Amazon Disappoints Wall Street With Huge Loss

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Amazon Disappoints Wall Street With Huge Loss
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos demonstrates the new Amazon Fire Phone during a launch event Wednesday, June 18, 2014, in Seattle. Credit: Ted S. Warren

SEATTLE -- Amazon on Thursday reported a third-quarter loss of $437 million.

The Seattle-based company said it had a loss of $0.95 per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of $0.73 per share.

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The online retailer posted revenue of $20.58 billion in the period, also falling short of Street forecasts. Analysts expected $20.82 billion, according to Zacks.

For the current quarter ending in December, Amazon said it expects revenue in the range of $27.3 billion to $30.3 billion. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $31.03 billion.

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