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Oops! The WSJ Confuses “Millions” and “Billions” for Amazon Annual Sales

“Amazon recorded $35.75 billion in sales in last year’s final three months, up from $29.3 billion in the year-earlier period.  Analysts, however, were expecting $36 billion in sales and net income of $754 million, or $1.56 a share. For the year, Amazon reported sales of $107 million, topping the $100 million mark for the first...
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Monthly Interest: $3.718239

“An Rose Interest Rate Goose Egg By Any Other Name” Maybe it’s just the bank where I have my savings account, but it seems like there is a new policy afoot to add a bunch of decimal places to the numbers on my monthly statement. So, instead of earning $3.72 in interest in September, my bank now...
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