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EBay (EBAY) is a Web pioneer, having built a multibillion dollar business out of allowing people to essentially put garage sales on the Internet. That simple idea led to fast growth more than a decade ago and helped define what was possible online for other companies that followed. The company's...

This summer, for the first time in five years, I used Priceline.com (PCLN) to book a hotel room and rental car. Turns out, I am part of a trend. The online travel agency saw an increase in bookings over the summer. Now it forecasts sales in the current quarter rising 28 percent from last year's...

Google earnings and IBM earnings were both reported late Thursday, and the tech sector listened. Today, the tech-heavy Nasdaq is falling more than 1 percent, with IBM leading the way lower, falling more than 4 percent. Google (GOOG)'s shares are up 4 percent, but the old adage -- as IBM goes, so...