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April 17 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc ., the world’s largest Internet auctioneer, posted first-quarter profit that rose more than analysts estimated on higher selling fees and increased revenue from its PayPal payment service. More: continued here

A weak start for tech shares focuses on eBay Inc. after it posts signs of weakness in its core auction business. More: continued here

The fee and policy changes that drove sellers to boycott eBay in February are here to stay, eBay CEO John Donahoe made clear on a call with analysts on Wednesday following eBay’s first-quarter earnings report. More: continued here

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EBay sees its shares slip after reporting better-than-expected results for the first quarter but indicating that its core business is still relatively weak. More: continued here

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The nine-story, 122,000-pound Ferris wheel at California’s Santa Monica Pier is up for sale on eBay. More: continued here

Shares of eBay Inc. declined Thursday, with analysts issuing reactions to the online auctioneer’s first-quarter growth and raised 2008 guidance that ranged from price target increases to a downgrade of the stock. More: continued here

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US HOT STOCKS TO WATCH: Merrill Lynch, IBM, EBay, ContinentalCNNMoney.com –26 minutes agoEBay Inc.'s ( EBAY ) first-quarter profit climbed 22% and revenue increased 24%, propelled by its PayPal electronic-payments unit and some nonauction … More: continued here