Amazon (AMZN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.43 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.14 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.85 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 25.44%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this online retailer would post earnings of $1.05 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.23, delivering a surprise of 17.14%.Over the last four quarters, the company h ...