Amazon's Profit Triples, Driven by Free Shipping
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But the company's guidance for next year failed to top Wall Street's estimates, and its shares fell in after-hours trading.
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Online retailer Amazon.com said it had record sales during this year's holiday season.
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Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. AMZN.O  said on Monday it set a one-day selling record this year as it  logged its busiest holiday shopping season in its 10-year  history, news that sent shares up nearly 9 percent.
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Yahoo Inc. reported yesterday that its profit more than tripled in the third quarter as the Internet service recorded substantial increases in advertising and a giant gain from the sale of part of its stake in rival Google Inc.
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Amazon.com Inc.  on Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that missed Wall Street estimates and it unveiled a costly new shipping program that heightened concern about falling margins, sending its shares tumbling 14 percent.
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Revenues at online retailer Amazon.com get a boost from sales of the latest Harry Potter book.
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E-commerce outsourcer posts record profits and earnings.
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The open-source software provider said that its third quarter profit rose as a surge in subscriptions helped offset increased spending on marketing and research.
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No thanks to Harry Potter No surprise here: Amazon is selling more stuff than ever. Today, the world's most famous online retailer announced second quarter profits of $78m, a 257 per cent leap from the same quarter last year, and net revenues of $2.88bn, a 35 per cent increase.â¦
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United Parcel Service Inc., the  world's largest package carrier, said on Thursday its quarterly  profit rose, driven in part by strength in its international  and non-package businesses.
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Yahoo Inc. reported on Tuesday a quarterly net profit that more than tripled from the year earlier, boosted by the sale of shares it held in rival Google Inc. and stronger online ad revenue that analysts said may signal good results from other Web search providers.
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Amazon.com Inc., the online retailing giant, on Thursday reported profits that surpassed year-ago results but came in below analyst expectations.
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Amazon.com Inc  on Wednesday issued quarterly earnings and full-year sales forecasts ahead of Wall Street targets, but profit margins declined in what one analyst called a disappointment.
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Web retailer Amazon.com Inc.  said on Monday it set a one-day selling record this year as it logged its busiest holiday shopping season in its 10-year history, news that sent shares up nearly 9 percent.
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FedEx Corp. said Thursday that second-quarter earnings more than tripled year-over-year, due to strong results in the company&#39;s express, ground and freight businesses.
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Ask Jeeves Inc.  posted a higher third-quarter profit as Web-search advertising continued to fuel revenue growth.
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Amazon offers two-day shipping free -- for a fee.