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eBay Agrees To Pay $3M For Sending Live Cockroaches And Fetal Pig To Silent Critical Bloggers
Friday, January 12, 2024 - 12:11am | 640eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) has agreed to pay a $3 million criminal penalty to settle charges of a harassment campaign against two bloggers who were critical of the e-commerce giant, involving threatening messages, disturbing deliveries, and surveillance. What Happened: eBay admitted to the charges and...
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NYSE Owner Is Not Buying eBay
Friday, February 7, 2020 - 12:14am | 489Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), the operator of NYSE, has decided not to buy eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY). What Happened ICE is a Fortune 500 company that owns various global exchanges and clearing houses. In a statement released Thursday regarding its bid to purchase eBay, the...
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eBay Stock Surge As Report Says NYSE Owner Offered Takeover Deal
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 - 12:06am | 333The shares of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) surged on Tuesday as the Wall Street Journal reported that the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE) had offered a takeover deal to the e-commerce company. What Happened The New York Stock Exchange owner ICE approached eBay with a takeover offer for the...
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#PreMarket Primer: Friday, October 10: Amazon To Offer Face-To-Face Interaction
Friday, October 10, 2014 - 8:49am | 1178Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is planning to open a storefront in New York City, a departure from the company’s 20-year history as an Internet-only business. The new store, expected to be opened before the holidays, will be located on West 34th Street and is expected to allow customers...
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#PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, October 1: First Case Of Ebola In The US Confirmed
Wednesday, October 1, 2014 - 7:42am | 1079On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first case of Ebola in the U.S. The patient, whose name has not been released, began to develop symptoms on September 24 and was admitted to a Texas hospital’s isolation unit on September 28. The patient...
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Four Companies 'Back From The Dead' In Time For Halloween
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 - 9:32am | 550Halloween is only a few days away. Maybe you’re planning to dress up like Miley Cyrus, a Twinkie or a Wall Street banker, but in the spirit of zombies and all-things-undead, Virtual data room company, Firmex compiled a list of companies that have come back from the dead. Here are a few of...
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PayPal to 'Launch' Space Payment Initiative
Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 2:41pm | 520PayPal announced on Thursday that it was “launching” PayPal Galactic in partnership with the SETI Institute and astronaut, Buzz Aldrin. You know this has happened to you before. You’re flying around in space and you get halfway around the moon and you run out of antimatter. (If you’re not a...
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eBay CEO Emails 40 Million Users in Massive Anti-Legislation Campaign
Monday, April 22, 2013 - 9:46am | 563If you ask eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) CEO John Donahoe, the proposed Marketplace Fairness Act legislation is anything but. To make his point, he began emailing at least 40 million eBay users Sunday, according to Reuters. Brian Bieron, senior director of global public policy at eBay, said, "It's the...
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Morgan Stanley Reports eBay Tapping Large Retailer Opportunity
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 7:15am | 95According to Morgan Stanley, eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) is tapping large retailer opportunity. Morgan Stanley reported that in the GSI transaction, it believes eBay gains the infrastructure required to offer a more complete retail marketplace solution. “For years, eBay took pride in ‘not being a retailer...
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Jack & Jill: Wal-Mart and eBay, Part 2.
Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 10:14pm | 821In part 1 Jill and I discussed Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT). In part 2 we discuss eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY)and if it’s a buyer or sellers world. Jill’s eBay Analysis: Selling on eBay is a completely different experience compared to the casino like experience of a buyer. For starters anything...