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U.S. e-commerce spending rose in the third quarter compared to the same period last year -- much more so when online travel was factored in -- according to two reports released Wednesday. ...

In a move that surprised absolutely no one, the U.S. government finally, officially declared the current economic "downturn" a bona fide recession on Monday. Negative growth began in the second quarter and continued into the third ...

Pop-up ads are annoying. There's little question about that. But they are also telling in what they say about the Web surfers that advertisers are trying to reach. ...

Before new car buyers go out to kick the tires at their local car dealer, nearly two-thirds of them first research auto makes, models and prices on the Internet, according to a report released Monday by J.D. Power & Associates ...

When Furniture.com folded one year ago, many saw the end of online retailing for furniture. And six months earlier, when Boo.com became the first truly high-profile example of the e-commerce shakeout, serious questions were raised about whether consumers would ever buy clothes online in significant numbers ...

Online shopping traffic surged more than 20 percent the day after Thanksgiving, but fell short of last year's busiest shopping day, according to a report released Monday by Nielsen//NetRatings (Nasdaq: NTRT). ...

E-commerce will continue to be a driving force behind future economic growth worldwide, and may be especially important for developing countries,according to a report released Tuesday by the United Nations ...

The holidays are a time for giving. True enough. But why should it be the only time that e-tailers "give" shoppers free shipping? ...

Internet auction leader EBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) said Monday it will present what is believed to be the first nationwide online auction of new homes ...

Former Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) partner Overstock.com took dead aim at the leading e-tailer's core business Monday with the launch of a bookstore section and the promise that it would undercut Amazon's list prices. ...

Internet portal Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO) said Thursday it will cut 400 jobs worldwide as it refocuses resources away from unprofitable sectors. ...

The 2001 online holiday shopping season began in earnest last week, with visits to Web stores surging 14 percent compared to the week before, according to a report released Thursday by Nielsen//NetRatings (Nasdaq: NTRT). ...

Forever searching for more items to add to the list of "things that can be sold on EBay," the Internet auction giant has turned to the local liquor store. ...

EBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) has grown faster than any other technology company in the United States over the past five years, according to a report released Wednesday by consulting firm Deloitte & Touche. ...

Internet usage in the United States climbed to record levels in October, raising hopes for a strong holiday shopping season, two Web research firms said Tuesday. ...

The demise of a stock ticker symbol does not have as much national and global significance as thousands of lost jobs or millions of lost investment dollars ...

Everybody knows there is a clog in the e-commerce IPO pipeline, but who knows which firms will step forward with an initial public offering after the clog clears? ...

Contradicting earlier findings, a study released Monday reported that U.S. consumers are not heading to online bill payment sites because of recent anthrax mail scares. ...

Electronics retailer Outpost.com (Nasdaq: COOL) ended its run as a publicly held company Thursday after shareholders cleared the way for Fry's Electronics to complete its acquisition of the Web-only company. ...

Business-to-business (B2B) incubator Internet Capital Group (Nasdaq: ICGE) said Wednesday that it cut its losses in the third quarter, and predicted that some of its member companies will break even in 2002 ...