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To be sure , the fourth-quarter earnings results roiled nothing ; stocks finished January higher . The company 's fourth-quarter advertising commissions also devoured a larger chunk of the revenue generated from Google 's partnerships with thousands of other Web sites . " In its fourth-quarter conference call on Jan. 31 , Boeing ( BA ) vigorously defended itself against questions that its new carbon fiber 787 Dreamliner was falling behind schedule , even as it reported profits for the period more than doubled on strong commercial airplane and defense system sales . Amid its cost-cutting to compete with other e-commerce players gearing up for the critical fourth-quarter holiday season , Amazon.com eased up on its sales expectations for the quarter .