Not even Amazon is exempt from the inflationary winds that are blowing around the world.

The e-commerce giant posted disappointing numbers in its third quarter that were immediately felt in the

after-hours

market , with its shares plummeting by as much as 20%.

The Seattle-based multinational reported a drop in its net profit of 9.3% compared to the previous quarter despite the increase in sales of 15% to 127.1 billion dollars.

The decrease was also felt in the operating account and in the

cash flow

, with drops of 48% and 27%, respectively, a slowdown in the hitherto unstoppable growth of the company founded by

Jeff Bezos

that the new CEO,

Andy Jassy

, attributes to the world economic situation, marked by the increase in gasoline prices and the persistent logistical problems derived from the pandemic.

"Obviously there is a lot going on in the macro environment, and

we will balance our investments to be more efficient .

without compromising our key long-term strategic commitments," said Jassy, ​​who is confident that his obsession with customer service will translate into a "great experience" ahead of the Christmas season.

However, the forecasts for the last quarter of the year are not as favorable as analysts expected.

Amazon hopes to improve between 2% and 8% what was achieved last year

, below the 155,000 million turnover expected by Wall Street.

That on the day that another giant,

Apple, also presented results

after the bell that marks the closing of the trading day in New York.

Revenue from the world's most valuable company

broke a quarterly record

, to $90.15 billion, up 8.1% from a year ago.

Sales of its new phone, the iPhone 14, were also

up nearly 10% from 2021

, though the $42.63 billion billed was below analyst expectations.

The services department

-which brings together its various subscriptions and the cloud-

also grew

to 19,190 million dollars, 4.98% more than the previous year

.

"Our record September quarter results continue to demonstrate our ability to execute effectively despite a challenging and volatile macroeconomic backdrop," said

Luca Maestri .

, CFO of Apple.

"We continued to invest in our long-term growth plans, generating more than $24 billion in operating cash flow and returning more than $29 billion to our shareholders during the quarter."

Tim Cook

, meanwhile, noted that "this quarter's results reflect Apple's commitment to our customers, to the pursuit of innovation, and to leaving the world better than we found it."

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