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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The California governor's race is on track to be the most expensive nonpresidential election in U.S. history, sparking a debate over money and influence that could become the campaign's defining issue.

EBay CEO Donahoe paid $10.1 million in 2009, down 55 pct from 2008 as stock, options shrink. EBay Chief Executive John Donahoe received compensation valued at $10.1 million in 2009, according to a regulatory filing Friday. That's 55 percent less than in 2008, when he got more stock and options.

SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc <GOOG.O> could win a widely expected victory next week in Europe's top court and still face many more battles over keyword advertising, the backbone of its Internet business model.

China's top provider of electronic payment services will tie up with online payment platform PayPal, the two companies said, in a move that will let Chinese customers buy from overseas merchants.

China's top provider of electronic payment services will tie up with online payment platform PayPal, the two companies said, in a move that will let Chinese customers buy from overseas merchants.

PayPal, the online payment platform of US e-commerce giant eBay, will tie up with a Chinese partner to allow consumers in China to buy from overseas merchants, according to a report.

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Lara Lewis used to be a stressed-out single mother whose teaching job left her little time for her young daughter, but now she works from home, selling an estimated $60,000 a year worth of jewelry online.

More stuff, more options: Recession, Internet affect the market for used items. Spring for many homeowners means confronting all the things that have filled up the closets, basement and garage over the past year. As the late comedian George Carlin used to say: "Your house is a pile of stuff with a cover on it."

PayPal plans to double staff in Asia to 2,000 by end of this year. PayPal, the online payments unit of Internet auction site operator eBay Inc., plans to double its staff in Asia to 2,000 by the end of the year.

From ivory trinkets to live parrots, the Internet has become a virtual supermarket in imperilled species that is hard to track and even harder to crack, say experts.

From ivory trinkets to live parrots, the Internet has become a virtual supermarket in imperilled species that is hard to track and even harder to crack, say experts.

Poll: Whitman running away with GOP gov race in Calif.; tied with Democrat Jerry Brown. A new poll finds former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, a billionaire Republican, is now in a dead heat with presumed Democratic nominee Jerry Brown in the race for California governor.

Poll: Whitman running away with GOP gov race in Calif.; tied with Democrat Jerry Brown. A new poll finds former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman, a billionaire Republican, is now in a dead heat with presumed Democratic nominee Jerry Brown in the race for California governor.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ex-Governor Jerry Brown, the presumed Democratic nominee in California's gubernatorial race, has seen his lead over Republican front-runner Meg Whitman evaporate, according to a Field Poll of likely voters released on Wednesday.

EBay spends $415,000 in 4th quarter, lobbying on anti-counterfeiting. Online auction site operator eBay Inc. spent $415,000 during the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on anti-counterfeiting measures and other issues, according to a disclosure report.

Sidney Crosby's gold-medal puck going to Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto after a Swiss detour. The gold-medal puck is going to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, after a brief detour to Switzerland.

Even after 20 years, biggest art heist in history rattles Boston investigators. It remains the most tantalizing art heist mystery in the world.

How Boomers can turn around the reversals of fortune in time for retirement. Economists say that, technically, the recession is over and the economy is starting to move again. But for millions of Baby Boomers, the pain is still with us, including double-digit unemployment, investment portfolios that have climbed back to 1999 levels, and home values that have shrunk to 30-40% lower than just three years ago.

NASCAR driver Kurt Busch still waiting to make drag-racing debut after rain, flooding. When Kurt Busch's wife surprised him with a spot in a drag racing school, the NASCAR driver had no idea what he was getting into.

South Korea said Friday it would launch a probe into security systems of major retailer Shinsegae and 24 other companies after private data on some 20 million customers was leaked.