4:13pm 07/26/05
§ Amazon.com tops earnings and matches sales (AMZN, OSTK, EBAY, YHOO, GOOG) By Bambi Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Late Tuesday, Amazon.com (AMZN) said that it earned $52 million, or 12 cents a share, in the second quarter, down from $76 million, or 18 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Quarterly sales rose 26% to $1.75 billion from $1.39 billion in the year-ago period. Analysts expected Amazon.com to earn 10 cents a share on sales of $1.7 billion. Amazon.com shares traded at $39.50, up around 2%, in after-hours action. Gruss Ice
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