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Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) president and chief operating officer Joseph Galli, Jr., appointed just 13 months ago, has resigned.

eBay, Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) reported stronger than expected results for the second quarter, as revenue rose 97 percent and the number of people using the online auction service grew.

According to a study released Wednesday by Andersen Consulting and the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), many chief financial officers (CFOs) believe their companies lack the necessary structure and culture to account for e-commerce effectively.

Horror writer Stephen King has a knack for making his readers lose sleep, but there is widespread speculation that his latest work has book publishers and retailers tossing and turning even more.

The U.S. Treasury Department announced two e-commerce initiatives Tuesday designed to streamline the process of doing business with the government.

One of the immutable laws of life, love and electronic commerce is that the haves will seldom give to the have-nots, unless forced to at gunpoint or knife-point -- or coaxed from the far side of a tax loophole. That is why I am constantly amazed by the bewilderment expressed by leaders of underdevel...

Under the terms of a settlement announced Monday by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), adult entertainment company Xpics Publishing, Inc. will make refunds to online consumers who were improperly billed after providing their credit information.

According to data released Monday by Chicago, Illinois-based employment firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, 24 of the 122 dot-com companies that have laid off workers in the past eight months subsequently ceased operations.

Although Toysmart.com is now free to sell its online customer database in a bankruptcy asset sale, just who will be willing to step into the harsh limelight surrounding Toysmart's demise and pick up its customer list remains to be seen.

Some people love the thrill of roller coasters and keep getting back in line for more, but others can hardly take a single stomach-churning ride. When the torture is finally over, they stagger toward the nearest bench and breathe deeply, savoring the simple pleasures of life on solid ground. For dot...

The judge who in May ordered Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) to block French access to auctions of Nazi memorabilia being sold through its U.S. auction site granted the Santa Clara, California-based Web giant a three week reprieve on Monday.

Twelve Internet industry giants are among a group of 36 firms that are partnering with non-profit privacy seal organization TRUSTe to kick off Privacy Partnership 2000, a grassroots public service campaign designed to teach consumers how to navigate the Web safely and effectively.

A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee heard conflicting testimony Monday over whether the Internet surveillance system being operated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under the code name "Carnivore" threatens privacy in an age when government intrusion into personal communications...

Name-your-price pioneer Priceline.com announced Monday that it cut its second-quarter loss to a bare penny per share, excluding special items, as revenues topped $352 million (US$). The Norwalk, Connecticut-based retailer of airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, gasoline, telephone long distanc...

E-tail powerhouse Amazon.com has been selected by novelist Stephen King to provide a secure payment system for monthly downloads of "The Plant," the latest electronic book to be made available over the Internet by the best-selling author.