SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Some readers might remember the 1976 movie “Network,” in which actor Peter Finch played an angry news anchor who encourages TV viewers to yell out their windows: “I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!”



That was the impression Amazon.com Inc. AMZN, -1.78% investors were giving Wall Street on Thursday, after the e-commerce giant reported a far larger loss than anticipated, even as it managed a 20% jump in revenue. In addition, the company saw the slowest growth rate for its North American media sales in the last 21 quarters, said BCG Partners analyst Colin Gillis.