Amazon beats holiday-quarter sales estimates, shares up 10%
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(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc on Thursday beat analysts' estimates for fourth-quarter revenue, as its efforts to speed up delivery helped attract more shoppers during the holiday season, sending its shares up 10%.Retailers usually generate a majority of their annual sales and profit during the holiday period.The company forecast net sales in the range of $69 billion (52.5 billion pounds) and $73 billion for the first quarter. Analysts were expecting revenue of $71.65 billion, according to IBES..