Amazon posts record quarterly profits, CEO Jeff Bezos becomes world’s third richest person
Amazon.com posted record second-quarter earnings Thursday of $857 million, or $1.78 per share, on $30.4 billion in revenue, surpassing early profit estimates of $1.2 per share on $29.5 billion in revenue. The company said the earnings report was boosted by record sales on the second Prime Day, the “biggest day ... Read More »