Facebook’s “Buy” Is Especially Bad News for This Company
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 3:00PM CDT
For the better part of 2014, shares of eBay have traded lower behind fears of increased competition to its valuable PayPal segment from the likes of Facebook and others. However, given Facebook's news last week, that fear might spread into...
Why eBay Needs to Spin Off PayPal
Bob Ciura, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 10:15AM CDT
When noted activist investor Carl Icahn sees an opportunity, he rarely goes away quietly. Earlier this year, he set his sights on Internet marketplace eBay . Icahn saw a highly valuable asset being held down under the weight of lesser-performing...
Stock Market News for July 21, 2014 - Market News
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jul 21, 9:10AM CDT
Upbeat earnings results coupled with gains in bio-tech and Internet stocks helped benchmarks rebound to the green on Friday
Is the Facebook 'Buy' Button a Threat to Amazon and Twitter?
Leo Sun, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 8:49AM CDT
Facebook is now testing a new "Buy" button with a limited number of small and medium-sized businesses across the country. The concept is simple -- instead of simply encouraging users to "Like" a product via a sponsored News Feed ad, companies can...
PayPal Canada Brand Campaign Puts People Back in Charge of Their Money
CNW Group - Mon Jul 21, 8:00AM CDT
Torontonians will be treated to free coffee with the PayPal mobile app
Wanted: Stand-out sellers for eBay Canada's 10th annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
CNW Group - Mon Jul 21, 6:00AM CDT
- eBay.ca celebrates a decade of entrepreneurial success with two new categories and recognizes past winner with "All Star" status -
What Could Visa Inc's New Product Mean To the Payments Industry?
Matthew Frankel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 20, 9:01AM CDT
Visa and its rivals realize that while online shopping can be much more convenient that driving to a store, no one has quite figured out a way to make paying by credit card online or in a mobile app as easy as swiping your card at a point-of-sale...
Rupert Murdoch Does Not Want HBO or CNN -- He Wants Wayne Enterprises
at The Street - Sun Jul 20, 7:00AM CDT
Murdoch's ambition is so strong, why stop at the boundary of reality? 'Superman,' 'Batman,' 'Justice League' -- owning those he can rule the world.
Is New Traffic Data Telling You to Buy Amazon & eBay?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 19, 8:00AM CDT
According to ChannelAdvisor Corp , both eBay Inc and Amazon.com Inc saw particularly strong demand in the month of June, which thereby caused both stocks to trade higher last Friday. With Amazon and eBay weighed down and off of their 52-week...
Why eBay, Inc. Was Up After Guiding Below Consensus
David Eller, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jul 18, 2:00PM CDT
eBay Inc announced earnings that beat consensus by a penny this week, but guided below expectations for the coming quarter. Usually this would cause a stock to drop the following day but not in eBay's case, The key is expectations versus...
HP makes changes to board
M2 - Fri Jul 18, 9:26AM CDT
Provider of technology solutions HP (NYSE: HPQ) announced on Thursday the appointment of Meg Whitman, HP president and chief executive officer, as chairman of the company's board of directors.
Is This What Apple, Inc.'s Payments Service Will Be Called?
Evan Niu, CFA, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 7:00PM CDT
Slowly but surely, Apple continues to piece together various aspects of a possible payments service. Tim Cook continues to drop hints of Apple's ambitions, further fueling speculation. That includes tidbits such as saying the mobile payments...
Stock Market Today: Downed Jet in Ukraine, Escalating Conflict Rattle U.S. Markets
at The Street - Thu Jul 17, 3:14PM CDT
News of a downed Malaysia Airlines jet in eastern Ukraine unnerves U.S. markets on Wednesday, sending benchmark indices sliding into the close.
eBay Is Smartly Treating StubHub Like Uber
at The Street - Thu Jul 17, 1:37PM CDT
StubHub may cast a pall over eBay's earnings results in 2014, but it remains a point of strength for the company and CEO John Donahoe.
MercadoLibre: How Much Would You Pay for a Business With No Competition?
Wade Michels, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 17, 12:15PM CDT
It's a fair question. While most analysts can't think of one, the company I have in mind is called the Latin American eBay . But really, MercadoLibre is like eBay, Amazon.com , and PayPal all rolled into one. MercadoLibre is a wonderful...
Will Visa (V) Stock Be Affected By The Launch of Visa Checkout?
at The Street - Thu Jul 17, 11:29AM CDT
Visa (V) announced its "Visa Checkout" product to rival eBay's (EBAY) PayPal.
Stock Market Today: Stocks Drop as Malaysian Plane Crashes in Ukraine
at The Street - Thu Jul 17, 11:28AM CDT
Stocks drop on reports a Malaysian passenger jet has crashed in eastern Ukraine.
eBay Rises, Sandisk Slumps: Tech Winners & Losers
at The Street - Thu Jul 17, 11:18AM CDT
EBay shares rose following earnings, while SanDisk sank on weak guidance and Microsoft rose on layoffs.
Why eBay (EBAY) Stock Is Gaining Today
at The Street - Thu Jul 17, 10:58AM CDT
eBay (EBAY) shares are up following a 12.6% quarterly increase in the company's total second quarter revenue.
EBay Q2 Marketplaces Slowdown Tied To Cyberattack
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Jul 17, 9:45AM CDT
EBay (EBAY) late Wednesday posted Q2 earnings that showed it weathered what could have been a tough quarter. Despite continued questions long term, eBay stock was up 1.5% in early trading Thursday. EBay's Q2 earnings per share minus items beat views...