BBC News eBay Exploring Other Areas of GrowthTheStreet.com –52 minutes agoSAN FRANCISCO – At a time when eBay's(EBAY Quote – Cramer on EBAY – Stock Picks) signature auction-style format may be losing favor, the company is …Let's Rename eBayMotley FoolEBay sees a slowdown despite profitMarketWatchEBay swings to $492M Q3 profitBizjournals.comBloomberg – BBC …

The former president and CEO of eBay told thousands of women in Houston this morning that the United States must remain “the innovation engine of the world” to compete successfully with countries such as India. More: continued here

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Shares of eBay Inc. lose more ground after the company swings to a third-quarter profit, but issues a disappointing forecast for the current period. More: continued here

Online auction leader eBay gave a disappointing forecast that promised little holiday cheer and said it was suffering from a widespread consumer spending slowdown that would drag on into 2009, sending its shares down 3.5 percent. More: continued here

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Slowing growth in eBay’s core business prevents us from becoming bullish on the stock. More: continued here

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