US online giant eBay agreed to pay $3.75 million to settle allegations it colluded with other Silicon Valley technology firms not to "poach" each other's employees, officials said Thursday. In deals struck with the US Department of Justice and the California attorney general's office, the online commerce titan also promised not to conspire with other companies to restrain recruiting or hiring of …
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Federal investigators recently searched the home of a Joppa couple seeking evidence they were selling counterfeit National Football League jerseys through their eBay online storefront. More: continued here
Look out *eBay*—VCs keep lining up to invest in your competitors. The latest auction site is Swoopo, which has nabbed $10 million in a second round of funding. August Capital led the round, bringing the startup’s total raise to $14 million; its first round was from Wellington Partners in 2006. More: continued here
Auctionbytes Amazon Attracts More Visitors than eBay in NovemberAuctionbytes –1 hour agoBy Ina Steiner For the first time since December 2007, Amazon.com has beaten eBay in terms of unique website visitors. Amazon.com usually lags eBay in terms …Amazon.com Beats eBay in Unique VisitorsAuctionBytes Blogall 2 news articles More: continued here
New York Times (blog) Poizner: the Primary Isn't an eBay AuctionNBC Bay AreaThe latest political polls show he has trimmed the lead of Meg Whitman as the two battle for the republican nomination for California …The Would-Be Governor From Goldman SachsHuffington Post (blog)World's Richest MomsForbesWhitman can spend, but can she govern?San Francisco ChronicleCity Watch –San Jose…
Money Magazine The Billionaire Founder of eBay Plans to Give Thousands of Kenyans Free Income for 12 YearsMoney MagazinePierre Omidyar, the billionaire co-founder of eBay, plans to donate approximately $500,000 to fund a project in Kenya that will give thousands of people a guaranteed regular income. The program, called, GiveDirectly is being hailed as the…
The Independent Republic Brokers Ratings on: eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY)FactsReporterMany analysts have provided their estimated foresights on eBay Inc. Earnings, with 33 analysts believing the company would generate an Average Estimate of $0.48. Whereas they predicted High and Low Earnings Estimate as $0.51 and $0.46 respectively.Today's Top Gainers in the Market eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) from ServicesThe…