Shares of eBay jump take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop's Ryan Cohen

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Reports differ across sources; according to abcnews.com, shares of eBay take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop's Ryan Cohen Shares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell after Ryan Cohen's GameStop announced an attempt to take over the company for about $56 billion, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon Shares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell Monday as Ryan Cohen's GameStop pursues an approximately $56 billion takeover of company, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon.