<story><title>Amazon&apos;s Profit Plunges 73%</title><url>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204644504576653520195533138.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>mikeryan</author><text>Profit&apos;s are such a volatile metric. Amazon&apos;s been spending like crazy in the last few months on producing new Kindle products - most of which are being sold as a loss leader in an effort to push book sales.&lt;p&gt;Note that Amazon&apos;s overall Revenues are up 44%&lt;p&gt;Less sensational, more nuts and bolts article
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazoncom-announces-third-quarter-sales-up-44-to-1088-billion-introduced-four-new-kindle-devices-for-the-holidays-2011-10-25&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazoncom-announces-third-q...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Amazon&apos;s Profit Plunges 73%</title><url>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204644504576653520195533138.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>pg</author><text>I wonder if analysts have learned yet not to dismiss apparently crazy moves by Jeff Bezos.</text></comment>