EBay Inc. is showing signs that it is being hurt by the recession. The Internet auction site operator says its fourth-quarter earnings sank 31 percent. San Jose, Calif.-based eBay said Wednesday it earned $367 million, or 29 cents per share, in the quarter. Excluding one-time items, eBay earned 41 cents per share – 2 cents higher than the prediction of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. …
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