U.S. stocks were higher, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 450 points on Friday. Shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) rose sharply during Friday’s session as the company posted stronger-than-expected results for the third quarter on Thursday. Amazon reported third-quarter net sales of $158.9 billion, up 11% year-over-year. The total beat a Street consensus estimate of $157.2 billion, according to data from Benzinga Pro. The company said it sees fourth-quarter net sales to come in a range of $181.5 billion to $188.5 billion, up 7% to 11% year-over-year. Amazon.com shares jumped 7.1% t…
