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Online auctioneer eBay Inc. posted a 22 percent rise in first-quarter on Wednesday, beating analyst expectations, with its revamped website adding buyers for the first time in a year and favorable currency rates.

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Technology an energy companies helped push Asian markets higher on Wednesday following a good quarterly results and a bullish outlook by chip maker Intel Corp in the U.S. on Tuesday and record oil prices.

Ebay Inc, the online auction site, said on Tuesday it plans to shut down the division of its business which links its web users to live auctions at other companies.

CapitalSource is acquiring the retail banking operations of Fremont General for $170 million after the troubled lender was hit hard by the subprime mortgage-led crisis.

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In response to a lawsuit filed by Woody Allen against American Apparel yesterday, the clothing maker expressed regret and said they will make every effort to resolve the issue with the award winning actor.

Shares of business software maker Oracle says its fiscal third-quarter profit rose, helped by rising software and services revenues, however its yearly revenue missed expectations of Wall-Street.

Starbucks was ordered to pay $106 million in back tips on Thursday after a California court ruled that it was unfair for the company's baristas to share their tips with shift supervisors.

Michael Jackson has reached a confidential agreement with Fortress Investment Group to retain ownership of his 2,500-acre Neverland ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., northwest of Santa Barbara, according to reports.

Plunging to a lifetime low against the euro, the U.S. dollar may finally bounce back

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Apple made a splash on Thursday unveiling new software for its venerable iPhone, making the device more assessable to software developers and enterprise customers, but investors took a mixed view of the announcement on Friday.

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Apple made a splash on Thursday unveiling new software for its venerable iPhone, making the device more assessable to software developers and enterprise customers, but investors took a mixed view of the announcement on Friday.

Online auction leader eBay Inc warned in an annual report on Friday that it faces difficulty getting former customers to return, adding to the normal challenge of attracting new users to its sites.

Retailers want a piece of your tax rebate. They're devising plans to get some of more than $150 billion.

Google on Thursday unveiled its plan to give San Francisco's homeless lifelong phone numbers and voice mail.

Two US doctors are being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration over the prescribing of the powerful painkillers Oxycontin and Vicodin to Australian actor Heath Ledger, according to news reports.

NASA released new images Wednesday of the moon's south pole region, a potential landing spot for humans or robotic lunar missions, demonstrating the surface is rockier than previously thought and has peaks as high as 2.5 miles along with deep craters.

The attorney who claims to represent troubled pop star Britney Spears in the legal wrangling over control of her affairs vowed on Wednesday to continue his fight, one day after a federal judge ruled he is not the singer's lawyer.