Amazon is scheduled to report its financial results for the fourth quarter on Thursday, January 28th. Notwithstanding the 10% fall in its stock price since the start of this year, Amazon has given investors enough to cheer about in recent quarters with its value up over 90% in the last 12 months. In the upcoming Q4 2015 earnings conference, we expect the company to report solid results driven by both an acceleration in top line growth and an improvement in profitability. Amazon is expected to report around 23% year-over-year (y-o-y) growth in its top line and meet the Reuters’ compiled consensus estimate of $35.98 billion, up from $29.33 billion last year. In terms of bottom line results, Amazon is expected to continue with its robust gains in profitability and report earnings of $1.56 per share, up from 45 cents a share in the prior year quarter.

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Apple posted a mixed set of Q1 FY 2016 earnings amid economic softness in China, a tepid uptake for its latest iPhone 6S and FX headwinds. iPhone shipments grew by just 0.4% year-over-year, marking the weakest sales growth since the device’s launch, and Apple expects shipments to actually decline during the Q2. Apple’s other products didn’t fare too well either, with iPad shipments dropping 25% and shipments of the Mac, which has been a recent source of growth, dropping by about 3%. While the quarterly numbers could signal the end of an era of super-growth for Apple, investors should find some comfort in the fact that the company’s margin focus remain largely intact. Apple’s gross margins were up slightly to 40.1% (39.7% adjusted for revenue from patent infringement settlement), while net profits grew by 2%, despite significant currency headwinds – revenue growth would have been 6% higher if not for currency effects. In this note, we take a look at how Apple is managing its margins despite the industry and macro weakness.

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All the best, most amazing indie games coming to PC and console this February.

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What Will The Impact Of Machine Learning Be On Economics? This question was originally answered on Quora by Susan Athey.

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These days, Andrew Jarecki is best known for capturing a stunning off-camera murder confession from Robert Durst in the HBO documentary series The Jinx. But that’s only part of his story: The Princeton graduate earned an Oscar nomination for his 2003 documentary Capturing the Friedmans; he co-founded Moviefone and sold it for millions to AOL; he co-wrote the theme song to Felicity with showrunner J.J. Abrams.

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Sorry B.o.B. – the Earth is round.

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Why do technology companies hire economists, and what is their contribution? What kinds of problems do they work on? This question was originally answered on Quora by Susan Athey.

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While green car sales are slipping as gas prices continue to fall, it’s become a buyers market for automotive environmentalists with deep discounts and cash rebates plentiful ? here’s a look at the best of the bunch for 2016.

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