Fueled by its PayPal division, eBay reported first quarter results today that exceeded expectations. Revenues jumped 16 percent to $2.5 billion, compared to the same period a year ago, and profits totaled $475.9 million, or 36 cents a share. More: continued here

EBay cites PayPal and auction strength as profit rises 20% More: continued here

BBC News eBay Results Keep Nasdaq, Internet ETFs BusyETF TrendsExchange traded funds (ETFs) tracking the Nasdaq-100 and Internet stocks are getting into the earnings groove midweek with investors set to get a quarterly update from online auction giant eBay (NasdaqGS: EBAY) after Wednesday's closing bell. …eBay and Amazon.com Release Q1 …

Investigation into fifth parcel bombU.TVThe device, which was similar in nature to the parcel bombs sent to Celtic boss Neil Lennon, was being held in secure storage at Musgrave Street police station in Belfast, after being removed from Royal Mail's Tomb Street sorting office on 12 April. …and more » More: …

EBay Inc., the world’s largest online marketplace, forecast higher second-quarter revenue than analysts had estimated, driven by demand for its PayPal payment service and improvements to its main site. More: continued here

eBay continued to record a growing amount of its revenue from its payments business, as revenue and profits grew strongly. More: continued here

The best I can tell, there are two Royal Wedding groups: the Don’t-Want-to-Miss-a-Thing camp and the Don’t-Give-a-Rat’s-Behind camp. This post is for the first group, who have plenty of royal-TV viewing options in the coming days. More: continued here

Wall Streets looking for the coffee retailer and the online auction site to report a rise in both profit and sales from the year-ago period late Wednesday. More: continued here

EBay Inc. Reports Strong First Quarter 2011 ResultsTheStreet.com (press release)By Business Wire 04/27/11 – 04:15 PM EDT Global ecommerce and online payments leader eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY) today reported that revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011 increased 16% to $2.5 billion, compared to the same period of 2010. …

EBay Falls Despite Earnings BeatBarron’s (blog)EBay (EBAY) was falling 2.3% recently in after hours trading following the firm's first-quarter earnings. Ebay said it warned $476 million, or 36 cents a share, compared to 30 cents a share, for the same period last year. …and more » More: continued here