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PayPal is a crown jewel of eBay.  Scott Thompson, president of PayPal, has just been named CEO of Yahoo! More: continued here

New York Times (blog) Yahoo names PayPal's Thompson as CEOReutersBy Alexei Oreskovic and Yinka Adegoke | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Yahoo named PayPal President Scott Thompson as its chief executive on Wednesday, hoping the well-regarded Internet technology and e-commerce expert will replicate his success at eBay Inc …Yahoo's Gain Is …

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US HOT STOCKS: Yahoo, EBay, Ford, Ventas, Netflix, Liz ClaiborneWall Street Journal (India)Yahoo ($15.89, -$0.40, -2.46%) hired Scott Thompson, the 54-year-old president of eBay's ($30.11, -$1.23, -3.92%) PayPal electronic payments unit, as its new chief executive, signaling it is determined to attract technology executives and computer …and more » More: continued …

TheStreet.com Unwanted Gifts? Try eBay Instant SaleTheStreet.comOnline auction giant eBay(EBAY) has a site dedicated to buying electronic gadgets from consumers directly without a receipt, and will even accept late model devices you may have thought were "unreturnable." The site, called eBay Instant Sale, … More: continued here

Did Yahoo swipe eBay's growth engine?MarketWatch (blog)Shares of eBay EBAY slipped about 3.5% by late-morning trades to $30.23. The stock had benefitted from a post-Thanksgiving boost that added about 11% before Wednesday's action, though the shares have largely been range-bound in the low $30s for much of …and more » More: …

All Things Digital eBay's John Donahoe Expresses “Shock” on Executive's Departure to Yahoo …All Things DigitalThompson, who is currently in charge of one of eBay's fastest-growing divisions, PayPal, will start at Yahoo next week. This morning, we got our hands on the internal memo that eBay's CEO John Donahoe sent …

eBay Crosses Below its 10-day MA (EBAY)Financial News Network OnlineToday, shares of eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) have crossed bearishly below their 10-day moving average of $30.56 on a volume of 17.9 million shares. This may provide short-term investors a chance for a short position, as such a crossover often suggests lower …and …

eBay And Amgen: Dividends Do MatterSeeking AlphaWe are owners of both eBay (EBAY) and Amgen (AMGN). We believe the dividend policy and price action in the shares of these two companies can teach us about stock price performance over the next three to five years. Last summer, Amgen was trading …

The news that PayPal President Scott Thompson is leaving the company to succeed Carol Bartz as CEO at Yahoo is weighing on eBay shares, but there is likely more going on here than simply disappointment at the loss of a key executive. More: continued here