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EBay CFO says e-commerce growth to slow in 2008Reuters UK, UK –14 hours ago"E-commerce is expected to decelerate in 2008," he told investors on a quarterly conference call that eBay Inc (EBAY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) executives … More: continued here

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