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Novartis has joined forces with Amazon, drawing on the online retail giant’s technological wizardry to reduce bottlenecks and improve the efficiency of its manufacturing and distribution.

Amazon’s cloud growth rate has been increasing steadily in recent quarters, and investors are looking for the trend to continue when the company reports earnings Thursday for the December ...