Just a reminder - AMZN was NOT included in SP500 for 8 years!

Since people are worried about unprofitable companies like SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic being fast tracked into Nasdaq, here is a reminder of when Amazon was added to NASDAQ100 and SP500 - Amazon Timeline - Amazon went public on May 15, 1997, at an initial public offering (IPO) price of $18.00 per share. Amazon was added to the NASDAQ100 index effective at the market open on December 21, 1998. Amazon reported its very first quarterly net profit ($5 million) in Q4 2001. Amazon joined the SP500 in