International Business News - eBay http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Major search engines like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, and eBay are offering free WiFi hotspots around the nation this holiday season till early next year, at airports, hotels and even in New York's Time Square. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/223867-wifi.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/google-yahoo-ebay-microsofts-bing-offering-free-wifi-travelers-google-free-wifi.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091110/google-yahoo-ebay-microsofts-bing-offering-free-wifi-travelers-google-free-wifi.htm Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:03:47 EST EBay Inc shares rose on Tuesday after Piper Jaffray upgraded the stock of the online auctioneer, citing improved Web traffic and improved customer satisfaction with its website. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220439-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/ebay-shares-gain-after-piper-jaffray-upgrade.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/ebay-shares-gain-after-piper-jaffray-upgrade.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:33:35 EDT Internet auction and services company EBay Inc has reached a deal to sell its online telephony unit Skype to a group of private investors, the New York Times said, citing two people briefed on its plans. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219510-a-photograph-ofcomputer-screen-showing-the-website.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090901/ebay-to-sell-skype-to-private-investors-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090901/ebay-to-sell-skype-to-private-investors-report.htm Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:24:01 EDT EBay Inc's shares soared as much as 11 percent on Thursday, a day after the online auctioneer posted quarterly results that topped market expectations, leading at least nine analysts to raise their price targets. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/217255-a-placard-advertising-an-ebay-app-for.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090723/ebay-shares-soar-several-analysts-up-price-targets.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090723/ebay-shares-soar-several-analysts-up-price-targets.htm Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:48:02 EDT EBay Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly results after managing to slow a persistent deterioration in its main Web auctions and retail business, propelling its shares nearly 5 percent higher. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/217219-a-placard-advertising-an-ebay-app-for.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090722/glimmer-of-hope-in-ebay-marketplace-sends-shares-up.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090722/glimmer-of-hope-in-ebay-marketplace-sends-shares-up.htm Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:16:05 EDT EBay Inc. on Wednesday reported a second quarter drop in profit of 29 percent as demand for the company's auction business dropped. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090722/ebay-second-quarter-earnings-fall-29-percent.htm Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:13:19 EDT Footwear and accessories maker Steven Madden Ltd sued eBay Inc on Tuesday over purportedly fake watches being sold on the online marketplace's website. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/217137-a-photograph-ofcomputer-screen-showing-the-website.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090721/steve-madden-sues-ebay-over-watches.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090721/steve-madden-sues-ebay-over-watches.htm Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:08:03 EDT EBay announced plans on Tuesday to spin off VOIP company Skype, with an IPO planned for the first half of 2010, leaving analysts busy figuring out how much the public company will be worth. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/212159-ebay.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090415/speculation-rife-over-skype-ipo-value-among-analysts.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090415/speculation-rife-over-skype-ipo-value-among-analysts.htm Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:26:24 EDT Ebay shares fell on Monday after analyst downgraded the stock this morning to “sell” from “hold”, due to share loss and gross margin pressure in the current economic downturn. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090413/ebay-shares-fell-on-analyst-downgrades.htm Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:24:11 EDT The eBay and StumbleUpon union came to an end on Monday after the social networking sites founders bought back the company, two years after being ebay bought them for $75 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/212019-ebay.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090413/ebay-sells-stumbleupon-back-original-owners.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090413/ebay-sells-stumbleupon-back-original-owners.htm Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:00:23 EDT Online auctioneer, eBay Inc, said Wednesday its long-term growth outlook would boost through its PayPal global online payments system business and its core marketplace business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090311/ebay-projects-12bln-revenue.htm Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:23:58 EDT