbsp;","text":"No more lockdown","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/604838458","repostId":1137818413,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1137818413","pubTimestamp":1639364203,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1137818413?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-12-13 10:56","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Amazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1137818413","media":"TheStreet","summary":"Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the","content":"<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.</p>\n<p>Although 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was&nbsp;<b>Amazon</b>(<b>AMZN</b>).</p>\n<p>With billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.</p>\n<p>And it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.</p>\n<p>That was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b26230534e7279e5f9c21077e59cf721\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"930\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.</span></p>\n<p>But now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.</p>\n<p>If the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.</p>\n<p><b>Would another lockdown hurt Amazon?</b></p>\n<p>Analysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.</p>\n<p>But this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?</p>\n<p>At this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.</p>\n<p>Other retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.</p>\n<p>As for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.</p>\n<p>In fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.</p>\n<p><b>Amazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick</b></p>\n<p><i>Mad Money</i>&nbsp;host Jim Cramer&nbsp;recently announced&nbsp;that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4c69a86e9a1e2e2f2ec78ad5128d0907\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"827\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.</span></p>\n<p>He argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.</p>\n<p>According to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.</p>\n<blockquote>\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n</blockquote>\n<p>In addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.</p>\n<p><b>Our take</b></p>\n<p>Although we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.</p>\n<p>For investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. Why not do it again?</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Amazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAmazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-12-13 10:56 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know><strong>TheStreet</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again....</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1137818413","content_text":"Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.\nAlthough 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was Amazon(AMZN).\nWith billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.\nAnd it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.\nThat was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.\nFigure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.\nBut now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.\nIf the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.\nWould another lockdown hurt Amazon?\nAnalysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.\nBut this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?\nAt this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.\nOther retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.\nAs for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.\nIn fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.\nAmazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick\nMad Money host Jim Cramer recently announced that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.\nFigure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.\nHe argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.\nAccording to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.\n\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n\nIn addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.\nOur take\nAlthough we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.\nFor investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. 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With the","content":"<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.</p>\n<p>Although 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was&nbsp;<b>Amazon</b>(<b>AMZN</b>).</p>\n<p>With billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.</p>\n<p>And it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.</p>\n<p>That was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b26230534e7279e5f9c21077e59cf721\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"930\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.</span></p>\n<p>But now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.</p>\n<p>If the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.</p>\n<p><b>Would another lockdown hurt Amazon?</b></p>\n<p>Analysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.</p>\n<p>But this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?</p>\n<p>At this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.</p>\n<p>Other retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.</p>\n<p>As for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.</p>\n<p>In fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.</p>\n<p><b>Amazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick</b></p>\n<p><i>Mad Money</i>&nbsp;host Jim Cramer&nbsp;recently announced&nbsp;that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4c69a86e9a1e2e2f2ec78ad5128d0907\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"827\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.</span></p>\n<p>He argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.</p>\n<p>According to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.</p>\n<blockquote>\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n</blockquote>\n<p>In addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.</p>\n<p><b>Our take</b></p>\n<p>Although we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.</p>\n<p>For investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. Why not do it again?</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Amazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAmazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-12-13 10:56 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know><strong>TheStreet</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again....</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1137818413","content_text":"Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.\nAlthough 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was Amazon(AMZN).\nWith billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.\nAnd it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.\nThat was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.\nFigure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.\nBut now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.\nIf the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.\nWould another lockdown hurt Amazon?\nAnalysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.\nBut this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?\nAt this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.\nOther retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.\nAs for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.\nIn fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.\nAmazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick\nMad Money host Jim Cramer recently announced that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.\nFigure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.\nHe argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.\nAccording to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.\n\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n\nIn addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.\nOur take\nAlthough we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.\nFor investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. 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With the","content":"<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.</p>\n<p>Although 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was&nbsp;<b>Amazon</b>(<b>AMZN</b>).</p>\n<p>With billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.</p>\n<p>And it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.</p>\n<p>That was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b26230534e7279e5f9c21077e59cf721\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"930\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.</span></p>\n<p>But now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.</p>\n<p>If the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.</p>\n<p><b>Would another lockdown hurt Amazon?</b></p>\n<p>Analysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.</p>\n<p>But this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?</p>\n<p>At this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.</p>\n<p>Other retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.</p>\n<p>As for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.</p>\n<p>In fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.</p>\n<p><b>Amazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick</b></p>\n<p><i>Mad Money</i>&nbsp;host Jim Cramer&nbsp;recently announced&nbsp;that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4c69a86e9a1e2e2f2ec78ad5128d0907\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"827\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.</span></p>\n<p>He argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.</p>\n<p>According to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.</p>\n<blockquote>\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n</blockquote>\n<p>In addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.</p>\n<p><b>Our take</b></p>\n<p>Although we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.</p>\n<p>For investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. Why not do it again?</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Amazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAmazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-12-13 10:56 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know><strong>TheStreet</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again....</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1137818413","content_text":"Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.\nAlthough 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was Amazon(AMZN).\nWith billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.\nAnd it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.\nThat was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.\nFigure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.\nBut now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.\nIf the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.\nWould another lockdown hurt Amazon?\nAnalysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.\nBut this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?\nAt this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.\nOther retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.\nAs for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.\nIn fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.\nAmazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick\nMad Money host Jim Cramer recently announced that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.\nFigure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.\nHe argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.\nAccording to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.\n\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n\nIn addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.\nOur take\nAlthough we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.\nFor investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. Why not do it again?","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"CN"},{"id":604892402,"gmtCreate":1639366166601,"gmtModify":1639366166783,"author":{"id":"3575420754880245","authorId":"3575420754880245","name":"55f64d08","avatar":"https://static.laohu8.com/default-avatar.jpg","vip":1,"crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0},"htmlText":"Ok","listText":"Ok","text":"Ok","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://laohu8.com/post/604892402","repostId":1137818413,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1137818413","pubTimestamp":1639364203,"share":"https://www.laohu8.com/m/news/1137818413?lang=&edition=full","pubTime":"2021-12-13 10:56","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Amazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1137818413","media":"TheStreet","summary":"Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the","content":"<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.</p>\n<p>Although 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was&nbsp;<b>Amazon</b>(<b>AMZN</b>).</p>\n<p>With billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.</p>\n<p>And it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.</p>\n<p>That was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b26230534e7279e5f9c21077e59cf721\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"930\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.</span></p>\n<p>But now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.</p>\n<p>If the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.</p>\n<p><b>Would another lockdown hurt Amazon?</b></p>\n<p>Analysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.</p>\n<p>But this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?</p>\n<p>At this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.</p>\n<p>Other retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.</p>\n<p>As for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.</p>\n<p>In fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.</p>\n<p><b>Amazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick</b></p>\n<p><i>Mad Money</i>&nbsp;host Jim Cramer&nbsp;recently announced&nbsp;that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4c69a86e9a1e2e2f2ec78ad5128d0907\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"827\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.</span></p>\n<p>He argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.</p>\n<p>According to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.</p>\n<blockquote>\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n</blockquote>\n<p>In addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.</p>\n<p><b>Our take</b></p>\n<p>Although we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.</p>\n<p>For investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. Why not do it again?</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Amazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAmazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-12-13 10:56 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know><strong>TheStreet</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again....</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1137818413","content_text":"Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.