Amazon gives Wall Street mixed financial picture in earnings report

A delivered Amazon paper padded mailer bag resting on a concrete pillar structure in Saratoga Springs, Utah, on 31 August 2026. A delivered Amazon paper padded mailer bag resting on a concrete pillar structure in Saratoga Springs, Utah, on 31 August 2026. Amazon offered a mixed picture of its financial health on Thursday in its quarterly earnings report. The e-commerce company gave a cautious sales forecast for the current fourth quarter, which encompasses the critical holiday shopping period, after delivering fiscal third-quarter results that came in below Wall Street analysts' expectations. The Seattle-based company posted strong growth, however, in its prominent cloud computing unit.