eBay Posts Mixed Third Quarter and Warns of "Cautious Outlook" for Holiday …AllThingsDRevenue came in at $3.89 billion for the quarter, below analyst estimates of $3.91 billion, and in the bottom half of the range eBay had provided last quarter. The revenue total for the quarter marked a 14 percent …
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