Amazon lost half its value this year as tech stocks got crushed and recession fears grew
Shares of the e-commerce and cloud giant plunged 51% this year, wiping hundreds of billions of dollars off its market cap.
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### Response: Shares of the e-commerce and cloud giant plunged 51% this year, wiping hundreds of billions of dollars off its market cap.