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Ebay revenue jumps 7 percent in last push from PayPal

Ebay revenue jumps 7 percent in last push from PayPal
July 17, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO - E-commerce company eBay Inc (EBAY.O) reported a 7 percent jump in net revenue, boosted by higher demand in the PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPLV.O) payments business it plans to spin off on Friday. The company also announced an additional $1 billion share buyback program. Net income fell to $83 million, or 7 cents per share, for the second quarter ended June 30, from $676 million, or 53 cents per share, a year earlier. Net revenue rose to $4.38 billion from $4.10 billion. - Reuters