Amazon.com forecast second-quarter revenue largely above estimates on Thursday, in a reassuring sign the e-commerce giant would navigate tariff-related uncertainty, but growth in its closely watched cloud unit lagged.

Profit surged for online retail giant Amazon in the first quarter, with revenue also up year-over-year, the company reported Thursday. The company's bottom line came in at $17.127 billion, or $1.59 per share,

Amazon reported a nine percent rise in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, but its outlook fell below expectations, sending its share price lower. But this was lower than what analysts had expected.