Profit soars at Jeff Bezos’ Amazon despite Oval Office attacks

Published July 26, 2018 8:58pm ET



Profit at Amazon soared this spring despite complaints from President Trump that the company isn’t paying the U.S. Postal Service enough for package deliveries and his frequent suggestions that a top national newspaper is serving as the e-commerce giant’s mouthpiece.

Net income at the Seattle-based company skyrocketed to $2.5 billion in the three months through June, up from $197 million a year ago. Revenue grew 39 percent to $52.9 billion.

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