Ebay Stories
Warren Buffett lunch sells for $2.63 million on eBay
A bidder has agreed to pay $2.63 million for a steak lunch with the billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a charity auction held on eBay Inc's website.
Buffett lunch gets $1.5 million bid on final day
A bidder offered to pay $1,500,100 for a steak lunch with the billionaire investor Warren Buffett as the annual charity auction on eBay Inc's website entered its final hours.
Buffett lunch gets $1,5 million bid as auction ends soon
A bidder is offering to pay $1,500,100 for a steak lunch with the billionaire investor Warren Buffett, driving the top bid more than $500,000 higher in seven minutes as the annual charity auction on eBay Inc's website heads into the homestretch.
Buffett lunch bid reaches $900,100, one day to go
The high bid for a steak lunch with Warren Buffett has reached $900,100, with a little over a day to go in the annual charity auction.
Buffett lunch draws $700,100 bid as pace quickens
Someone has bid $700,100 to dine with billionaire investor Warren Buffett in an annual charity auction, putting the bidding far ahead of last year's level.
Warren Buffett lunch bid reaches $200,100
The top bid in an annual online auction to dine on steak with billionaire investor Warren Buffett has reached $200,100.
Warren Buffett lunch auction gets no bids. (Yet)
For the moment, there's a bear market in Warren Buffett.
EBay CEO says volume on iPhone app could triple
eBay Inc Chief Executive John Donahoe said its application for Apple Inc's iPhone has been downloaded 10 million times, and the company expects $1.5 billion to $2 billion in transactions to be conducted using the mobile application this year.
Case's firm takes stake in Web wine seller Vinfolio
Revolution LLC, an investment company created by AOL co-founder Steve Case, is taking a stake in Internet wine seller Vinfolio in a bid to transform the privately held firm into the eBay of fine wines.
Corrected: Former rivals eBay, Alibaba tie-up on new platform
(Corrects 2nd paragraph to state that AliExpress was launched on Monday, not now in beta-testing.)
Former rivals eBay, Alibaba tie-up on new platform
China's largest e-commerce firm Alibaba.com said it will offer e-payment services on its new online commerce platform from eBay's PayPal, in the first such tie-up between the former arch-rivals.
eBay outlook falls short, shares drop
EBay Inc forecast results for the rest of the year that fell short of Wall Street expectations for a faster turnaround as the economy improves, sending its shares down more than 8 percent.
EBay outlook below estimates, shares drop
EBay Inc forecast results for the rest of the year that fell short of Wall Street expectations, overshadowing its higher profit growth and sending its shares down nearly 6 percent.
U.S. appeals court rules for eBay in Tiffany spat
EBay Inc did not engage in trademark infringement and dilution by selling counterfeit Tiffany & Co goods on its website, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday, but it ordered further review of the jeweler's claim of false advertising.
U.S. court rules for eBay in Tiffany trademark tiff
EBay Inc did not engage in trademark infringement and dilution by selling counterfeit Tiffany & Co merchandise on its website, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday, but it ordered further proceedings over the jeweler's claim of false advertising.
Corrected: U.S. court rules for eBay in Tiffany trademark tiff
EBay Inc did not engage in trademark infringement and dilution by selling counterfeit Tiffany & Co merchandise on its website, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday, but it ordered further proceedings over the jeweler's claim of false advertising.
Kijiji begone: EBay rebranding U.S. classified site
EBay Inc is rebranding its Kijiji classifieds business in the United States as eBayClassifieds.com, as it strives to replace Craigslist.com as the dominant player in the world's largest classified advertising market.
Kijiji begone: EBay rebrands classified site
EBay Inc will rebrand its Kijiji classifieds business in the United States as eBayClassifieds.com, in an about-face for a venture the company once touted as a challenger to popular Craigslist.com.
Twitterers go offline in the name of charity
Thousands of Twitterers worldwide will put their fingers to rest and gather offline on Thursday in the name of charity.
EBay, NRF to take on organized retail crime
EBay Inc and the National Retail Federation, the trade group for the retail industry, said on Monday they have teamed to combat organized retail crime.
Bloom Energy to unveil energy-in-a-box today
Bloom Energy, the San Francisco based energy startup which has been drawing a lot of attention this week, is holding a press event Wednesday morning where the company is expected to unveil further details on its Bloom Box product.
EBay urges rethink on EU's Internet sales plan
Ebay Inc urged European regulators to drop a requirement for Internet retailers to have bricks-and-mortar shops, warning it would hurt small firms, keep prices high and stifle e-commerce.
EBay CEO says open to Russia JVs, acquisitions
EBay would consider acquisitions in the $5 billion Russian online retail market to help maintain a foothold in the country, Chief Executive John Donahoe said.
EBay adds new Europe, Russia platform to spur buying
EBay Inc will launch a new online retail platform in five European countries and Russia by the end of March, spurring cross-border transactions and allowing buyers to navigate purchases in their native languages.
eBay Exec moves to Google Checkout
Google announced on Tuesday they will be bringing on ex-eBay exec Stephanie Tilenius as vice president of commerce.
Paris court says Ebay misused Louis Vuitton words
A Paris tribunal found Ebay Inc guilty of misleading consumers by using misspelt versions of luxury brand Louis Vuitton as search engine key words to redirect users to Ebay website links.
EBay to stop, change listing fees for some sellers
EBay Inc said on Tuesday it would stop charging upfront fees for some people who sell low-priced items and change other parts of its fee system in the United States to spur more transactions on its site.
EBay beats in quarter on PayPal, e-commerce growth
EBay Inc forecast 2010 results above expectations after posting double-digit revenue growth in PayPal and its main online marketplaces unit, sending shares up 8 percent.
Wall Street drops on China, IBM; EBay jumps late
The Dow suffered its worst drop of 2010 on Wednesday as U.S. stocks succumbed to fears that China's curbs on bank lending might jeopardize the global economic recovery, while IBM's outlook sparked caution about the technology sector.
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