https://phys.org/news/2019-01-amazon-profit-strong-holiday-quarter.html

Amazon shares held in a narrow range as the better-than-expected results were offset in part by a disappointing outlook for sales growth in the current quarter.

The results reflected growth in Amazon's vast online retail operations as well as its large cloud computing division known as Amazon Web Services.

                                                            
                                    
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