GameStop makes $55.5B takeover offer for eBay

kept by eddie may 09

GameStop made a $55.5B cash-and-stock offer for eBay, proposing CEO Ryan Cohen lead a turnaround with $2B cost cuts and claiming eBay could rival Amazon.

EBay, the Old-School E-Commerce Site, Finds Its Place in Modern Retail
EBay has repositioned itself as a marketplace for collectibles and high-end goods, which attracted an unwelcome takeover bid from GameStop.
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AI: Morgan Stanley to open its wealth management funnel to agents
Morgan Stanley will let external AI agents pull client stock-plan data directly from ShareWorks and Equity Edge, bypassing human interfaces.
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Clockwise acquired by Salesforce
Salesforce acquires and shuts down calendar scheduler Clockwise by March 27, 2026, with widespread HN criticism.
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Exclusive | Capital One Strikes $5.15 Billion Deal for Fintech Brex - WSJ
Capital One will acquire fintech Brex for $5.15 billion in cash and stock to gain its corporate credit-card and expense-management technology.
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Agentic Commerce
AI agents are shifting commerce from platform-controlled discovery to buyer-driven search, with Amazon, ChatGPT, and B2B sourcing tools like Accio leading early adoption.
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