A US video game retailer has made an audacious $56bn (£41bn) bid to buy eBay.
We use Google Analytics to count anonymous page views and understand which content gets read. No ads, no profiles. Decline keeps you on cookieless mode. Details.
Apenas manchetes de alto sinal — eventos macro, resultados, M&A, regulatório. Listicles e clickbait de analistas filtrados por padrão. Atualizado a cada hora.
A US video game retailer has made an audacious $56bn (£41bn) bid to buy eBay.
The e-commerce giant is opening its global logistics network to all businesses, betting it can turn its supply chain into the next AWS.
Tech stocks are in focus amid an earnings bonanza, layoffs, and AI spending plans.
Investors are bidding up eBay shares. That's after GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen told The Wall Street Journal that he had made an unsolicited offer to buy the e-commerce platform, and that he saw a path to make it a much bigger competitor to Amazon.
Amazon-backed Anthropic (AMZN) is close to setting up a joint venture with Blackstone (BX), Goldman
Unless Meta gets more specific about AI products, it could lag behind other AI stocks.
Alphabet leads Mag 7 hyperscalers as cloud and AI drive standout Q1 results, outpacing Amazon and Microsoft in growth and momentum.
Apple, Amazon and Starbucks spotlight the challenges of long-term investing, from massive gains to periods of underperformance and tough holding decisions.

<body><p>STORY: :: eBay</p><p>GameStop wants to buy eBay. </p><p>The retailer said Sunday that it has offered to buy all common shares of the online marketplace for about $56 billion.</p><p>Chief Executive Ryan Cohen said the offer price is $125 a share in a 50-50 mix of cash and stock.</p><p>The bid represents a premium of about 20% based on eBay's Friday close.</p><p>In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Cohen said that the move would create huge opportunities to improve earnings and cut costs.</p><p>:: eBay</p><p>He added that the combination "could be a legit competitor to Amazon."</p><p>If eBay is not receptive, Cohen said he was prepared to run a proxy fight and take the offer directly to shareholders.</p><p>He added that he has secured a commitment letter from TD Bank for about $20 billion in debt financing.</p><p>:: eBay</p><p>Neither the lender nor eBay would immediately respond to Reuters requests for a comment.</p><p>The proposal comes as GameStop grapples with disruptions from a shift toward online shopping and digital purchases</p><p>According to Reuters calculations, the company has a market value of almost $12 billion, compared to $46 billion for eBay. </p><p>That means the potential deal would upend the usual merger and acquisition playbook, as it's rare for a public company to target one nearly four times its size.</p></body>
US video game retailer GameStop made a takeover bid on Sunday to buy eBay for about $55.5 billion in an attempt to turn the online marketplace into a competitor to e-commerce giant Amazon.“It could be a legit competitor to Amazon."
Cohen said GameStop has built a roughly 5% stake in eBay and was offering $125 a share in cash and stock, a roughly 20% premium to its closing price on Friday.

GameStop said on Sunday that it has proposed to buy all common shares of eBay Inc for about $56 billion. CEO Ryan Cohen, GameStop's largest investor, said the offer price is $125 a share in a 50-50 mix of cash and stock. Based on eBay's Friday close, the bid represents a premium of about 20%.
More money in consumers' pockets could be good news for these retail stocks.
One of the world's most recognizable tech giants is quietly building a chip business large enough to rival the biggest names in semiconductors.
Is AMZN a good stock to buy? We came across a bullish thesis on Amazon.com, Inc. on Level-Headed Investing’s Substack by Bernardo. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on AMZN. Amazon.com, Inc.’s share was trading at $249.91 as of April 21st. AMZN’s trailing and forward P/E were 34.85 and 30.77 respectively according to Yahoo […]
The streaming TV platform's accelerating growth and rising profitability impressed investors last week. But has the stock already priced in this growth story?
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) was among the stocks Jim Cramer highlighted, as he discussed the massive AI infrastructure buildout. Cramer believes the company’s recent quarter was “very solid,” as he said: Now, next up, Amazon. Very good numbers, even if the stock didn’t get any love. The stock was volatile in after hours trading and ultimately […]
Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ:STX) was among the stocks Jim Cramer highlighted, as he discussed the massive AI infrastructure buildout. Cramer was slightly bearish on the stock during the episode, as he commented: Seagate, which had just reported a terrific quarter, but with Western Digital, Sandisk, those stocks though, are really overextended for me. They’re […]
Jeff thought he was doing the right thing in one of the hardest moments of his life. As his wife battled ovarian cancer, she made a request that felt meaningful and urgent: she wanted to leave a legacy for their...
On a recent Prof G Markets segment, data center veteran John Perella described a near-miss in Virginia that should focus every infrastructure investor’s attention. “9 data centers went offline or they went to backup power. And when the grid came back up, the grid was expecting the data centers to be there and they weren’t.” ... Data Center Expert Warns Gigawatt-Scale AI Buildouts Could Trigger Rolling Blackouts
Amazon turned in a great Q1, but it's just getting started.
The conglomerate’s stock is down 6% this year, with the Class A shares finishing Friday trailing the S&P 500 by 11 percentage points.
The market hasn't priced in the huge opportunity in Amazon's robotics technology.
Amazon.com (NasdaqGS:AMZN) is facing a new lawsuit in Washington over alleged failure to address safety concerns tied to a defective camp stove sold on its marketplace. The case follows a catastrophic injury involving a product labeled as a #1 Best Seller, challenging how Amazon manages consumer warnings for third party goods. The lawsuit focuses on Amazon’s product safety oversight, platform accountability, and duty of care to customers. For investors tracking Amazon.com at a share price...
(Bloomberg) -- The world’s biggest technology companies posted strong earnings last week, showing that the artificial intelligence boom is alive and well. But in the stock market, investors are getting more granular as they try to divvy up the winners and losers in the AI trade.Most Read from BloombergSupertanker Appears to Have Crossed the Strait of HormuzWorld’s Largest Container Carrier Plans Route Avoiding HormuzBeijing Tells China Firms to Ignore US Sanctions on RefinersPhilippines Says Tho
Growth investors picking a large-cap vehicle in 2026 face a real choice: pay nothing for a passive index, or pay a few basis points for an active manager who claims to add value. The Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:FELG) sits squarely in that second camp, charging 0.18% for an actively managed take on ... Why Growth Investors Are Ditching FELG for the NASDAQ-100’s 9.74% Edge