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Yahoo profits up, revenue still declining
Yahoo profits up, revenue still declining
Yahoo revenue is still down compared to last year, but stabilized in the third quarter while profits surged. (Credit: Yahoo) Updated 1:40 p.m. PDT with additional details from the release, and throughout at 3:45 p.m. PDT following the earnings call. Yahoo's cost-cutting moves this ...
Yahoo profits up 244%, revenue down 12%
techspot.com — Yahoo joined the ranks of other major tech companies that turned a profit in the recent quarter... after reporting better-than-expected earnings. The search company posted a net income of $186 million or $.13 per share, which is up 244% from the year-ago quarter's $54 million, and excluding some ... (more) Yahoo profits up 244%, revenue down 12%
What Does Your Email Provider Say About Your Credit Score?
What Does Your Email Provider Say About Your Credit Score?
maximumpc.com — Going strictly by the numbers, those who are rocking their email through Yahoo have a lower credit... score than, say, Gmail users. In fact, according to Credit Karma, an online credit checking service, Yahoo email users tend to have the worst credit of all. Credit Karma combed through its ... (more) What Does Your Email Provider Say About Your Credit Score?
Yahoo deletes GeoCities today
feedproxy.google.com — Yahoo is today permanently deleting all content on the mid-nineties web publishing service GeoCities, with the loss... of around 10 terabytes of data. (more) Yahoo deletes GeoCities today
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The Tech Report: News — Wednesday Shortbread by Ronald Hanaki — 2:49 AM on October 21, 2009 Wednesday Microsoft update on Sidekick data restoration Otellini: Intel knew nothing about insider trading probe C|Net reports Yahoo profits up, revenue still declining Atari founder Nolan Bushnell on managing Steve Jobs and more ISPs finally shifting to IPv6 Computers faster only for 75 more years Fudzilla reports Lenovo leaks affordable 15.6" U550 NordicHardware reports Dell updates Adamo 13 big time MSI announces availability of the new ...

Yahoo profits up 244%, revenue down 12%
TechSpot — ... that turned a profit in the recent quarter after reporting better-than-expected earnings. The search company posted a net income of $186 million or $.13 per share, which is up 244% from the year-ago quarter's $54 million, and excluding some expenses net income was $213 million or $.15 a share. Yahoo's surge in profit comes after some major budget trimming, and despite the company's handsome bottom line, its revenue is still falling. Yahoo recorded revenue of $1.6 billion in the third quarter, down 12% year-over-year, and excluding traffic acquisition costs revenue was $1.1 ...

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