Amazon.com, Inc. closed 2.8 percent higher on Tuesday despite its cloud computing arm, AWS, suffering an outage that affected multiple services across the U.S. East Coast.
Streaming services such as Netflix Inc. and Walt Disney Co.’s Disney+ were disrupted and Disney’s theme parks were affected, with some guests unable to enter them. Airlines such as Delta Airlines, Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co. reported difficulties with their reservation systems. And, a number of Amazon’s offerings such as its Ring smart doorbell, Alexa virtual assistant, and its Amazon Music Service were also impacted.
