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Critical Alerts For eBay, Peabody Energy, Barrick Gold, Target and Continental [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 57 days 2 hours 42 minutes ago
Critical Alerts For eBay, Peabody Energy, Barrick Gold, Target...Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for EBAY, BTU, ABX, TGT and CAL. Seven Summits...PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: eBay Inc. , Peabody Energy Corporation , Barrick...
US Stocks Tumble Into Red After Bove Cuts Wells Fargo To Sell - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 20 hours 29 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks fell into the red in the final hour of Wednesday session after noted banking analyst Dick Bove cut his investment rating on Wells Fargo to sell from hold.
US Stocks Pare Some Gains But Remain In Black After Beige Book - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 20 hours 45 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks pared some gains but remained in the black late in Wednesday's session after the Federal Reserve's latest beige book showed weak consumer spending during late summer and early fall across most parts of the U.S.
Morgan lost some market share in product areas: CFO - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 20 hours 45 minutes ago
The investment bank has held "its very high" market share in investment grade credit and distressed debt, Kelleher said.
US Stocks Push Lower, Wells Fargo Leads Decline - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 19 hours 24 minutes ago
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks slid broadly late Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average off nearly 100 points, as banking analyst Dick Bove cut his investment rating on Wells Fargo to sell from hold.
Stocks finish steeply lower; late-sesssion rout - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 19 hours 56 minutes ago
EBay sees Q4 revenue of $2.2 bln to $2.3 bln
Lam Research posts higher quarterly profit - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 19 hours 56 minutes ago
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Medicare 'fix' fails procedural vote in Senate - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 20 hours 45 minutes ago
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., and other top Democrats want to freeze Medicare's payments to doctors beginning in January, when they are set to drop by 21%. But the $247 billion, 10-year measure drew fire from Republicans and also some Democrats, who said the proposal wasn't paid for.
Crude oil hits fresh one-year high above $80 - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 20 hours 45 minutes ago
The aerospace giant s third-quarter results didn t include worrisome new disclosures of further production delays in its troubled commercial-airline business.
High-water marks for newsletters and gold - MarketWatch
MarketWatch | 33 days 19 hours 24 minutes ago
And gold, of course, recently made a new all-time high, which has some chartists concerned that the precious metal may be due for a pullback. As Peter Brimelow notes, however, gold investors have mustered a number of fundamental arguments to support gold's continued ascent. While the declining dollar may be one of the major components in gold's surge, Brimelow says that gold bugs are also studiously monitoring the patterns of gold purchases in India, which happens to be the world's largest im...
EBay founder plans Island news service
Honolulu Advertiser, The | 5 days 4 hours 13 minutes ago
EBay Inc. founder and local philanthropist Pierre Omidyar is adding a new title to his resume: media mogul.
Analyzing Barron's Take and Corresponding Option Plays on eBay Inc. (EBAY) - www.ONN.tv Reports [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 110 days 23 hours 14 minutes ago
...Analyzing Barron's Take and Corresponding Option Plays on eBay Inc. (EBAY) - www.ONN.tv Reports PRNewswire CHICAGO Aug...Mad About Options" clip analyzes options plays on eBay Inc. (EBAY). "Mad About Options" co-hosts, Carrie...
Joost and Joltid File Motion for Preliminary Injunction Against Michelangelo Volpi and Index Ventures Management, Seeking to Prevent Their Use of Confidential Information In Connection With the Acquisition or Management of Skype [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 40 days 20 hours 45 minutes ago
...14 /PRNewswire/ -- Joost US, Inc., its indirect parent company Joost...has made a bid to acquire Skype from eBay Inc.; (iii) soliciting employees of...fileandserve The case name is Joost US Inc. et al v. Volpi et al and the Case...
eBay completes sale of Skype for $2 bn
Financial Express (India), The | 4 days 4 hours 39 minutes ago
America's largest online marketplace eBay said it has completed the sale of its communications unit-- Skype-- to an investor group for USD 2 billion.
The 2009 WIRED Store Debuts This Weekend Presented by American Express and Chevy [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 23 hours 15 minutes ago
WIRED magazine today announced that American Express (www.americanexpress.com) and Chevy (chevy.com/camaro) are presenting sponsors of the WIRED Store, the magazine’s fifth annual marquee gallery-meets-retail experience. A launching pad for new technology and cutting-edge products as well as a showcase for inspired programming, the WIRED Store brings the varied and vibrant pages of WIRED to life. The WIRED Store, which serves as THE holiday destination for the WIRED set, will open its doors f...
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Company Overview
| Company: | eBay Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Internet Auctions |
| Website: | http://www.ebay.com |
"I got it on eBay" is barreling its way into the lexicon of the new millennium and placing a cyber-grin on the corporate face of online auctioneer extraordinaire eBay. The company offers an online forum for selling merchandise -- from fine antiques to the latest video games -- hosting about 500,000 e-stores worldwide. eBay, which generates revenue through listing and selling fees and through advertising, boasts about 85 million active users. It also sees gains from its online payments division, composed of PayPal and Bill Me Later, and other e-commerce platforms, including StubHub and Half.com. In 2009 eBay said it will sell a majority stake in its Skype Internet phone service to an investor group.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 8,541.3 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 11.3 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,779.5 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 411.0 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 16,200 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 8.0 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |