Skype Purchase Cost eBay

October 17, 2007 By RACHEL KONRAD, AP Business Writer Skype Charges Cost EBay (AP)

eBay mugs are seen on sale at eBay Inc. headquarters in San Jose, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007. eBay Inc. is expected to release quarterly earnings on Wednesday after the market closes. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

(AP) -- EBay Inc. reported Wednesday a third-quarter net loss of more than $936 million - a rare plunge into the red for the e-commerce juggernaut caused by previously announced charges to its Skype telecommunications division.



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