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Jefferies Expects eBay's 4Q Earnings To Be Ahead Of Expectations
Tuesday, January 18, 2011 - 10:13am | 178Read More...Jefferies & Company has published a research report on eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) in anticipation of the company's 4Q earnings results, expected on Wednesday, January 19 at 5:00 pm. In the report, Jefferies writes "We expect 4Q results to be slightly ahead of expectations, benefiting from an...
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Skype Still Down…Will It Ever Come Back?
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 3:31pm | 161Read More...If you're one of the millions of Skype users, you are fully aware that Skype is down today. What started as a minor problem for some users has quickly broadened to nearly every Skype user. Benzinga reached out to Skype to find out what was going on, but the company was unable to comment at this...
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Skype Service Disabled: Causing Disorder (EBAY)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 2:33pm | 170Read More...Skype, an affiliate of eBay, (NASDAQ: EBAY) is not allowing any of its users to log into its application, and is causing tremendous troubles for users that utilize its software to communicate in the B2B atmosphere. Skype has been having troubles for over three hours, and Twitter users have been...
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Skype Outage Impacts Millions
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 1:29pm | 168Read More...Earlier today, Benzinga reported that Skype – the online messaging tool co-owned by eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) – was down for some users. Now it appears that the service is down for everyone, causing minor communication problems to general users and business professionals alike. Many corporations use...
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Skype Down For Some Users
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 12:37pm | 52Read More...Having trouble signing into Skype? If so, you're not alone. The eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) online messaging tool is having some technical difficulties today, as evidenced by all the tweets that have been popping up.
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Morgan Stanley: eBay Share Price To Rise
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 9:42am | 110Read More...Morgan Stanley believes that the share price of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) will rise “in absolute terms over the next 45 days.” “This is because the stock has traded off recently, making short-term valuation much more compelling,” Morgan Stanley writes. “We believe that recent news around the Durbin...
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Deutsche Bank: Amazon Better Priced Than Leading Category-Specific Retailers
Thursday, December 16, 2010 - 8:49am | 109Read More...Deutsche Bank reports that Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) continues to strengthen its positioning as a low priced leader. “Since our checks in Nov, the price differential between Amazon and other multi-category retailers has further increased,” Deutsche Bank writes. “Category-specific trends remain largely...
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Amazon Eating Best Buy's Lunch (AMZN, BBY)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 1:09pm | 440Read More...By now you've likely heard the news: Best Buy's (NYSE: BBY) third-quarter earnings were less than spectacular. While this might sound like a worst-case scenario for the retail giant, Best Buy stores do not seem to be in any danger. Rather, the problem has to do with online sales growth, which was...
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Gene Munster: “Amazon Has Taken Over The World Of Retail” (AMZN)
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 4:12pm | 296Read More...In the battle of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) vs. eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY), Piper Jaffray's Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster, is betting on Amazon. “Amazon's gonna win,” Munster told Benzinga during a recent interview, noting that his firm recently downgraded eBay because the auction...
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First Twitter, Now Groupon: Google Tries To Buy Another Giant (GOOG)
Friday, November 19, 2010 - 9:57am | 163Read More...Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) is quite the busy company these days. First, there were reports that the entity tried to acquire Twitter. Now there are reports that Google has set its sights on the fast-growing Groupon. Apparently, Google offered much more than the reported $2 to $3 billion that Yahoo!...
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Marc Andreessen Talks RockMelt, Public vs. Private, And More With CNBC
Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 3:43pm | 206Read More...Marc Andreessen, co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, was on CNBC today speaking about the invention of RockMelt, the growth of tech companies, and whether they should stay private or go public. “Many of the best new tech companies are staying private longer,” he said, adding...
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CEOs Open Up At 3 Days In The Valley
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 - 3:14pm | 368Read More...At this year's 3 Days In The Valley, Fox Business Anchor Liz Claman explained the difference between their annual conference and other business events. “[We] give you an opportunity to really tell your business story -- not hammer you for two and a half minutes with people yelling at you and asking...
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Benchmark Expects eBay Sales To Be Down 3%; Hold Rating Maintained
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 9:35am | 108Read More...When eBay, Inc.(NASDAQ: EBAY) reports its 3Q10 earnings after the market close on Wednesday, October 20, Benchmark is forecasting 3Q10 total revenue of $2.18 billion, down 3% y/y but up 6% ex-Skype, leading to EBITDA of $755 million, down 1% y/y, and adjusted EPS of $0.37. “The growth rates for US...
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Jefferies & Company Expects 3Q To Be In-Line With Pre-Announced Results
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 9:03am | 72Read More...Jefferies & Company says that it expects eBay Inc.'s (NASDAQ: EBAY) 3Q to come in-line with last month's pre-announcement, which calls for both revenue and EPS to come near the high of guidance range of $2.13-2.18B and $0.35-0.37, respectively. “We expect $2.174B in revenue, virtually in-line...
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Benchmark On The Internet Sector
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 - 9:09am | 403Read More...Benchmark has downgraded the Internet sector from Overweight to Market Weight and core internet holdings currently are believed to be Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE), Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Priceline.com (NASDAQ: PCLN). In the report, Benchmark writes "The Internet Holdings Company Depositary Receipts...
