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shāng yè
商业
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Snowflake (cloud data company)
Snowflake
Snowflake
quarterly / fiscal quarter
jìdù
季度
revenue / earnings
yínɡshōu
营收
to exceed / to surpass
chāochū
超出
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
,
and / also
bìng
并
with
yǔ
与
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
to sign / to conclude
qiānshǔ
签署
$6 billion
60 yì měiyuán
60亿美元
agreement / deal
xiéyì
协议
。

cloud data
yún shùjù
云数据
company
gōngsī
公司
Snowflake (cloud data company)
Snowflake
Snowflake
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
to reach / to achieve
dádào
达到
$1.39 billion
13.9 yì měiyuán
13.9亿美元
,
year-on-year / compared with the same period
tónɡbǐ
同比
to grow / growth
zēnɡzhǎnɡ
增长
33 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshísān
33%
。
company
gōngsī
公司
at the same time / simultaneously
tónɡshí
同时
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
will / going to
jiānɡ
将
in / within
zài
在
within five years
wǔ nián nèi
五年内
toward / to
xiànɡ
向
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
cloud services
yún fúwù
云服务
to invest / to put into
tóurù
投入
$6 billion
60 yì měiyuán
60亿美元
。

May 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM

cloud data
yún shùjù
云数据
company
gōngsī
公司
Snowflake (cloud data company)
Snowflake
Snowflake
at / on (formal)
yú
于
May 28
wǔ yuè èrshíbā rì
5月28日
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
(completed action marker)
le
了
fiscal year 2027
2027 cáinián
2027财年
first quarter
dìyī jìdù
第一季度
financial report / earnings report
cáibào
财报
。
company
gōngsī
公司
quarterly
jìdù
季度
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
to reach
dádào
达到
$1.39 billion
13.9 yì měiyuán
13.9亿美元
,
to exceed
chāochū
超出
analyst
fēnxīshī
分析师
(possessive/modifier particle)
de
的
expectations / forecast
yùqī
预期
。
product
chǎnpǐn
产品
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
is / amounts to
wéi
为
$1.33 billion
13.3 yì měiyuán
13.3亿美元
,
year-on-year
tónɡbǐ
同比
growth
zēnɡzhǎnɡ
增长
34 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshísì
34%
。
per share
měi gǔ
每股
adjusted / after adjustment
tiáozhěng hòu
调整后
earnings / profit
yínglì
盈利
amounts to
wéi
为
39 cents
39 měi fēn
39美分
,
higher than / above
gāoyú
高于
market
shìchǎng
市场
forecast / prediction
yùcè
预测
。
at the same time / meanwhile
yǔcǐ tónɡshí
与此同时
,
Snowflake (cloud data company)
Snowflake
Snowflake
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
with
yǔ
与
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
cloud services
yún fúwù
云服务
to sign
qiānshǔ
签署
five-year term / five-year period
wǔ nián qī
五年期
$6 billion
60 yì měiyuán
60亿美元
partnership agreement
hézuò xiéyì
合作协议
。
both parties / both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
will
jiānɡ
将
focus / key area
zhòngdiǎn
重点
to advance / to push forward
tuījìn
推进
enterprise / business
qǐyè
企业
level / grade
jí
级
artificial intelligence
rénɡōnɡ zhìnénɡ
人工智能
workloads / computing tasks
gōnɡzuò fùzài
工作负载
。
this / the said
gāi
该
agreement
xiéyì
协议
will
jiānɡ
将
to utilize / to leverage
lìyòng
利用
Amazon
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
Graviton (Amazon chip)
Graviton
Graviton
chip / semiconductor
xīnpiàn
芯片
and / as well as
jí
及
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
GPU (graphics processing unit)
GPU
GPU
technology
jìshù
技术
。
news / announcement
xiāoxi
消息
to announce / to release
gōngbù
公布
after
hòu
后
,
company
gōngsī
公司
stock price / share price
gǔjià
股价
in / during
zài
在
after-hours trading
pán hòu
盘后
to surge sharply / to jump significantly
dàzhǎnɡ
大涨
nearly / close to
jìn
近
37 percent
bǎifēnzhī sānshíqī
37%
。
company
gōngsī
公司
also / in addition
hái
还
to raise / to revise upward
shànɡtiáo
上调
full year / annual
quánnián
全年
product
chǎnpǐn
产品
revenue
yínɡshōu
营收
guidance / forecast
zhǐyǐn
指引
to / up to
zhì
至
$5.84 billion
58.4 yì měiyuán
58.4亿美元
。

