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RedOrbit $10000 iPad Prototype Was 'Most Likely' Stolen Property, Says eBay SellerWired NewsThe man who was selling an iPad prototype with two dock connectors suspected this when he posted his eBay auction. “I wasn't expecting the auction to finish. I was expecting Apple to take it down,” he told Wired. But Apple didn't contact the…

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) collarONN.tveBay Inc.'s (NASDAQ: EBAY) stock performance has been rather strong this past quarter, rising about 15% since the first of the year. …Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) bull put spreadONN.tvall 2 news articles » More: continued here

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GreenBiz.com (blog) What Apple, Google and eBay can teach senators about clean energyGreenBiz.com (blog)Twenty-eight Democratic senators recently pulled an all-nighter in Congress to bring awareness to climate change issues. The effort, led by Rhode Island Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, had hoped to "wake up" Congress and get it serious about addressing the … More: continued here

eBay Stock Surges As Carl Icahn Says He Wants To Break Up The CompanyBusiness InsiderThe company is proposing a $5 billion stock buyback, and has received a proposal from activist billionaire investor Carl Icahn to split off PayPal into a separate unit. Icahn also wants two of his people added to the board of directors….

Straits Times EBay Q1 profit dips to $357.1MBizjournals.com, NCOnline auction house eBay Inc. on Wednesday reported first quarter net income of $357.1 million, or 28 cents a share, down from $460 million, or 34 cents a share in the same period last year. San Jose, Calif.-based eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) had $2.02 billion …EBay 1st-qtr profit, sales fall…