Amazon . com stunned the corporate world this mid-day using the announcement that third quarter profit had fallen 73% despite internet sales rising 44% throughout exactly the same period. The discrepancy was described as a rise in investing on new items like the Amazon Kindle Fire, because of be released the following month.
Profits for that quarter were introduced at $63 million, in comparison with $231 million throughout exactly the same period last year. Shares fell 19% at the end of buying and selling following the announcement, with investor confidence further shaken by the organization predicting a practical loss as high as $200 million within the 4th quarter of the season regardless of the holidays and Amazon Kindle Fire launch.
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