EBay more than doubles 2Q earnings, revenue up (Update)
(AP) — EBay Inc. more than doubled its second-quarter net income thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal online payments business and its e-commerce websites.
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Jul 18, 2012
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Selling on eBay? Get higher bids with a red background
The color red influences consumers to become more aggressive in online auctions and affects how much they are willing to pay for products as varied as video game consoles and Florida vacation packages, according to a new ...
Social Sciences
Jul 17, 2012
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EBay to power new data center with fuel cells
(Phys.org) -- Proving that it’s serious about becoming greener, EBay has announced that a new data center being built in Utah will run entirely on fuel cells, a move that other giants in the technology sector have been ...
Alibaba.com $2.5B privatization bid approved
(AP) -- Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group's $2.5 billion bid to take its Hong Kong-listed unit private was cleared Friday by minority shareholders, easing the way for CEO Jack Ma to gain more control over his company's ...
Business
May 25, 2012
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Yahoo's $7.1B deal with Alibaba offers ray of hope
After years of mortifying missteps, Yahoo Inc. finally has something to boast about: a multibillion-dollar windfall from a savvy investment in China.
Business
May 21, 2012
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Jack Ma: English teacher turned Internet billionaire
After being knocked back by American venture capitalists in 1999, Jack Ma -- a cash-strapped entrepreneur -- convinced friends to give him $60,000 to start Chinese online retailer Alibaba.com.
Business
May 21, 2012
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Yahoo's new boss revamps recently created division
(AP) -- Yahoo's new boss is reorganizing a consumer-commerce division created by recently dispatched CEO Scott Thompson.
Business
May 18, 2012
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Ousted Yahoo! CEO Scott Thompson has cancer: report
Ousted Yahoo! chief executive Scott Thompson told board members before his resignation that he has cancer, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday.
Business
May 14, 2012
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Houston lawyer on quest to find missing moon rocks
(AP) -- The dark suit and tie Joe Gutheinz wore set him apart from other customers inside a Texas eatery where the usual attire is jeans and cowboy hats.
Space Exploration
May 13, 2012
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Source: Yahoo CEO says he didn't mislead company
(AP) -- Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is assuring his colleagues that he didn't supply the incorrect information that led the troubled Internet company to list a bogus college degree in his official biography, according to a ...
Business
May 11, 2012
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