Amazon.com 2Q Profit More Than Triples
July 24th, 2007 By JESSICA MINTZ, AP Business Writer
An Amazon.com employee prepares copies of J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,"for shipping at the Amazon.com fulfillment center in Fernley, Nev., Monday, July 16, 2007. Amazon.com Inc. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. (AP Photo/David Calvert)
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc.'s second-quarter profit more than tripled, boosted by strong sales of books, music and electronics worldwide. The Web retailer's stock soared 11.3 percent in after-hours trading.
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