Amazon beat third-quarter estimates for revenue and earnings per share and shared an update on guidance Thursday.
Original sourceAmazon's Q3 sales rose to $158.9 billion, exceeding estimates. Earnings per share reached $1.43, beating consensus of $1.14. AWS contributed $27.5 billion in sales, up 19% year-over-year. The streaming segment had record viewership for NFL games. Q4 guidance expects sales between $181.5 billion and $188.5 billion.
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