Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported third-quarter financial results after the market close Thursday.

Here are the key highlights.

What Happened: Amazon reported third-quarter net sales of $158.9 billion, up 11% year-over-year. The total beat a Street consensus estimate of $157.2 billion, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

The company reported third-quarter earnings per share of $1.43, which beat a Street consensus estimate of $1.14.

Sales for the third quarter were as follows:

North America: $95.5 billion, +9% year-over-year

International: $35.9 billion, +12% year-over-year

AWS: $27.5 billion, +19% year-over-year

Operating income was $17.4 billion in the third quarter, up from $11.2 billion in last year's third quarter. AWS led the way on operating income with $10.4 billion, up from $7 billion in last year's third quarter. Operating income was $5.7 billion and ...

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