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Amazon.com Inc.'s winning streak came to an abrupt end on Thursday as the retail giant reported sales and gave a forecast that fell short of expectations. Investors overlooked better-than-predicted profits and a strong performance in the company's advertising and cloud units, and focused instead on slowing growth in the core e-commerce business. It was the first time Amazon missed quarterly sales estimates since 2018, and comes in the wake of Jeff Bezos stepping down as CEO earlier this month. The shares were lower in U.S. pre-market trading. Meanwhile, Apple Inc. tapped the bond market on Thursday with a $6.5 billion sale to help fund share buybacks.