Amazon triples its profit in a record quarter (but it's feeling guilty)

The only one having a good 2020... Amazon brought in record-high sales last quarter, breaking its all-time high from the previous quarter. We lost count of how many fleece sweatpants we 1-click ordered, and Amazon probably would've lost count of how much $$$ it raked it (if it weren't required to report that to the SEC):

• Profit tripled from the same quarter last year, coming in at a truly huge $6.3B.
• Sales jumped 37% to a record $96B, topping analysts' expectations.
• But the stock fell after earnings because Amazon expects to see less profit during the holiday quarter than it did last quarter. Sounds... counter-intuitive.

Quick, create a diversion... Amazon knows that its mega sales were driven by a world-shattering pandemic, so it made sure to highlight all the good things it did for the world last quarter. It:

• Is creating more than 200K new jobs, half of which are permanent roles that pay at least $15/hour with benefits.
• Donated millions to support educational efforts, COVID-19 relief charities, and wildfire-related causes.
• Expanded its Climate Pledge and ordered 100K electric delivery vans from Rivian (expect to see them all on the road in 2030).