E-commerce firms poised for fresh start

Internet auctioneer eBay and online brokerage Web Street are among several companies shifting toward greater success in the coming year with respective news of board appointments and plans for international expansion.

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CNET News staff

Jan. 2, 2002 4:43 p.m. PT

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