Reuters EBay may sell enterprise unit ahead of PayPal splitReutersThe moves could lay the groundwork for a future acquisition of eBay and PayPal by companies looking to gain a foothold in the e-commerce and online payments markets. Wall Street analysts have identified Alibaba (BABA.N), Google (GOOGL.O) and … More: continued here
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Read More »Royal Mail gains; FTSE 100 edges up ahead of ECB meeting – MarketWatch
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