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PayPal May Sell Itself, Which Is One Way to Turn a Company Around
PayPal might just sell itself to Stripe and Advent after all, which is one way to 'become a technology company again' - by ceasing to be an independent one.
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PayPal Plays Hard to Get, Hints It Would Consider a Better Offer Than Stripe's $53.4 Billion Bid
PayPal posts earnings beat, then coyly hints it might accept a higher takeover offer than Stripe's $53.4 billion bid, because who doesn't love a little drama with their quarterly results?
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