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Despite the fact that Australia boasts one of the highest online penetration rates in the world, a study released by Jupiter Research shows that marketers, advertisers and e-commerce firms have yet to capitalize on the country's Internet revenue opportunities ...

Embattled e-marketer DoubleClick (Nasdaq: DCLK) is giving up ownership of its European media operations, and teaming with a German partner to run them as it shoots for profitability next year ...

Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) took another step toward broadening its offerings Friday when it announced a US$5 million investment in Altura International, which operates the CatalogCity.com Web site ...

Online banking and brokerage company E*Trade (NYSE: ET) is bringing its services to the largest market in Europe, with the launch Thursday of an online investing site aimed at German consumers ...

With all the attention that EBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) has devoted to building fixed-price sales on its site, one might jump to the conclusion that the Internet auction giant has dramatically changed its mission ...

E-commerce will grow "whether the economic recovery is around the corner or a couple years off," according to a study released Wednesday by Forrester Research (Nasdaq: FORR) ...

Contrary to speculation immediately following the September 11th terrorist attacks, fear of further violence is not keeping American shoppers out of stores, according to a survey released Monday by Goldman Sachs, Harris Interactive and Nielsen//NetRatings ...

Name-your-price e-tailer Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) reported third-quarter results Thursday that came in just above expectations, which had been lowered to reflect a falloff in travel after the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States ...

Name-your-price e-tailer Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) reported third-quarter results Thursday that came in just above expectations, which had been lowered to reflect a falloff in travel after the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States ...

Name-your-price e-tailer Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) reported third-quarter results Thursday that came in just above expectations, which had been lowered to reflect a falloff in travel after the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States ...

Traditional retailers Wal-Mart Corp. (NYSE: WMT) and Target (NYSE: TGT), which have beefed up their Web sites ahead of the holiday shopping season, are still not likely to pose a "significant threat" to pure-play e-tailers this year, according to a report issued Thursday by Goldman Sachs analyst Anthony Noto ...

Discount online travel company Hotwire said Wednesday that sales and daily transactions have returned to the levels seen before the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States ...

Consumers who shop on the Net prefer e-tailers that make buyingonline convenient over those that offer low prices, according to a surveyreleased Wednesday by Internet research firm Gartner (NYSE: IT). ...

Auction powerhouse EBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) on Monday repeated its goal, set one year ago, of reaching US$3 billion in revenue by 2005, saying growth in all its businesses remains strong ...

Commenting on a Federal Trade Commission report issued Thursday, chairman Robert Pitofsky said business-to-business (B2B) marketplaces offer "great promise" in terms of cutting costs, better organizing business processes, and improving competition ...

Homestore.com (Nasdaq: HOMS), the No. 1 online real-estate company, said Thursday it will cut as many as 700 jobs, or about 20 percent of its workforce, as it trims costs and reorganizes its operations ...

Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) said Wednesday it will no longer pay commissions on travel booked over the Internet, sending shares of online travel companies lower amid speculation that other airlines will follow suit ...

Almost half of U.S. consumers who bank online would have no problem consolidating their accounts at a single institution, though others continue to have concerns about using one bank only, according to a report released Wednesday byJupiter Media Metrix (Nasdaq: JMXI) ...

Software maker PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT), which amid the struggling economy reported earnings of US$50 million for the third quarter of 2001, embraces online marketing as part of its overall advertising strategy. ...

Expedia (Nasdaq: EXPE) said late Monday that business recovered from the September 11th terrorist attacks faster than initially predicted, with the online travel company posting better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter of 2002, including earnings (before non-cash items and expenses) of US$15.1 million ...