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South Korea’s antitrust watchdog is reportedly considering sanctions against Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) due to alleged shortcomings in consumer protection on its online marketplaces. What Happened: Reuters reported on Friday that Meta is reportedly under scrutiny by South Korea’s...

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office caught a licensed cannabis cultivator selling marijuana clones on Facebook's Marketplace to unlicensed buyers. The Sheriff’s Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET), according to a press release, conducted a compliance investigation on...

Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) is scheduled to report fourth-quarter results after Wednesday's market close which should come in ahead of expectations, according to Raymond James. The Analyst Aaron Kessler upgraded Facebook's stock from Outperform to Strong Buy with a price target lifted from...

Feeling some increased pressure from Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s newly launch Marketplace this week, eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) took a step to improve its own marketplace with a new acquisition. The e-commerce pioneer has announced it has acquired Israel-based visual search engine company Corrigon for...

EBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) has acquired privately-held tech company Corrigon for a price reportedly less than $30 million. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian sees the acquisition as an under-the-radar move to boost eBay’s machine learning capabilities. Corrigon specializes in visual search technology...

Facebook Inc's (NASDAQ: FB) launch of Marketplace already has the company releasing an apologizing for a reported glitch in the system. Facebook users took to the new marketplace to list everything from guns and drugs, to animals and adult services. Think Craigslist on steroids. With 1.7...

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) Marketplace understandably has eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) investors spooked. Much like Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), when Facebook enters your space, your days are numbered. Said to be a "friendlier Craigslist," 450 million people already utilize buy and sell groups on...

eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) shares were down about 2 percent as traders were alarmed by competitive threat from an unexpected quarter. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB) is introducing Marketplace – a destination to discover, buy and sell items with people in your community. Now, isn't that...