Amazon Expected to See Slower Growth as It Continues to Pare Back

CEO Andy Jassy has said company is facing one of its toughest challenges in recent memory

Amazon has made efforts in recent months to reduce costs and focus on profitability. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Amazon.com Inc. is expected to report stalling sales growth in the first quarter after demand fell for cloud computing and the tech giant embarked on a wide-ranging cost-cutting plan.

The company is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings Thursday after markets close. Analysts polled by FactSet on average predict $124.6 billion in sales, or about 7% growth, which would be a slight slowdown from the revenue growth Amazon saw a year ago. Analysts expect Amazon made $2.2 billion in profit from January to March, an improvement from the nearly $4 billion the company lost in the same period a year earlier. 

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