Amazon slips into loss as productivity becomes focus

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Online giant Amazon has reported a quarterly loss - its first since 2015 - as torrid trading conditions took a toll.

Amazon posted a net loss of $3.8bn (£3.0bn) in the first quarter versus income, or profits, of $8.1bn (£6.5bn) in the same period last year.

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