eBay Inc.
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EBay 3Q net income down 29 pct though revenue rose
Yahoo! | 33 days 3 hours 4 minutes ago
EBay Inc. said Tuesday that even as third-quarter net income dipped 29 percent, its revenue rose largely because more people and merchants are using PayPal to pay for things online.
EBay 3rd-qtr net income drops, but results show marketplace improvement efforts may be working
Chicago Tribune | 29 days 15 hours 34 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Despite a 29 percent decline in third-quarter net income, eBay Inc. saw stronger revenue in its marketplaces businesses, suggesting that efforts to revitalize its main Web site are gaining traction among bargain-hungry shoppers.
BizAuctions Signs Letter of Intent With Midwest Outlet Centers [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 21 days 7 hours 52 minutes ago
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EBay Completes Sale of Skype
ABC News | 4 days 1 hour 37 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc said on Thursday it had completed its sale of its Skype unit, as it had vowed to do before the end of the year.
EBay holiday outlook disappoints
Financial Express (India), The | 32 days 19 hours 22 minutes ago
EBay Inc forecast results for the fourth quarter at the low end of Wall Street estimates, disappointing investors who were hoping for a substantial turnaround for the holidays, and its shares down 5 per cent.
Canada Pension Plan Part of Skype Purchase from eBay
Cablecaster | 3 days 12 hours 56 minutes ago
Canada Pension Plan Part of Skype Purchase from eBay eBay Inc. has successfully completed the previously announced sale of its Skype communications unit in a deal valuing the business at $2.75 billion (USD). The investor group (led by Silver Lake includes Joltid Limited and certain affiliated parties, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Andreessen Horowitz) now controls an approximate 70 percent stake in the company. Leading up to the completion...
Skype, PayPal fuel eBay revenue growth
CNNMoney.com | 33 days 2 hours 25 minutes ago
Third quarter profits fell by 29%, but Skype and PayPal performances helped push company revenue up 6%.
Shopster e-Commerce Introduces New Listing Manager for eBay [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 18 days 14 hours 51 minutes ago
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eBay posts 29 pct drop in net income
Financial Express (India), The | 32 days 13 hours 17 minutes ago
Online marketplace eBay Inc has reported 29 per cent drop in its third quarter net income at USD 350 million, amid weak economic conditions.
EBay to lay off several dozen employees
Yahoo! | 40 days 6 hours 12 minutes ago
EBay Inc. expects to lay off several dozen workers as part of an internal restructuring plan.
EBay to lay off several dozen employees as part of internal restructuring
Sun (Baltimore), The | 40 days 6 hours 13 minutes ago
EBay Inc. expects to lay off several dozen workers as part of an internal restructuring plan.
Proxy-Voting Advocates Pool Resources on the Web
Wall Street Journal, The | 22 hours 39 minutes ago
As shareholders gain clout in corporate boardrooms, entrepreneurs and activists are trying to prod individual investors to use their power.
EBay to lay off several dozen employees as part of internal restructuring -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 40 days 6 hours 52 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — EBay Inc. expects to lay off several dozen workers as part of an internal restructuring plan.
EBay to report 3rd-qtr results after the market close
Sun (Baltimore), The | 33 days 14 hours 21 minutes ago
When eBay Inc. reports its third-quarter earnings Wednesday after the closing bell, investors may get a better sense of how well the company's ongoing efforts to refresh its online marketplace are working.
eBay profit falls 29% but marketplace business stabilizes - Oct. 21, 2009
CNNMoney.com/Fortune | 33 days 3 hours 26 minutes ago
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- eBay Inc. may be trying to unload its Skype Internet phone business, but the division's 29% revenue growth helped bolster the company's third quarter results.
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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 |