Stocks ended mixed Monday, capping a dismal quarter and first half marked by rocketing oil prices and battered financials. The Dow is down 14 percent since the beginning of the year and ended the first half about 20 points from bear-market territory.

A French court ordered eBay to pay 38.6 million euros ($61 million) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake merchandise, in a ruling immediately appealed by the online auction website.

A man who auctioned his life — his house, his car, his job, even his friends — on eBay said Monday he is disappointed with the selling price: almost $384,000.

A French court ordered eBay Inc <EBAY.O> to pay 38.6 million euros ($61 million) to luxury goods group LVMH <LVMH.PA> for allowing the sale of fake merchandise, in a ruling immediately appealed by the online auction website.

A Stifel Nicolaus analyst starting coverage of MercadoLibre Inc. shares on Friday with a "Buy" rating and $48 price target, saying he expects the online auctioneer to generate almost $2.1 billion in gross merchandise value in 2008.

GM's shares  have plummeted to less than $12, the lowest level since 1955. That means the  world's largest auto maker has a stock market value of only about $7 billion.

As it prepares to become a public company on Nasdaq, Ticketmaster is betting big on providing an exchange where consumers can trade their own tickets to concerts and sports events.

By Lilla Zuill

Early bids are in for a charity lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

It turns out that some memorabilia linked to failed U.S. investment bank Bear Stearns is worth more on eBay these days than rival JPMorgan Chase & Co actually paid for the shares.

Internet software and services stocks finished mostly lower Wednesday, following the overall market's decline as crude oil rose to a new record above $144 a barrel.

Most Internet software and services stocks dipped Wednesday morning, though Yahoo Inc.'s shares jumped as The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft has spoken with other media companies about teaming up to purchase Yahoo's search business.

Major Internet stocks mostly declined Wednesday, though Yahoo Inc. shares jumped as The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft Corp. has spoken with other media companies about working together in a deal that would essentially lead to Yahoo's breakup.

Popular online classified site Craigslist accused minority shareholder eBay Thursday of suing Craiglist over the same business practices used by eBay itself.

Internet calling company Skype said it would offer an unlimited long-distance calling for customers who want to reach friends and family without computers or Internet access.