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News Breaks October 22, 2012 06:38 EDT EBAY, SBUX eBay, Starbucks, and Ikea avoid paying UK tax through loopholes, Daily Mail says eBay (EBAY) has been legally channeling money through Luxembourg and Switzerland in order to avoid paying about GBP50M in tax. Instead, eBay paid about GBP1M in tax on sales of approximately GBP800M. Ikea used other legal loopholes to cut half of its taxes and Starbucks (SBUX) has not paid any tax to Britain in three years, reports the Daily Mail. Reference Link News For EBAY;SBUX From The Last 14 Days Check below for free stories on EBAY;SBUX the last two weeks. Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing. May 16, 2013 10:03 EDT EBAY On The Fly: Analyst Initiation Summary Today's noteworthy initiations include: Amazon.com (AMZN) initiated with a Buy at Lazard Capital... Apple (AAPL) initiated with a Neutral at Susquehanna... Churchill Downs (CHDN) initiated with a Buy at Brean Capital... Interpublic Group (IPG) initiated with an Overweight at Evercore... Monarch Casino (MCRI) initiated with a Buy at Brean Capital... Stillwater Mining (SWC) coverage resumed with an Outperform at Wells Fargo... Wabtec (WAB) initiated with an Overweight at Atlantic Equities... eBay (EBAY) initiated with a Buy at Lazard Capital... Dangdang (DANG) initiated with a Buy at BofA/Merrill... Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE) coverage resumed with a Neutral at JPMorgan... ValueClick (VCLK) initiated with an Underperform at Northland Securities... Yelp (YELP) initiated with an Outperform at Cowen. 06:46 EDT EBAY eBay initiated with a Buy at Lazard Capital Target $65. May 15, 2013 08:56 EDT EBAY Apple fingerprint sensor seems confirmed by PayPal exec, BGR says Subscribe for More Information May 13, 2013 08:53 EDT SBUX Boingo Wireless price target raised to $10 from $7.50 at DA Davidson DA Davidson increased its price target on Boingo Wireless (WIFI) as the firm expects the company to rebound in coming quarters, partly due to its new deals with Endeka and Starbucks (SBUX). The firm keeps a Buy rating on Boingo. 07:14 EDT EBAY eBay revenue, EPS likely to accelerate in 2H13, says Bernstein Bernstein expects eBay's revenue and EPS growth to accelerate in 2H13, as implied by the company's guidance. The firm expects the company to benefit from continued user growth in Marketplaces and PayPal. The firm keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. May 10, 2013 07:24 EDT EBAY Alibaba to expand beyond China, Economic Times reports Alibaba is looking to expand beyond its home market in China by targeting overseas Chinese through its flagship e-commerce website Taobao, reports the Economic Times. Taobao is China's most popular e-shopping platform, with over 90% of the online market for consumer-to-consumer transactions in the country. It had more than 800M product listings and over 500M registered users as of last year. Reference Link May 9, 2013 12:35 EDT SBUX On The Fly: Midday Wrap Subscribe for More Information 12:12 EDT SBUX Green Mountain rallies after earnings beat, renewed Starbucks deal Subscribe for More Information 08:07 EDT SBUX Green Mountain results mixed, Starbucks deal may have downside, says Stifel Subscribe for More Information 07:06 EDT SBUX Starbucks channel volume to reaccelerate, says Bernstein Subscribe for More Information May 8, 2013 19:06 EDT SBUX On The Fly: After Hours Movers Subscribe for More Information 16:05 EDT SBUX Green Mountain, Starbucks enter into long-term strategic partnership Starbucks (SBUX) and Green Mountain (GMCR) said they have signed an agreement that provides for the expansion of their partnership for the manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and sale of Starbucks- and Tazo-branded single serve packs for use in GMCR’s Keurig single serve brewing systems globally. Starbucks and GMCR first entered into partnership in March 2011. Under the new agreement, Starbucks will add brands and varietals to the already robust Starbucks® K-Cup® and Vue® pack portfolio of offerings for Keurig single cup brewers, ultimately tripling the number of Starbucks products and adding brands offered on the Keurig platform. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. 16:03 EDT SBUX Green Mountain, Starbucks enter into long-term strategic partnership Subscribe for More Information 11:22 EDT EBAY Boehner says he probably won't back online sales tax bill, The Hill says House Speaker John Boehner said he probably cannot support a bill that would allow states to receive sales taxes from online transactions, since he believes the bill is too burdensome to small businesses, The Hill reported last night. Reference Link May 7, 2013 10:05 EDT EBAY eBay April SSS up 20.5%, Amazon SSS up 30.6%, ChannelAdvisor says Subscribe for More Information 05:45 EDT EBAY Visa looks abroad for growth, WSJ reports Subscribe for More Information May 6, 2013 19:05 EDT EBAY Senate passes bill allowing states to tax Internet purchases, AP reports Subscribe for More Information 08:27 EDT EBAY PayPal exploring ways to integrate bitcoin, WSJ reports Subscribe for More Information 08:13 EDT EBAY Online sales-tax bill headed to the House, WSJ reports A bill that would basically end tax-free Web shopping appears to be heading toward Senate passage today, but will run into stronger anti-tax sentiment in the House, reports the Wall Street Journal. Reference Link Sign up for a free trial to see the rest of the stories you've been missing.