\nAlthough 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was Amazon(AMZN).\nWith billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.\nAnd it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.\nThat was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.\nFigure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.\nBut now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.\nIf the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.\nWould another lockdown hurt Amazon?\nAnalysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.\nBut this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?\nAt this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.\nOther retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.\nAs for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.\nIn fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.\nAmazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick\nMad Money host Jim Cramer recently announced that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.\nFigure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.\nHe argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.\nAccording to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.\n\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n\nIn addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.\nOur take\nAlthough we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.\nFor investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. 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With the","content":"<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.</p>\n<p>Although 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was&nbsp;<b>Amazon</b>(<b>AMZN</b>).</p>\n<p>With billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.</p>\n<p>And it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.</p>\n<p>That was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b26230534e7279e5f9c21077e59cf721\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"930\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.</span></p>\n<p>But now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.</p>\n<p>If the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.</p>\n<p><b>Would another lockdown hurt Amazon?</b></p>\n<p>Analysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.</p>\n<p>But this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?</p>\n<p>At this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.</p>\n<p>Other retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.</p>\n<p>As for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.</p>\n<p>In fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.</p>\n<p><b>Amazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick</b></p>\n<p><i>Mad Money</i>&nbsp;host Jim Cramer&nbsp;recently announced&nbsp;that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4c69a86e9a1e2e2f2ec78ad5128d0907\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"827\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.</span></p>\n<p>He argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.</p>\n<p>According to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.</p>\n<blockquote>\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n</blockquote>\n<p>In addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.</p>\n<p><b>Our take</b></p>\n<p>Although we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.</p>\n<p>For investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. Why not do it again?</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Amazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAmazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-12-13 10:56 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know><strong>TheStreet</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again....</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1137818413","content_text":"Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.\nAlthough 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was Amazon(AMZN).\nWith billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.\nAnd it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.\nThat was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.\nFigure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.\nBut now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.\nIf the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.\nWould another lockdown hurt Amazon?\nAnalysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.\nBut this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?\nAt this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.\nOther retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.\nAs for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.\nIn fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.\nAmazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick\nMad Money host Jim Cramer recently announced that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.\nFigure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.\nHe argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.\nAccording to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.\n\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n\nIn addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.\nOur take\nAlthough we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.\nFor investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. 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With the","content":"<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.</p>\n<p>Although 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was&nbsp;<b>Amazon</b>(<b>AMZN</b>).</p>\n<p>With billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.</p>\n<p>And it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.</p>\n<p>That was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b26230534e7279e5f9c21077e59cf721\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"930\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.</span></p>\n<p>But now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.</p>\n<p>If the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.</p>\n<p><b>Would another lockdown hurt Amazon?</b></p>\n<p>Analysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.</p>\n<p>But this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?</p>\n<p>At this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.</p>\n<p>Other retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.</p>\n<p>As for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.</p>\n<p>In fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.</p>\n<p><b>Amazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick</b></p>\n<p><i>Mad Money</i>&nbsp;host Jim Cramer&nbsp;recently announced&nbsp;that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4c69a86e9a1e2e2f2ec78ad5128d0907\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"827\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.</span></p>\n<p>He argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.</p>\n<p>According to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.</p>\n<blockquote>\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n</blockquote>\n<p>In addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.</p>\n<p><b>Our take</b></p>\n<p>Although we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.</p>\n<p>For investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. Why not do it again?</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Amazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAmazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-12-13 10:56 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know><strong>TheStreet</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again....