GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) shares are trading lower Monday after it submitted a proposal to acquire eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) for $125 per share in cash and stock.
While eBay shares are rising, Wall Street is questioning the financial engineering that would be required for GameStop to acquire a company nearly three times its size.
GameStop Corporation has proposed to buy the online auction giant eBay Inc for $125 per share, or a total of roughly $56 billion.

GameStop seeks to buy eBay for $56 billion

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GameStop seeks to buy eBay for $56 billion in cash and stock.
GameStop made a surprise $55.5 billion offer to buy eBay. Its CEO, Ryan Cohen, went on CNBC Monday to explain how the company would fund it.
Shares of GameStop (NYSE:GME | GME Price Prediction) are sliding in early Monday trading, indicated to open down roughly 6% at around $25.
Shares of eBay moved sharply higher in premarket trading on Monday after Ryan Cohen, chief executive of GameStop, made an unsolicited offer to acquire the company for about $56 billion. The stock rose
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen made an offer to buy eBay for $55.5 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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On May 3, GameStop (NYSE: GME) attempted to make history by issuing an unsolicited acquisition offer worth to the beleaguered online marketplace eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) worth a total of roughly $55.5 bill
GameStop (GME) has launched a bold $56B non-binding takeover bid for eBay (EBAY) at $125/share, a 46% premium. Spirit Airlines (FLYYQ) is finalizing passenger refunds and crew repatriation after ceasi
Shares of U.S. online marketplace eBay jumped 10% but were well below GameStop's offer price in premarket trading on Monday, in ​a sign of doubts among investors that the $56-billion bid from ‌the
GameStop has already built a position in eBay worth around 5% of the company through derivatives and beneficial ownership of common stock.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen proposed a $56 billion buyout of eBay. GameStop's bold move to acquire eBay sparked a flood of memes.
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