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On July 21 Bloomberg's Close ran through a market where a rebound in chipmakers was gathering pace while Amazon Business quietly crossed $60 billion in annual sales. That pairing matters because chip rallies often signal renewed spending on semiconductors and Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure, while Amazon's B2B scale shifts part of its growth story toward more predictable corporate spending. Raymond James' market commentary tied the threads together, reminding investors that tech optimism still depends on corporate budgets and fee-driven financial activity.