GameStop Makes $56 Billion Bid for eBay
Corroborated by 8 sources from 8 publishers
TL;DR
watch now 06:19 7 minutes ago 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. The national gaming retailer said that its approximately 1,600 U.S. stores could become drop-off and shipping locations.
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