eBay Inc.
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eBay Inc. Completes Sale of Skype [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 11 hours 57 minutes ago
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) announced today that it has successfully completed the previously announced sale of its Skype communications unit in a deal valuing the business at $2.75 billion. The buyer, who will control an approximately 70 percent stake, is an investor group led by Silver Lake and includes Joltid Limited and certain affiliated parties, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Andreessen Horowitz.
eBay Brings the World s Biggest Online Marketplace to New York s Premier Shopping Destination this Holiday Season [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 17 hours ago
eBay @ 57th Street
eBay Inc. and Silver Lake Investor Group Settle Skype Litigation with Joltid Limited [Press Release]
Business Wire | 17 days 20 hours 50 minutes ago
eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) today announced that the investor group led by Silver Lake, which had previously entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Skype from the company, has reached a settlement agreement with Joltid Limited and Joost N.V. that gives Skype ownership over all software previously licensed from Joltid and ends all litigation currently pending against the investor group and eBay at the closing of the acquisition.
BizAuctions Total Bids on eBay for 90-Day Period Hits 12,402 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 16 hours 20 minutes ago
...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BizAuctions, Inc. , a prime provider of commercial eBay liquidation services for excess inventories...BizAuctions, a Titanium Powerseller, on eBay through its eBay store name: BusinessAuctions Inc, total bids received on its listings...
Delta, eBay Offer Complimentary Wi-Fi to More than 1 Million Customers as Thanksgiving Thank You [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 6 days 14 hours 50 minutes ago
...integrated holiday season campaign eBay has created and we're thrilled to...in the sky." Founded in 1995, eBay Inc. connects hundreds of millions of...opportunities and innovate together. eBay does this by providing the Internet...
eBay Launches The Inside Source [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 20 hours 50 minutes ago
eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace, today announced the launch of The Inside Source (theinsidesource.com), a new digital magazine for inspired shoppers featuring insights and stories based on what more than 89 million active users are searching for, buying and selling on eBay. The Inside Source will offer fresh daily content with original articles, analysis and opinions from journalists as well as eBay community contributors.
CORRECTING and REPLACING PayPal Launches PayPal X Developer Challenge [Press Release]
Business Wire | 19 days 15 hours 28 minutes ago
Fourth paragraph of release should read: Finalists will be determined by popular vote on x.com and a panel of distinguished judges including chairman of eBay Inc. Pierre Omidyar... (sted ...including eBay founder Pierre Omidyar...).
Critical Alerts for eBay, Oracle, ADP, Sunoco, and Skyworks Released by Seven Summits Research [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 17 days 14 hours 19 minutes ago
Critical Alerts for eBay, Oracle, ADP, Sunoco, and Skyworks...Research issues PriceWatch Alerts for EBAY, ORCL, ADP, SUN, and SWKS. Seven...PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: eBay Inc. , Oracle Corp. , Automatic Data Processing...
Microsoft Showcases Developer Opportunities for Windows and the Web [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 5 days 10 hours 20 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- During the second day of Microsoft Corp.'s Professional Developers Conference 2009, Microsoft outlined new opportunities and resources for developers to create applications that take advantage of the power of Windows and the reach of the Web. Microsoft also invited developers to test new beta versions of Microsoft Silverlight 4, Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010.
ProStores Boosts Feature Set to Help Online Store Owners Increase Site Traffic, Conversions [Press Release]
Business Wire | 41 days 22 hours 49 minutes ago
ProStores (www.prostores.com), an eBay company providing online storefront solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses, today announced several new features designed to help online store owners grow their businesses.
Microsoft Alumni Foundation Recognizes Those Making an Impact on World Challenges [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 4 days 20 hours 53 minutes ago
...chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation -- Pierre Omidyar, founding partner, Omidyar Network and founder and chairman, eBay Inc. -- Thomas J. Tierney, chairman and co-founder, Bridgespan Group Rigorous evaluation of the finalists included...
eBay and PayPal Now Offer Bill Me Later [Press Release]
Business Wire | 35 days 18 hours 50 minutes ago
Giving customers even more choice in how they pay online, eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY) and PayPal (Nasdaq:EBAY) now offer Bill Me Later as a payment option during checkout. With Bill Me Later, qualified eBay and PayPal customers in the U.S. can now manage their budgets more easily, buying items quickly and effortlessly and paying for them over time, without using a credit card.
Network of Indian Professionals Welcomes eBay on the Radio [Press Release]
MarketWire | 28 days 12 hours ago
NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 10/26/09 -- The Network of Indian Professionals of North America welcomes eBay's Global Citizenship executives on their monthly radio show, Prime Time with NetIP. Robert Chatwani, Head of Global Citizenship and Seema Shah, General Manager of eBay Giving Works and WorldofGood.com will join NetIP on Oct 26th at 7pm EDT on HumDesi Radio.
BizAuctions Listings on eBay for the Last 90-day Period is 5,586 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 days 16 hours 20 minutes ago
...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BizAuctions, Inc. , a prime provider of commercial eBay liquidation services for excess inventories...BizAuctions, a Titanium Powerseller, on eBay through its eBay store name: BusinessAuctions Inc, total listings were approximately...
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Business Wire | 21 days 13 hours 27 minutes ago
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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 |
