eBay Sees 16% Revenue Increase for the Fourth Quarter (WebProNews)

eBay has reported its financial results for the fourth quarter, and with revenue for the quarter at $2.4 billion, up 16% from the same period in 2008. That includes revenue of $112.0 million from Skype for the period that eBay fully owned it. Excluding Skype from the fourth quarter of 2008 and the fourth quarter of 2009, revenue growth would have been 19%. eBay says the year-over-year increase …

eBay net profit slides 29% (Straits Times)

NEW YORK – ONLINE auction giant eBay reported a slide in net profit for the fourth quarter in a row on Wednesday and a cautious outlook for the holiday season. EBay, which also owns online payments company PayPal and Web communications firm Skype, said net profit declined 29 per cent to US$350 million (S$488 million), or 38 cents per share, in the third quarter compared with a year ago.

eBay halts nine months of revenue shrinkage (The Register)

Profits? That’s another matter eBay’s revenues are on the rise again, thanks to the continued growth of its PayPal and Skype operations. But in the third quarter, the online tat house saw profits plummet nearly 30 per cent. The news sent its share price tumbling more than five per cent in after hours trading on Wednesday.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

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