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Despite Loss, Amazon Beats the Street, Has Cash

Riding strong electronics and international sales through a traditionallyslower quarter, Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) posteda pro forma net loss of US$49 million, or 21 cents per share, for the firstquarter ended March 31st, beating initial analyst estimates by 3 to 4 cents ...

Europe Learns Its E-Commerce Dos and Don’ts

According to a report released by the European Commission (EC) in late March, less than 5 percent of all European Internet users shop regularly on the Web. Surprisingly, that may be a good thing for e-commerce on the continent. ...

E-Stamp To Merge with Learn2.com

E-Stamp (Nasdaq: ESTM) completed its ongoing transformation from an Internetpostage business Friday, announcing it is merging with Learn2.com tofocus on the corporate e-learning market. E-Stamp willphase out its shipping and logistics services ...

eBay Beats Street with Record Income

Adding to the recent wave of profitable earnings reports, eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) announced Thursday that net income for its first quarter 2001 was US$21.1 million, or 8 cents per diluted share. The earnings beat analyst predictions. ...

Alleged Coin Fraud Strikes eBay

Just as one six-figure online auction scam on eBay was finding closure, eBay has begun investigating another, according to published reports Wednesday. ...

Reported Breach by Homestore.com Denied by BofA

Published reports stating that Homestore.com (Nasdaq: HOMS) had breached a seven-day old contract with Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) are "absolutely incorrect," a spokesperson for the bank told the E-Commerce Times on Tuesday, an assertion that contradicted comments she allegedly made to the press earlier in the day ...

Buy.com Loses Two More Board Members

Online retailer Buy.com (Nasdaq: BUYX) announced Thursday that two members of its board of directors, both representing the venture capital arm of Tokyo-based Softbank, are leaving the struggling e-tailer ...

Europeans Crack Down on $3.9B Internet Banking Scam

An elaborate Internet scam involving fake banking documents worth approximatelyUS$3.9 billion has been shut down by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), London-based ICC Commercial Crime Services announced Wednesday ...

Amazon’s Quest for Gold

The day after Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) announced it would see a narrower-than-expected lossfor the first quarter, shares of the e-tail giant continued their dramatic ascentin early morning trading Tuesday, rising more than $2.00, or 19 percent, toas high as $13.50 a share. But will such renewed optimism hold, or is thesudden turnaround a false boom? ...

Slide Ruling: MP3 Might Owe $3M After Math Error

MP3.com (Nasdaq: MPPP) woke up to quite a shock Monday morning when the company was informed by a U.S. District Court that a US$300,000 copyright infringement award in favor of Tee Vee Toons (TVT) Records on Friday might actually be almost $3 million ...

Microsoft Alliance Targets Small Businesses

Microsoft announced a new alliance with Partner America on Friday designed to help small businesses venture into the world of e-commerce. ...

U.S.: E-Commerce is Key to Free Trade in Latin America

U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans told Latin American trade ministers Wednesday that e-commerce initiatives must play an integral part in thecreation of any Western Hemisphere free trade agreements ...

Patents: the Weapon of Choice for E-Biz Giants

Using an e-business patent has become the weapon of choice for Internetgiants in recent months, with a series of patent cases between powerhousesdetermining who can -- and who cannot -- use key Internet shoppingtechnologies ...

Study: Layoffs Not Needed To Save E-Businesses

Are there ways for dot-coms to trim the fat without resorting to layoffs? According to a study released Wednesday by Gartner, the answer is a resounding yes ...

Webvan’s Road Gets Rougher

The financial future of struggling Internet delivery company Webvan (Nasdaq:WBVN) appeared more clouded than ever after statements released Monday by the company's auditor, Deloitte & Touche, in Webvan's annual report ...

Taxpayer Fears Hinder Growth of E-Filings

Although the number of electronic income tax returns filed through the first week of March in the U.S. rose 36 percent compared to last year, many more consumers are spurning online tax filing methods because they do not provide enough security, ease and versatility ...

Canadian E-Commerce Heading into Growth Spurt

Despite the general reluctance of Canadians toshop online, there are new signs of e-commerce growth in Canada ...

Special Report: Look Who’s Making Money Online, Part II

When the Andersen professional services firm recently surveyed e-commerce customers, nearly half said that e-tailers who also sell from a physical location provide better customer service. More than three-quarters of respondents said they have had both online and offline contact with e-tailers ...

The E-Commerce Confidence Game

A pressing question for e-tailers this year is whether consumer apprehension about the overall economy is going to cause a drop in online spending. ...

Bigsmart.com Settles Web Fraud Case for $5M

Internet shopping network Bigsmart.com has agreed to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that its e-commerce marketplace operates as an illegal pyramid scheme. The settlement calls for the company to pay US$5 million in consumer redress ...

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