What was behind Amazon’s 14,000-person layoff? ‘Culture,’ says CEO Jassy

What was behind Amazon’s 14,000-person layoff? ‘Culture,’ says CEO Jassy

With strong showings in both its retail and cloud computing divisions, Amazon’s financial results for the third quarter soared past Wall Street expectations Thursday, two days after it announced historic layoffs. Heading into Thursday’s earnings report, Amazon was fresh off announcing those sweeping layoffs that hit 14,000 employees, 2,303 of whom are based in the…

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Amazon Stock Pops as Earnings Top Estimates, Driven by AWS Growth

Amazon Stock Pops as Earnings Top Estimates, Driven by AWS Growth

Key Takeaways Amazon shares surged after hours Thursday as the company reported better third-quarter earnings than analysts had expected. Growth in the company’s Amazon Web Services helped boost the results. Amazon (AMZN) shares popped in extended trading Thursday after the e-commerce and cloud giant posted third-quarter results that blew past analysts’ estimates, driven by growth…

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