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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during a keynote address at AWS re:Invent 2024, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 3, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Amazon posted better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter on Wednesday.

Here’s how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG:

  • Earnings per share: $2.78 vs. $1.64
  • Revenue: $181.52 vs. $177.30 billion

Wall Street was also looking at other key revenue numbers:

  • Amazon Web Services: $37.59 billion vs. $36.64 billion, according to StreetAccount
  • Advertising: $17.24 billion vs. $16.87 billion, according to StreetAccount

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