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Online retail giant posts decline in profit margins as the cost of discounting overshadowed a robust rise in earnings and a bullish 2008 sales view above the Street's expectations. Shares plummet 11 percent.

Internet search company delivers 2008 revenue forecast that disappoints Street and profit more than 23 percent lower than in the same period a year ago. It also outlines the company's plan to cut about 1,000 jobs.
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A report of 79 percent profit growth and an upbeat outlook soothe troubled market.

AT&T reports fourth-quarter profit of $3.1 billion, or 51 cents per share, compared with $1.9 billion, or 50 cents a share, a year earlier, saying it ended 2007 with about 2 million subscribers on iPhones.

New York-based Sirius, reporting a smaller loss in the quarter on better-than-expected subscriber growth, says it continues to benefit from its exclusive broadcast of shock jock Howard Stern.

The software beast lifts its full-year guidance and posts a 23 percent rise in profit, topping investor expectations on strong demand for Windows Vista and "Halo 3." Shares rocket 11 percent.

Demand for cheap handsets boosts the bottom line for the world's largest maker of mobile phones, pushing earnings above analyst forecasts. Shares are up 70 percent for the year.

Search king reports net income of $1.07 billion on revenue of $4.23 billion, beating analyst expectations.

With a stratospheric share price that's blown past the $600 mark, Google has analysts wondering just where the search king will go next as it prepares to report earnings.

Games maker reports a third-quarter net loss smaller than previously forecast. Shares jump 4.6 percent to $16.47 in after-hours trading on the Nasdaq.