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Shares of Doximity popped 21% on Thursday after the company reported third-quarter fiscal 2025 results that beat analysts' expectations for revenue and offered rosy guidance. Here's how the company did: Doximity is a digital platform for medical professionals that helps clinicians stay current on medical news, manage paperwork, find referrals and carry out telehealth appointments with patients. The company primarily generates revenue through its telehealth tools, hiring solutions and marketing offerings for clients such as pharmaceutical companies.

Amazon said Thursday that revenue growth from its cloud-computing business slowed slightly to just under 19% year over year in the fourth quarter, barely missing analysts' estimates. The company said in a statement that Amazon Web Services generated $28.79 billion in revenue. Analysts polled by StreetAccount had expected $28.84 billion. AWS growth in the third quarter was just above 19%. AWS remains larger than any other cloud infrastructure provider, ahead of Microsoft and Google. Its two closest peers also missed expectations on cloud revenue for the fourth quarter.

Affirm shares jumped more than 10% in extended trading on Thursday after the provider of buy now, pay later loans, reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter results. Here is how the company did, compared to analysts' consensus estimates from LSEG. Affirm reported gross merchandise volume, or GMV, of $10.1 billion, topping the average estimate of $9.64 billion, according to StreetAccount and surpassing $10 billion for the first time. GMV, a key metric that helps gauge the total value of transactions, increased 35% from a year earlier.

A staff member on the Department of Government Efficiency team led by tech billionaire Elon Musk resigned Thursday after the Wall Street Journal asked the White House about his connection to a social media account that advocated for racism and eugenics. The DOGE staffer, Marko Elez, earlier Thursday had been approved by a federal judge along with another DOGE staff member to have access to the payment system at the U.S. Treasury, but restricted his ability to share data from the system. The Journal said it had established links between the 25-year-old Elez and a social media account on Musk's platform X that was deleted in December.

Amazon reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter, but it gave disappointing guidance for the current period. The stock slipped in extended trading. Here are the numbers: cnb.cx/4aRps3D

Pinterest shares surged as much as 20% after the social media company reported fourth-quarter earnings Thursday that beat on revenue. Here's how the company performed, according to LSEG: Pinterest said its fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share was $0.56. That figure is not comparable to analyst estimates because the company recorded a deferred tax benefit of $1.6 billion in the fourth quarter.

Former New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees said he has “maybe” held talks with media executives about being part of an NFL broadcast team for next season. Watch the full interview here: cnb.cx/4b6moRH

Amazon's online advertising business logged $17.29 billion in the fourth quarter, up 18% from a year ago. Analysts polled by StreetAccount were expecting Amazon to report ad revenue of $17.4 billion. The online retail giant revealed its latest advertising sales results on Thursday as part of its fourth-quarter earnings. The company said fourth-quarter sales were $187.79 billion, which was ahead of analysts' estimates of $187.3 billion. But the company's shares fell on disappointing guidance for the current quarter. Amazon's online advertising unit has grown considerably over the years, and is the third biggest platform in the global digital advertising market, trailing Alphabet and Meta, respectfully, according to data provided to CNBC by Emarketer.

Amazon reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the fourth quarter, but it gave disappointing guidance for the current period. Amazon said sales this quarter are expected to be between $151 billion and $155.5 billion. Analysts were expecting $158.5 billion, according to LSEG. “This guidance anticipates an unusually large, unfavorable impact” from foreign exchange rates, the company said. The impact amounts to $2.1 billion, or 1.5%, Amazon said. Read more:

The U.S. labor market likely began 2025 in solid fashion, if a bit of a step down from where it closed the previous year. When the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its nonfarm payrolls count for January, it is projected to show growth of 169,000, down from 256,000 in December but nearly in line with the past three-month average. The unemployment rate is projected to stay at 4.1%, according to the Dow Jones consensus for the report, which will be out Friday at 8:30 a.m. ET. While the takeaway could be that job creation is slowing, the broader view is that the employment picture is holding solid, and it's not likely to be a problem for the Federal Reserve anytime in the near future.