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EBay said John Donahoe would replace Meg Whitman as chief. The company also reported a jump in fourth-quarter profit.EBay names successor to Whitman (International Herald Tribune)

EBay Inc warned that 2008 results would fall below Wall Street expectations, sending its stock down more than 5 percent even as it confirmed long-serving Chief Executive Meg Whitman would step aside.EBay warns of weaker 2008 results (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

eBay exceeded Wall Street’s earnings and revenue expectations for its fourth quarter and,??as expected, announced that Meg Whitman will step down as president and CEO at the end of March, ending a 10-year tenure at the helm of the e-commerce giant.eBay beats Wall Street, CEO to retire (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

In an effort to reinvigorate growth, John Donahoe, the new chief executive of Internet giant eBay, said he would shift the company?s emphasis from auctions to fixed priced listing.EBay?s New Chief Moves Swiftly to Bring Change (New York Times)

EBay announced Wednesday the planned departure of long-serving CEO Meg Whitman as it warned that revenue for the first quarter and 2008 would fall below Wall Street expectations, despite strong 2007 year-end results.EBay’s Whitman retiring, warns of tough year (USA Today)

EBay on Wednesday handily beat fourth-quarter views on strong holiday sales, but its outlook this quarter fell short of expectations and it said 10-year CEO Meg Whitman is stepping down.Strong Holiday Sales, PayPal Lift eBay’s Q4 Results (Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! News)

Online auction website eBay said Wednesday chief executive Meg Whitman will step down in March, handing the company’s reins to its marketplace unit head John Donahoe.EBay chief executive to step down in March (AFP via Yahoo! News)

WHITMAN’S DEPARTURE: After a decade as CEO of eBay Inc., Meg Whitman, 51, is stepping down. She’ll be replaced by John Donahoe, 47. Whitman came to the online auctioneer after Old Economy experience at Walt Disney Co., Hasbro Inc., Procter & Gamble Co. and Bain & Co., providing steady supervision to what still was a shaky startup.Summary: eBay profits and Whitman’s exit (AP via Yahoo! News)

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