AMZN stock futures traded sideways, with traders awaiting U.S. retail sales data. Strong macro numbers could lift consumer discretionary stocks, including Amazon. Technical charts show consolidation above the 50-day moving average, a pattern often preceding breakout moves in high-liquidity equities. One presumption here is that analysts may be taking note of how AI is streamlining Amazon’s operations, and at 32X forward earnings, AMZN can certainly justify a modest premium to the benchmark S&P 500’s 25X with double-digit EPS growth in the forecast for the foreseeable future. European stocks fell on Friday after President Trump confirmed new tariff rates, including a 15% tariff rate on goods from the European Union and a 10% rate for the UK. AMZN stock futures stayed flat during low-volume pre-market trade, with technical support holding at $