Yahoo! stock climbs on report of Alibaba sale

Yahoo! stock price climbed Friday on renewed rumors that it was close to a multibillion-dollar deal to sell half of its stake in Alibaba.com back to the Chinese online shopping portal.

Holiday shopping online rockets in US

US consumers turned in record levels to the Internet for holiday shopping this year, further boosting online sellers' share of the huge national retail pie.

Online shopping moves into mainstream

When it comes to the holiday shopping season, online purchases have not only earned a seat at the adult's table but are increasingly eating all the food.

China to top world in e-commerce by 2015: report

China, already home to the world's largest online population, is likely to replace the United States as the biggest e-commerce market by 2015, according to new research.

eBay buys recommendation service Hunch

Internet auction giant eBay said Monday it has bought Hunch, an online service which provides users with personalized recommendations for products and services.

Customers stay despite high-profile data breaches

(AP) -- Week after week, thieves break into corporate computer systems to steal customer lists, email addresses and credit card numbers. Large data breaches get overshadowed by even larger ones.

Stanford students create 'do not track' software

As a government agency pushes for a "do not track" mechanism to protect online consumer privacy, a pair of Stanford researchers is developing the technology to make it work.

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