Amazon makes $1bn a month as growth slows
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Amazon made a profit of more than $1bn a month for the first three months of the year, the company announced on Thursday.
The retail and tech giant reported a profit of $3.6bn for the three months ending 31 March as sales reached $59.7bn. Profits were more than double last year’s and the company has now recorded four straight quarters in a row of record profits.