Tech Stocks Are Going Crazy

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Tech stocks are going crazy this morning after a round of strong earnings reports released Thursday after the closing bell.

Right now, the Nasdaq is up 0.6%, while the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are up only 0.2%.

• Amazon reported a loss of $0.09 per share in Q3, just as analysts expected. Revenues were $17.09 billion, ahead of the $16.76 billion consensus estimate. Shares are up 10.4%.
• Zynga reported a loss of $0.02 per share, narrower than the $0.04 loss expected by analysts. Revenues were $152 million, ahead of the $143 million consensus estimate. The virtual game-maker said it has 30 million daily active users. Shares are up 11.2%.
• Microsoft reported Q3 earnings of $0.62 per share, ahead of consensus estimates for $0.54 EPS. Revenues also exceeded expectations, coming in at $18.53 billion versus $17.79 billion. The computing giant said revenues from its Surface tablet were $400 million, and unit sales of the device were doubled from Q2. Shares are up 7.4%.

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