01-24-2007, 10:08 AM
Quote:nternet bellwether Yahoo posted fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday that were down more than 60 percent from a year ago on higher employee stock options costs and lower investment gains, but still handily beat Wall Street forecasts...
"We ended the year on a strong note with solid growth in revenues and operation cash flow, strong profitability and healthy growth in users and user activities," Chief Executive Terry Semel said on a conference call with analysts.
Semel also said the new ranking model for Yahoo's new search marketing platform will be launched February 5, earlier than some analysts had expected...
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