eBay's PayPal acquires StackMob for mobile technology

One of Australia’s biggest eBay companies has gone into liquidation. More: continued here

EBay bids top $1000 – for Starbucks card worth $400Boston Business Journal (blog)Alas, my hope of finding a shiny $450 Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) Metal Card in my stocking — good for $400 worth of foamy coffee drinks — is completely dashed. Last Friday, Starbucks put 5,000 of its limited edition "metal" cards up for sale…

SAN FRANCISCO | Most people know eBay Inc. for its online marketplace, where deals abound on everything from gadgets to antique furniture. But soon, eBay’s biggest business will likely be PayPal, the online payment service that has been growing steadily even as the economy has stumbled. EBay has spent much of the past two years…

Bear Stearns Upgrades eBayWebProNews, KY –2 minutes agoBut Bear Stearns has upgraded its outlook on eBay, and even if a gut reaction might be to scoff (the Dow is down another 300 points just now), … More: continued here

Mirror.co.uk Eight Merseyside Police gun crime officers suspendedBBC NewsIt follows allegations that three officers sold items seized during a raid on eBay, and the discovery of a photo showing officers messing around during another raid. The officers are facing a misconduct investigation by the force's professional …Gun police suspended over photographThe IndependentEight drug squad officers…

Though eBay saw a fourth-quarter net income increase of 10 percent, the e-commerce company announced plans to cut 2,400 jobs across its marketplaces. EBay plans to spin off its payments business PayPal later this year. More: continued here