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3 Billion More Reasons to Buy Amazon Stock

Consumer-tech market research outfit Parks Associates indicates the average American household now pays for an average of 5.6 streaming services.

Not all of these services are ad-free, however. In fact, most of them aren't. Reflecting efforts to defray the ever-rising costs of streaming subscriptions, Parks adds that half of U.S. households now regularly use an ad-supported streaming service.

From the article, "3 Billion More Reasons to Buy Amazon Stock" by James Brumley

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