Prediction markets traders aren’t confident in GameStop’s ability to take over eBay, according to contracts launched on Monday. Traders on Kalshi give GameStop just a 26% chance to pull off the acquisition in 2026, though total trading volume on the new contract was low at just over $2,000. GameStop announced on Sunday that it was…
A sign is posted in front of the eBay headquarters in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images U.S. video game retailer GameStop announced Sunday it has made an unsolicited, non-binding offer to acquire eBay for $125 per share in a cash-and-stock deal, valuing the e-commerce platform at roughly $55.5 billion. The offer, split…
Pokémon cards aren’t just childhood collectibles anymore. Some owners are increasingly treating the popular 1990s and 2000s trading cards like alternative assets, with some of the rarest cards outperforming traditional benchmarks like the S&P 500 in recent years. During key periods like the pandemic boom and another surge in 2025, trading card indexes tracking Pokémon…
People queue to have their laptops install with OpenClaw, an open-source AI assistant at the Baidu headquarter in Beijing on March 11, 2026. Adek Berry | Afp | Getty Images Three months ago, the tech industry was unaware of a lobster-themed AI coding project built by an under-the-radar Austrian software developer. OpenClaw, as that creation…
The Perplexity app in the Apple App Store on a smartphone arranged in Washington, June 1, 2025. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty Images A federal judge temporarily blocked startup Perplexity from accessing Amazon‘s site with its Comet artificial intelligence browser, according to court filings. Amazon sued Perplexity in November, alleging the startup took steps…
eBay’s headquarters in San Jose, California, U.S. Bloomberg | Getty Images EBay said Thursday it is cutting about 800 roles, or 6% of its workforce, in the latest round of layoffs at the e-commerce company. “We are taking steps to reinvest across our business and align our structure with our strategic priorities, which will affect…
The Etsy company logo is seen at its headquarters in New York on Dec. 13, 2023. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Etsy shares popped 9% on Thursday after the company said it plans to offload its fashion resale app Depop to eBay for about $1.2 billion in cash. The online marketplace also reported mixed…
The Etsy Inc. headquarters in the Brooklyn borough of New York on June 25, 2024. Victor J. Blue | Bloomberg | Getty Images Etsy shares skyrocketed more than 14% in extended trading on Wednesday after the company announced eBay would acquire its secondhand clothing reseller Depop for about $1.2 billion in cash. The deal comes…
Shoppers near a Nike store in the SoHo neighborhood of New York, Nov. 24, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nike shares rose 3% in Wednesday trading after insiders picked up the stock near the end of a rough year. Apple CEO Tim Cook, who serves as a director at the athletic apparel…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: The S & P 500 flipped between positive and negative Wednesday afternoon after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said a December interest rate cut was…