New Words

Snowflake
Snowflake
Snowflake
yíngsōu
营收
revenue
dádào
达到
to reach
chǎnpǐn
产品
product
tóngbǐ
同比
year-over-year
Yàmǎxùn
亚马逊
Amazon
hézuò
合作
cooperation
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
artificial intelligence
GPU
GPU
GPU
zhǐyǐn
指引
guidance

News in English

Business

Snowflake Quarterly Revenue Beats Forecasts and Signs $6 Billion Amazon Deal

Cloud data company Snowflake reported first-quarter revenue of $1.39 billion, up 33 percent year-on-year. The company simultaneously announced it will invest $6 billion in Amazon cloud services over five years.

Cloud data company Snowflake released its fiscal year 2027 first quarter financial report on May 28. The company's quarterly revenue reached 1.39 billion dollars, exceeding analyst expectations. Product revenue was 1.33 billion dollars, growing 34 percent year-over-year. Adjusted earnings per share was 39 cents, higher than market forecasts. Meanwhile, Snowflake announced a five-year 6 billion dollar partnership agreement with Amazon cloud services. Both parties will focus on advancing enterprise-level artificial intelligence workloads. The agreement will utilize Amazon Graviton chips and artificial intelligence GPU technology. Following the announcement, the company's stock price surged nearly 37 percent after-hours trading. The company also raised full-year product revenue guidance to 5.84 billion dollars.

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artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
revenue / income
shōurù
收入
prospects / outlook
qiánjǐng
前景
to trigger / to cause
yǐnfā
引发
doubts / questions
yíwèn
疑问
,
semiconductor
bàndǎotǐ
半导体
stock price
gǔjià
股价
from
cóng
从
October
shí yuè
十月
peak / high point
gāodiǎn
高点
to retreat / to fall back
huíluò
回落
。

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United States
Měiguó
美国
stock market
gǔshì
股市
Friday
zhōuwǔ
周五
strongly / with force
qiángshì
强势
to rebound / to rally
fǎntán
反弹
,
Dow Jones Index
Dào Zhǐ
道指
gained more than
zhǎng chāo
涨超
400 points
400 diǎn
400点
,
to end / to conclude
jiéshù
结束
volatile / turbulent
dòngdàng
动荡
(particle)
de
的
one week
yī zhōu
一周
。

US Stocks Cap Volatile Week With Strong Friday Rally as Dow Gains Over 400 Points

international
guójì
国际
oil prices
yóujià
油价
to maintain / to sustain
wéichí
维持
high level / elevated level
gāowèi
高位
,
Nasdaq (stock exchange)
Nàsīdákè
纳斯达克
index
zhǐshù
指数
Thursday
zhōusì
周四
to close lower / to finish down
shōu diē
收跌
1.3 percent
bǎifēnzhī yī diǎn sān
1.3%
。

Nasdaq Slides 1.3 Percent as Brent Oil Holds Above 100 Dollars

OPEC
Ōu pèi kè
欧佩克
to announce
xuān bù
宣布
November
shí yī yuè
十一月
oil / petroleum
shí yóu
石油
output / production
chǎn liàng
产量
to maintain / to keep
bǎo chí
保持
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
。

OPEC Announces November Oil Output to Remain Unchanged