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2015 Acquisitions: Alibaba Buys eBay?
Tuesday, December 30, 2014 - 3:30pm | 295Read More...Re/code recently speculated that Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA) could buy eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) in 2015. Jason Del Ray noted that "Alibaba has no legitimate consumer presence in the U.S., which eBay would help with, and the two marketplaces could combine to challenge...
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Groupon Drops 3% Amid Departure Of Product Development Leader
Wednesday, October 29, 2014 - 12:18pm | 146Read More...Groupon Inc (NASDAQ: GRPN) fell more than 3 percent Wednesday on news that its head of product development left the company after two months on the job. Recode.net reported that Parker Barrile left Groupon to handle a personal matter. Barrile reported to CEO Eric Lefkofksy and led global...
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Amazon Poised For A Big 2014 After A Quiet Acquisition Year
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 - 4:44pm | 449Read More...2013 was a bit of an anomaly for the online retail giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN). It was the company's smallest year in terms of acquisitions, but the company could be poised to have a big 2014. In 2013, Amazon only spent $195 million in acquisitions, the lowest amount for the company since...
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Indian Merchants Enter The 'Amazon'
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 3:15pm | 344Read More...Tuesday evening, Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) entered India with the launch of an e-commerce marketplace. The site, Amazon.in, will initially retail print books and movies/TV shows (on both DVDs and Blu-ray), with plans to offer mobile phones and cameras in the Amazon India will be distinct from the...
