Novinite.com eBay to say goodbye to SkypeReutersBy Alexandria Sage and Anupreeta Das SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – eBay plans to spin off its Skype unit, acknowledging that the Web telephone service does not fit with the rest of the company, in an indictment of former CEO Meg Whitman's acquisition …EBay Plans …
Read More »eBay To Buy South Korean Online Retailer – Update – RTT News
RTT News eBay To Buy South Korean Online Retailer – UpdateRTT News, NY(RTTNews) – Seeking to strengthen its leadership in Korea and expand its Asian operations, US-based online auction titan eBay Inc. (EBAY: News ) on Wednesday, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire South Korean online retailer Gmarket. …
Read More »SEC looking at Carlyle Group – Houston Chronicle
Caribbean Net News SEC looking at Carlyle GroupHouston Chronicle, United StatesCarlyle Group, a major private-equity firm, is being investigated by New York prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission over whether it illegally paid intermediaries to secure $1.3 billion in investments from the state's pension fund, …Billionaire Allen Stanford hires civil …
Read More »Media Digest 4/14/2009 Reuters, WSJ, nytime, FT, Barron’s – 24/7 Wall St.
Reuters Media Digest 4/14/2009 Reuters, WSJ, nytime, FT, Barron’s24/7 Wall St., NYAccording to Reuters, Ebay’s (EBAY) shares are cheap by many measures but investors are avoiding the company, while Amazon’s (AMZN) are so expensive that investors are concerned. Reuters reports that the SEC will examine whether Bank of America (BAC) …PRESS …
Read More »eBay To Buy South Korean Online Retailer – RTT News
RTT News eBay To Buy South Korean Online RetailerRTT News, NY(RTTNews) – Seeking to strengthen its leadership in Korea and expand its Asian operations, US-based online auction titan eBay Inc. (EBAY: News ) on Wednesday, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire South Korean online retailer Gmarket. …AP Business …
Read More »EBay Plans Skype IPO to End ‘Marriage Made in Hell' – Bloomberg
Novinite.com EBay Plans Skype IPO to End ‘Marriage Made in Hell'BloombergBy Joseph Galante April 15 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc., under pressure to focus on reviving sales at its main e-commerce site, is planning an initial public offering for the Skype Internet-calling unit in the first half of 2010. …ebay To …
Read More »EBay buying Korea's Gmarket for $24 a share – MarketWatch
EBay buying Korea's Gmarket for $24 a shareMarketWatchEBay said it has already clinched agreements to purchase at least 67% of the Gmarket's shares, and if all outstanding shares are tendered, the final purchase price will be $1.2 billion. It said it will combine the site with its own existing Korean …
Read More »Late-Day Surge Lifts Markets – FOXBusiness
TheBull.com.au Late-Day Surge Lifts MarketsFOXBusinessEBay (EBAY) plans to unload its Internet-phone business Skype through an initial public offering in 2010 after being unable to find buyers for the unit at a price it liked, The Wall Street Journal reported. Also, eBay reached a tentative deal to buy a …Dow stages …
Read More »EBay to buy Korea's Gmarket – MarketWatch
The Associated Press EBay to buy Korea's GmarketMarketWatchBy Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch TOKYO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. said Thursday it will pay up to $1.2 billion to buy South Korea's largest online marketplace in a move to expand its Asian operations. The purchase price will be up to $1.2 billion …
Read More »paidContent.org – eBay To Buy Korean Auction Site; Yahoo Helps Out – Washington Post
paidContent.org – eBay To Buy Korean Auction Site; Yahoo Helps OutWashington Post, United StateseBay is indeed purchasing a controlling stake in Korean auction site Gmarket, as had been rumored earlier this week. The auction site announced Wednesday that it had offered to buy all of Gmarket's common shares for $24 a …
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