January 27, 2004

Amazon's Profit Grows on Holiday Sales

Yahoo! News - Amazon's Profit Grows on Holiday Sales

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq:AMZN - news) on Tuesday posted a higher quarterly profit, fueled by the company's busiest holiday season yet.

Seattle-based Amazon had a fourth-quarter net profit of $73 million, or 17 cents per diluted share, compared with $3 million, or 1 cent a share, in the year-ago period.

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