Amazon boasts of record holiday sales, sees stock climb

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) boasted of “record-breaking” sales over the holiday season on Thursday, though it declined to disclose revenue to compare that post-Christmas claim to previous holiday shopping seasons.

Still, the announcement did offer some sales details, including a claim that more than a half-billion items were ordered. The news sent the Seattle e-commerce giant’s share price up about 4.5% on Thursday trading, reaching $1,868.77. It was the company’s best day of trading…

Source: The Business Journal