Wall Street Journal (blog) eBay Delivers Another Good Quarter – Analyst BlogNASDAQeBay Inc . ( EBAY ) reported second quarter earnings of 51 cents including share-based compensation (SBC), which exceeded the Zacks Consensus by 3 cents. Earnings excluding SBC came in at 70 cents, much better than the Street. A …
Read More »Fitch Assigns ‘A’ Rating to eBay’s Proposed Unsecured Note Issuance – MarketWatch (press release)
Fitch Assigns 'A' Rating to eBay's Proposed Unsecured Note IssuanceMarketWatch (press release)eBay's ratings reflects the company's leading e-commerce platform; its strong position in on-line payments as well as the significant potential growth opportunities for that business both on- and off-line; its significant and consistent free cash flow …EBay Auctions Four-Part …
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Read More »EBay More Than Doubles 2Q Earnings, Revenue Up – ABC News
EBay More Than Doubles 2Q Earnings, Revenue UpABC NewsEBay Inc. more than doubled its second-quarter net income thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal online payments business and its e-commerce websites. The solid results, which came against the backdrop of the ongoing European economic turmoil, … More: continued here
Read More »TEXT-S&P rates eBay senior unsecured notes ‘A’ – Reuters
TEXT-S&P rates eBay senior unsecured notes 'A'ReutersJuly 19 – Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it assigned its 'A' rating to San Jose, Calif.-based eBay Inc.'s up to $3 billion senior unsecured notes. The company intends to use the issue proceeds for general corporate purposes. The 'A' …and …
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Read More »US stocks open solidly higher as IBM, eBay and other corporations post better … – Washington Post
Kansas City Star US stocks open solidly higher as IBM, eBay and other corporations post better …Washington PostNEW YORK — Stocks are opening higher after a string of strong earnings reports from major corporations. The Dow Jones industrial average is up 31 points to 12938 shortly after the opening bell …
Read More »eBay Beats on Both Top and Bottom Lines – DailyFinance
eBay Beats on Both Top and Bottom LinesDailyFinanceAmong 1175 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 1085 give eBay a green thumbs-up, and 90 give it a red thumbs-down. Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on eBay is …and more » More: continued …
Read More »EBay Auctions Four-Part Bond Deal as Yields Break Record Lows – NASDAQ
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Read More »EBay Earnings Surge; Stock Jumps – Wall Street Journal (blog)
Wall Street Journal (blog) EBay Earnings Surge; Stock JumpsWall Street Journal (blog)Strength in eBay's PayPal payments business drove the stronger-than-expected results. Overall, eBay reported a profit of $692 million, or 53 cents a share, up from $283 million, or 22 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding items, EPS rose …
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