Online auction company eBay has announced plans to spin off its Skype arm with an initial public offering that is intended to be completed in the first half of 2010. More: continued here
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Read More »EBay refocuses on e-commerce, Asian market – San Francisco Chronicle
Straits Times EBay refocuses on e-commerce, Asian marketSan Francisco Chronicle, USADefying its plodding reputation, eBay went into overdrive this week to try to revive its slumping business. AP sources: UAW focusing on talks with Chrysler 04.16.09 The moves, the most aggressive yet by chief executive John Donahoe since taking the …
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Defying its plodding reputation, eBay went into overdrive this week to try to revive its slumping business. The moves, the most aggressive yet by chief executive John Donahoe since taking the reins a year ago, are intended to refocus the company on its e-… More: continued here
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Ebay buys time after Skype's bad connectionFinancial Times, UKBy David Gelles and Richard Waters in San Francisco When former Ebay chief executive Meg Whitman bought Skype in 2005, the internet phone service was meant to be the third jewel in her company's crown. Ebay's e-commerce business was growing strong, …Meg Whitman …
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Read More »Former eBay CEO donates $2.8 mil to her campaign – San Francisco Chronicle
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Read More »EBay expects 'significant' Skype stake after IPO – The Associated Press
Novinite.com EBay expects 'significant' Skype stake after IPOThe Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — EBay Inc. said Thursday that it expects to remain a "significant" shareholder after spinning off its Internet communications service Skype. During a conference call with analysts, Chief Financial Officer Bob Swan said the online …EBay Plans Skype …
Read More »EBay Offers to Buy Korea’s Gmarket for $1.2 Billion (Update5) (Bloomberg)
April 16 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. offered to buy South Korean online auctioneer Gmarket Inc. for $1.2 billion in cash, seeking to expand in the world’s most connected Internet market after posting its first sales decline. More: continued here
Read More »eBay to take controlling stake in S.Korea site (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US online auction giant eBay will take a controlling stake in South Korea’s biggest online marketplace Gmarket in a deal worth up to 1.2 billion dollars, the two companies announced on Thursday. More: continued here
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