EBay Earnings, Revenue Top Forecasts; Shares RiseCNBC.comEBay reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations, sending its shares higher in extended trading on Wednesday. Revenue was $3.28 billion, a 29-percent increase from $2.55 billion a year ago. Analysts had expected the company …and more » More: continued here
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Global commerce platform and payments leader eBay Inc. today reported that revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012, increased 29% to $3.3 billion, compared to the same period of 2011. More: continued here
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Read More »eBay Options Traders Betting On Post-Earnings Pain
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Read More »A Need to Know Basis: Amex, eBay, Yum, Qualcomm – Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Read More »Can the Postal Service Be Saved? – BusinessWeek
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