Article: Online Search Ads Help Yahoo Post 62-Percent Jump in Quarterly Earnings.

Byline: Mary Anne Ostrom

Jan. 15--Yahoo posted a robust 62 percent increase in profits for the fourth quarter, driven by its expansion into online search advertising.

Fourth-quarter profit rose to $75 million, or 11 cents a share, compared to $46.2 million, or 8 cents a share, a year earlier.

Sales for the holiday quarter more than doubled to a record $663.9 million from $285.8 million. Revenues, excluding what Yahoo pays to partner Web sites to show sponsored search results, rose 79 percent to $511.3 million.

Despite the strong results, the Sunnyvale Internet company's stock slumped nearly 4 percent in after-hours trading to $46.50. ...

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