Despite a hacking breach, its alleged invasion of users' privacy and doubts surrounding a major deal with Verizon, Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) beat investors expectations with a relatively positive third quarter earnings report on Tuesday. The company posted third quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $0.20 on revenues of $1.31 billion, compared to $0.09 for the previous quarter and $0.15 for the third quarter last year.