--- title: "Amazon, Target And More On CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296486969.md" description: "On CNBC’s 'Final Trades,' experts recommended Amazon, iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, iShares Gold Trust, and Target. Target reported strong Q2 earnings of $2.46 per share, beating estimates, and raised FY2026 guidance. Following the news, Amazon shares rose 2.5%, IBIT gained 6%, Target climbed 4.3%, and IAU increased 3.8%." datetime: "2026-08-20T11:46:17.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296486969.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296486969.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296486969.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Amazon, Target And More On CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’ On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” **Kevin Simpson**, Capital Wealth Planning founder and CIO, picked **Amazon.com, Inc.** (NASDAQ:AMZN). As per the recent news, Amazon said Tuesday it increased its planned investment in northwest Louisiana to $18 billion from $12 billion. The expansion includes a third data center campus in Shreveport. **Bryn Talkington**, managing partner of Requisite Capital Management, named **iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF** (NASDAQ:IBIT) as her final trade. *Don’t forget to check out our premarket coverage here* **Liz Thomas**, SoFi head of investment strategy, recommended **iShares Gold Trust** (NYSE:IAU). **Joseph M. Terranova**, senior managing director for Virtus Investment Partners, picked **Target Corporation** (NYSE:TGT). On Wednesday, Target reported better-than-expected earnings for the second quarter. The company posted quarterly earnings of $2.46 per share. It beat the analyst consensus estimate of $2.33 per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $26.539 billion, which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $26.141 billion. Target raised its FY2026 adjusted EPS guidance from $8.50 to $9.90-$10.90 and also increased sales forecast from $108.971 billion to $110.019 billion. ## **Price Action** - Amazon shares gained 2.5% to close at $265.84 on Wednesday. - iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF gained 6% during the session. - Target shares gained 4.3% to close at $159.00 on Wednesday. - iShares Gold Trust rose 3.8% during the session. **Read Also: Stock Market Today: Dow Jones, S&P 500 Futures Fall as Trump Launches 'Operation Economic Fury' on Iran— BULL, WMT, MRK Stock in Focus** *Photo via Shutterstock* ### Related Stocks - [GBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GBTC.US.md) - [AMZN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZN.US.md) - [TGT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/TGT.US.md) - [IBIT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IBIT.US.md) - [AMZZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZZ.US.md) - [SGOL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SGOL.US.md) - [FBTC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/FBTC.US.md) - [AMZW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZW.US.md) - [ARKB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ARKB.US.md) - [UGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UGL.US.md) - [AMZU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZU.US.md) - [IAU.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/IAU.US.md) - [BITB.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITB.US.md) - [BITO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BITO.US.md) - [BRRR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BRRR.US.md) - [BTCO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCO.US.md) - [BTCW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCW.US.md) - [HODL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/HODL.US.md) - [EZBC.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/EZBC.US.md) - [AMZD.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZD.US.md) - [AMZO.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZO.US.md) - [AMZY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZY.US.md) - [AZYY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AZYY.US.md) - [AMZP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AMZP.US.md) - [MAGX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MAGX.US.md) - [03008.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03008.HK.md) - [03042.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03042.HK.md) - [03430.HK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/03430.HK.md) - [BTCE.DE](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BTCE.DE.md) - [SOFI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/SOFI.US.md) - [VRTS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/VRTS.US.md) - [.DJI.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.DJI.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [BULL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BULL.US.md) - [WMT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/WMT.US.md) - [MRK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/MRK.US.md) - [BULLZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BULLZ.US.md) - [BULLW.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BULLW.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Walmart Loses Out to Amazon in Battle of the Hedge Funds](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298357308.md) - [Amazon Launches Entirely New Kindle Lineup; Including Reimagined Kindle Scribe and First-Ever Colour Kindle](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298622913.md) - [Meet the value stock that's crushing the S&P 500. 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