Amazon.com Inc’s (AMZN.O) retail and cloud-computing sales rose in the first quarter, inching above Wall Street’s expectations and sending the company’s shares to an all-time high in extended trading.The world’s largest online retailer said on Thursday net sales rose 23 percent to $35.7 billion, just beating analysts’ average estimate of $35.3 billion, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.More fees from Amazon’s Prime shopping club and media streaming services, along with growing advertising revenue, also boosted results.Profit, whoch has traditionally been fleeting at a company that focused on growth, was also ahead of expectations. Net income rose 41 percent to $724 million, or $1.48 per share, marking the eighth straight quarter that the company posted a net profit. Analysts on average were expecting $1.12 per share.
Källa: Amazon revenue soars as cloud, retail businesses dominate | Reuters
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