</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1137818413","content_text":"Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.\nAlthough 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was Amazon(AMZN).\nWith billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.\nAnd it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.\nThat was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.\nFigure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.\nBut now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.\nIf the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.\nWould another lockdown hurt Amazon?\nAnalysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.\nBut this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?\nAt this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.\nOther retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.\nAs for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.\nIn fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.\nAmazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick\nMad Money host Jim Cramer recently announced that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.\nFigure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.\nHe argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.\nAccording to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.\n\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n\nIn addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.\nOur take\nAlthough we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.\nFor investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. 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With the","content":"<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.</p>\n<p>Although 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was&nbsp;<b>Amazon</b>(<b>AMZN</b>).</p>\n<p>With billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.</p>\n<p>And it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.</p>\n<p>That was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b26230534e7279e5f9c21077e59cf721\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"930\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.</span></p>\n<p>But now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.</p>\n<p>If the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.</p>\n<p><b>Would another lockdown hurt Amazon?</b></p>\n<p>Analysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.</p>\n<p>But this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?</p>\n<p>At this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.</p>\n<p>Other retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.</p>\n<p>As for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.</p>\n<p>In fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.</p>\n<p><b>Amazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick</b></p>\n<p><i>Mad Money</i>&nbsp;host Jim Cramer&nbsp;recently announced&nbsp;that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.</p>\n<p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/4c69a86e9a1e2e2f2ec78ad5128d0907\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"827\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"><span>Figure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.</span></p>\n<p>He argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.</p>\n<p>According to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.</p>\n<blockquote>\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n</blockquote>\n<p>In addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.</p>\n<p><b>Our take</b></p>\n<p>Although we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.</p>\n<p>For investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. Why not do it again?</p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Amazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nAmazon Stock vs. the Omicron Variant – What You Need to Know\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2021-12-13 10:56 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know><strong>TheStreet</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again....</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/amazon/news/amazon-stock-vs-the-omicron-variant-what-you-need-to-know","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1137818413","content_text":"Amazon didn’t just survive the first round of Covid lockdowns – it thrived because of them. With the Omicron variant rattling the stock market, investors are wondering if Amazon can pull it off again.\nAlthough 2020 was a curse for brick-and-mortar businesses, it was a blessing for e-commerce. And among the most blessed of all was Amazon(AMZN).\nWith billions of people around the globe stuck at home due to government-mandated lockdowns, it’s no surprise that Amazon’s sales skyrocketed last year.\nAnd it should also come as no surprise that, once lockdown restrictions eased in 2021, the Seattle-based behemoth saw its revenue growth start to slow.\nThat was especially the case in the third quarter, when Amazon’s revenue missed both top- and bottom-line expectations.\nFigure 1: Amazon Go store in New York, NY.\nBut now the Omicron variant has the world worried again. Currently, we don’t know just how dangerous this fast-spreading strain of COVID is. But the growing number of cases has people wondering if more lockdown mandates are in the works.\nIf the world were to shut down again, would Amazon’s revenue repeat last year’s performance? Let’s take a look at what might be in store for AMZN stock.\nWould another lockdown hurt Amazon?\nAnalysts agree: If the Omicron variant causes another lockdown, it’s likely we’ll see another increase in e-commerce sales.\nBut this time, traditionally brick-and-mortar retailers have “wised up” and improved their own e-commerce efforts. Will this increase in competition sink Amazon’s profits?\nAt this point, Amazon is so huge that even an iceberg of rivals would hardly make a dent.\nOther retailers have been suffering from supply-chain constraints and labor-related pressures. But Amazon has the advantages of scale. The company has also been investing in improvements to its supply-chain infrastructure to keep products on warehouse shelves.\nAs for labor, the company has always had a high turnover rate around 150%. Amazon has had plenty of practice of finding new workers.\nIn fact, given the company’s many advantages, it’s possible that investors could use Amazon’s stock as a hedge against another lockdown.\nAmazon is Cramer’s No. 1 pick\nMad Money host Jim Cramer recently announced that Amazon is his No. 1 stock pick if the Omicron variant causes either another round of lockdowns or a slowdown in the economy.\nFigure 2: Mad Money's host Jim Cramer.\nHe argued that – in addition to Amazon’s e-commerce business – its Amazon Web Services (AWS) segment sets it apart from the rest.\nAccording to Cramer, no matter what happens with the Omicron variant or the economy, businesses will still migrate to cloud computing. And so far, AWS is the market leader by a wide margin.\n\n “[Amazon] is a company that does well when people are scared to go to the mall. And it does well as more companies embrace the cloud, because Amazon Web Services is indeed the dominant player in cloud infrastructure,” he noted.\n\nIn addition, he noted that, when the going gets tough, Amazon can always get away with raising its prices.\nOur take\nAlthough we don’t know for certain what effects the Omicron strain will ultimately have on the global economy, it has already caused some extra volatility in the markets.\nFor investors, Amazon’s stock might work well as a hedge against another lockdown. After all, its business segments – including e-commerce and cloud computing – have already benefited from such a scenario. 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