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Amazon's Earnings, and Shares, Surge

RENEE MONTAGNE, Host:

The Internet retailing giant turned in one of its best quarters ever with a huge increase in profits. Amazon released its second quarter numbers just after the market closed yesterday, and its shares jumped 19 percent higher in after-hours trading. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.