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Amazon's amazing quarter, ExxonMobil near 52-week high

Here are some of the stocks the Yahoo Finance team will be tracking or you today.

Amazon (AMZN) shares soared in early trading after it obliterated analysts' expectations on both its top and bottom lines for the first quarter thanks mostly to its growing retail business and new cloud services. More and more people are signing up for Amazon's Prime loyalty program. The subscription allows customers to stream movies and add better shipping options with their purchases. Amazon says they will start ramping up spending to entice more customers to sign up for prime.

LinkedIn (LNKD) reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter as sales jumped 35% from a year ago, due to strong demand for its hiring services and robust ad revenue. The company also raised is outlook for the year.

ExxonMobil (XOM), the world's largest publicly traded oil producer, delivered a beat on both its top and bottom lines for the first quarter. But profit and revenue fell sharply from a year ago, due to falling crude prices and refining margins.

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Expedia (EXPE), the world's largest online travel services company by bookings, surprised investors by swinging to a profit in the first three months of the year. Revenue rose nearly 39% from a year earlier as its acquisitions of Orbitz and Travelocity paid off.

TiVo (TIVO) shares jumped in early trading. Rovi (ROVI),which provides on-screen guides for pay-TV listings is buying the DVR maker for about $1.1 billion in cash and stock, or $10.70 per share. The combined company will have 28 million customers.