EBay earnings climb almost 145%

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. on Wednesday cited a strong performance by its marketplaces business as a key reason why it reported a fiscal second-quarter profit of $692 million, or 53 cents a share, on $3.4 billion in revenue. During the same period a year ago, eBay earned $283 million, or 22 cents a share on $2.8 billion in sales in the same period a year ago. Excluding one-time …

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