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Yahoo Inc. may name Scott Thompson, president of eBay Inc.'s PayPal division, as its new CEO, according to a published report.

This report is an intraday check of some of the more notable stocks that have hit a 52-week high or low so far today. 52-Week High:

• Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) high of $4.39.
  
  Making a big move higher today following fourth quarter 2010 earnings out of the company. ALU reported Q4 EPS of €0.14, versus €0.02 reported for the same period a year ago.
  
  Revenue for the quarter was €4.862 billion, compared to €3.97 billion in Q409. Shares jumped 23% to the high today.
• eBay Inc.

EBay Inc. has been concentrating on building its mobile offerings, including applications for Apple Inc.'s iPhone and cell phones that run Google Inc.'s Android operating software, so consumers can use their phones to shop on its main eBay.com site or transfer money through its PayPal online payment service.

Washington (PRESS RELEASE – July 6, 2010) — Tod Cohen, Vice President for Government Relations and Deputy General Counsel at eBay Inc., made the following statement upon the introduction of legislation to expand sales tax collection on the Internet, H.R. 5660 by Congressman Bill Delahunt (D-MA).

A bidder has agreed to pay $2.63 million for a steak lunch with the billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a charity auction held on eBay Inc's website.

Online auction site operator eBay Inc. spent $539,000 during the first quarter to lobby the federal government on anti-counterfeiting measures, environmental issues and other issues, according to a disclosure report.

Online auction site eBay Inc. was fined euro1.7 million by a Paris court today for failing to stop the sale of famous perfume brands like Christian Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy and Kenzo - all of which are owned by luxury group LVMH.

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Skype communications unit in a deal valuing the business at $2.75 billion.

The buyer, who will control an approximately 65% stake, is an investor group led by Silver Lake and includes Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. eBay is expected to receive approximately $1.9 billion in cash upon the completion of the sale and a note from the buyer in the principal amount of $125 million.

The company will retain an approximately 35 percent equity investment in Skype.

SAN FRANCISCO — General Motors and eBay Inc. are expected to announce Monday that hundreds of the auto maker's California dealers will let consumers haggle over the prices of new cars and trucks through the online marketplace, as part of a previously disclosed trial.

EBay Inc is pulling the plug on its annual eBay Live! event, eschewing the large networking affair for a series of more intimate gatherings to connect sellers.