Some Census Bureau data now appears to be unavailable to the public

Many databases from the U.S. Census Bureau appeared to be unavailable to the public on Thursday, with users being told access was "forbidden" when attempting to download common datasets.Several economists told CNBC's Steve Liesman that they were unable to access data from the main Census Bureau website on Thursday,...

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AMZN, PINS, EXPE and more

Amazon signage during the 2024 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 10, 2024.Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCheck out the companies making headlines in extended trading:Amazon — The e-commerce giant fell 2% after issuing weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter. Amazon said it forecasts sales in...

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AWS earnings Q4 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Matt Garman delivers a keynote address during the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2024.Noah Berger | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesAmazon said Thursday that revenue growth from its cloud-computing business slowed slightly to just under 19% year over year...

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Pinterest shares surge 20% after company beats on fourth-quarter revenue

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesPinterest 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 did, compared to analysts' consensus estimates from LSEG:Revenue: $1.15 billion vs. $1.14 billion expectedFourth-quarter EBITDA: $470.9 million adjusted vs. $444.8...

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