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| Jan.22 |
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CEO Preparing to Retire The Wall Street Journal: Meg Whitman is preparing to retire after a decade at the helm of the online auctioneer
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| Jan.23 |
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Whitman resigns as CEO Meg Whitman, CEO for nearly 10 years, plans to resign March 31, capping a tenure marked by the online flea market's rise coupled with recent troubles
| John Donahoe, 47, who oversees auction business, was named as her replacement. Meg Whitman had brought in the former Bain & Co. consultant 3 years ago
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| Feb.11 |
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eBay further slices rates for some sellers eBay bowed to pressure from sellers, saying it will further cut listing fees for books, music, movies and video games
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| Feb.20 |
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Sellers boycott eBay over fees, feedback From YouTube to MySpace, angry sellers are tapping call for a boycott of the online auction house, which beginning is changing the fees
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| Feb.28 |
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eBay Will Pay For Patents eBay has settled a 7-year patent dispute with MercExchange that prompted an intellectual-property ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court
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| Mar.14 |
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Ebay CEO To Join McCain Outgoing chief executive Meg Whitman is joining John McCain's presidential campaign as national co-chairperson
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| Mar.20 |
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eBay cuts 125 jobs Ebay Inc. is cutting 125 jobs in Europe and N. America, including 70 positions at the online auctioneer's headquarters
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| Apr.15 |
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eBay to end auction house collaboration EBay Inc. will discontinue by year's end the section of its site that allows users to participate in live auctions hosted by other companies
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| Apr.16 |
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eBay posts 22 percent hike in 1Q profit| Benefiting from a weak dollar, online auction company beat expectations, reporting a 22% hike and raising its outlook for the rest of the year | |
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| Apr.22 |
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eBay Sues Craigslist| eBay is alleging the classified site's board unfairly tried to dilute eBay's 28-percent stake in it | |
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| Jun.30 |
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eBay Told To Pay $61M To French Brand| A French court ordered eBay to pay to LVMH, a high-end fashion company, because counterfeit goods were sold on the auction site | |
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| Jul.14 |
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eBay beats Tiffany over trademarks A federal judge said companies such as jeweler Tiffany are responsible for policing their trademarks online, not auction platforms like eBay
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| Oct.6 |
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eBay to cut 1,600 jobs| eBay will cut about 10% of work force in an attempt to streamline its business and plans to get rid of several hundred temporary workers | |
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