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Il marketplace online tiene conto dell'incertezza relativa alla proposta di finanziamento del rivenditore di videogiochi statunitense Business live – ultimi aggiornamenti Il consiglio di amministrazione di eBay ha respinto l'improvvisa offerta da 55,5 miliardi di dollari (41 miliardi di sterline) del rivenditore di videogiochi statunitense GameStop per l'acquisizione del marketplace online, descrivendo la proposta come “né credibile né attraente”. All'inizio di questo mese, GameStop ha presentato un'offerta non sollecitata per eBay, pubblicando sul proprio sito web una lettera che delineava una proposta composta per metà in contanti e per metà in azioni. Continua a leggere...

Ryan Cohen selling tube socks and baseball cards after offering $55.5bn, although source of funds remains unclearThe CEO of GameStop, Ryan Cohen, said he was selling vintage video games, baseball cards, GameStop merchandise and a $14,000 pair of tube socks to help fund the company’s proposed $55.5bn acquisition of eBay.His platform of choice? eBay, of course. Continue reading...

Ryan Cohen said he didn’t understand questions about how the video games retailer could afford its $55.5bn bidSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailGameStop’s shares fell more than 10% on Monday as questions emerged about how the company would finance its surprise $55.5bn bid for eBay.In an interview with CNBC, Ryan Cohen, GameStop’s CEO, skirted repeated inquiries about how the video games retailer could afford the deal, saying he didn’t understand the questions. Continue reading...

Video game retailer’s CEO warns that unsolicited bid could turn hostile if it is rebuffed by resale site’s board US video games retailer GameStop has offered to buy eBay for $55.5bn (£41bn) in an unsolicited bid that its boss warned could turn hostile if the proposal is rebuffed by eBay’s board.GameStop, which has quietly accumulated a 5% stake in eBay, said it was willing to pay $125 a share, split 50-50 between cash and stock. Continue reading...