EBay Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Donahoe is stepping up his offense against activist Carl Icahn, a sign of the rising stakes in his effort to keep from splitting off the e-commerce company’s PayPal business.
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eBay and RIM this morning jointly announced that the free eBay Application for BlackBerry smartphones is now available through BlackBerry App World in six more countries: Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. The application is also now officially available to BlackBerry smartphone users in North-America after a beta preview period. The eBay application…
Anyone expecting a quick spin-off of PayPal will likely be disappointed. Icahn may be in for a protracted battle similar to his stock buyback proposal for Apple. More: continued here
Post-eBay: Trademark injunctions no longer a sure thingBizcommunity.com, South Africa –4 minutes agoUnder the eBay ruling, judges in patent infringement cases must apply a four-factor test. Are the rules the same for trademark cases? … More: continued here
EBay Inc. plans to eliminate 1,600 jobs, or 10 percent of its workforce, to reduce costs as the company tries to revive its slowing growth. Separately on Monday, eBay revealed its intent to spend $1.34 billion on three acquisitions, the biggest of which is… More: continued here
Wall Street Journal (blog) Piper Jaffray Says Sell EBayWall Street Journal (blog)Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster downgraded eBay Inc.'s stock to “underweight,” the equivalent of a sell rating. EBay's stock dropped more than 1% in early trading before rebounding somewhat. Mr. Munster points to the 12% jump in eBay's shares since …Tech Five: eBay sinks off…
CTV.ca Royal Pez dispenser set sells for thousands on eBayCTV.caWould you spend more than $12000 on a Pez dispenser commemorating the upcoming royal wedding? Would you do it for charity? It appears someone is prepared to fork over that kind of cash for a plastic wedding memento, as an auction for a special edition …and…