Wall Street is ecstatic about Amazon's blowout quarter

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos

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Amazon shares are up nearly 10% Friday afternoon, after delivering a solid beat-and-raise quarter.

There were a lot of things to like about this quarter: growing profitability, rapid growth of Amazon Web Services, and expansion of its international business.

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As expected, Wall Street is all over Amazon with glowing notes about its business.

Here's a round-up of what analysts are saying about Amazon's strong earnings and its $300 billion empire:

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Disclosure: Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider through his personal investment company Bezos Expeditions.

Disclosure: Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider through hispersonal investment company Bezos Expeditions.