Amazon Extends Growth Streak, Unfazed by Lavish Spending
- Sales gain 23%, fueled by overseas expansion, Prime members
- Company projects revenue to increase as much as 24% in quarter
Dissecting Amazon's 1st-Qtr Earnings and Global Strategy
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Amazon.com Inc.’s unbroken 20-year streak of double-digit revenue growth shows no sign of slowing this year, helped by an influx of online shoppers who are abandoning stores and new business for its cloud-computing division.
The company topped profit and revenue estimates in the first quarter and projected sales that may beat projections in the current period, reinforcing its message to investors that big spending on warehouses, movies and devices are all part of a winning formula.