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EBay Inc. said Wednesday the weak economy contributed to declines in both earnings and revenue for the second consecutive quarter, but the online marketplace operator beat analysts’ expectations. More: continued here

A company called Knome plans to offer its personal gene-sequencing service to the highest bidder in an eBay auction. More: continued here

The results indicated that eBay was still struggling with the economy and efforts to improve its online marketplace. More: continued here

National League notesAugusta Chronicle, GAThe two seats in the Delta Club Gold section behind home plate auctioned for $38100 Tuesday on eBay. The list price for the pair was about $56000. – The club is keeping Dwight Gooden 's signature — but moving it to another location and putting it … …

Silicon Valley grows latest Calif. political classThe Associated PressAmong the first to make the switch to the political arena was a Democrat, Steve Westly, an early executive of eBay. He became California's controller in 2002 and ran for the Democratic gubernatorial primary four years later, losing by a narrow margin. …

EBay Inc on Wednesday reported lower quarterly net profit, sales and margins, but results beat Wall Street expectations and shares of the online auctioneer rose nearly 6 percent. More: continued here

stv.tv EBay profit, sales down but beats Street viewWashington Post, United StatesBy Alexandria Sage SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – EBay Inc on Wednesday reported lower quarterly net profit, sales and margins, but results beat Wall Street expectations and shares of the online auctioneer rose nearly 6 percent. Ebay, in the midst of …

eBay Inc. Reports First Quarter 2009 ResultsTMCnet–(Business Wire)– eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. The ecommerce company posted first quarter revenue of $2.02 billion, a $171.6 million year-over-year decrease caused primarily by … More: continued here

eBay jumps following first quarter earningsBloggingStocksShares of the popular internet auction site eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) are moving strongly higher today following its first quarter earnings numbers that came in well above analyst estimates. As we discussed in our earnings preview, we knew that it was … More: continued here

BBC News Ebay suffers further profits fallBBC News, UKProfits and income at online auction giant eBay have fallen for the second consecutive quarter as it continued to be struggle amid the weak economy. It made a net profit of $357.1m (£247m) in the first three months of 2009, from $460m in …