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***mandy*** · 12-30-2006, 09:56 AM,

Quote:EBay Inc. moved billions of dollars worth of merchandise in each quarter of 2006, but investors used to years of astronomical growth just couldn't get excited about moderate forecasts or slowing expansion amid growing competition in the U.S. and abroad.

EBay's shares lost nearly 7 percent through mid-April but really began their descent on April 19, when the company failed to raise its earnings outlook for the remainder of the fiscal year, even though first-quarter results came in slightly ahead of the company's expectations.

The company cited a plan to increase spending in Korea, where local e-commerce company Gmarket Inc. excels. Gmarket went public in June, and Yahoo Inc. owns a minority stake.

Local competition also plagued eBay in China, pushing the company to shutter most of its own operations and take a minority stake in an auctions joint venture with a local technology company, Tom Online Inc...

full article: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4432851.html

sneakymagenta · 12-31-2006, 05:50 AM,

4th quarter earnings report in 3 weeks. The suspense is killing me.

BellisimaJ. · 12-31-2006, 05:04 PM,

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4th quarter earnings report in 3 weeks. The suspense is killing me.
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The first quarter of 2007 may be even more interesting. :turkey1:

FiberGuy · 12-31-2006, 06:03 PM,

Here's some thought fodder:

This year, the "after Christmas cheap listing day" (formerly a FLD) peaked at 15.5 million listings. Last year, it peaked at just under 18 million listings.

Hmmmm...

;D