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PR Newswire’s June 5 recap highlights May press releases including United’s offer of price-capped one-way tickets for Spirit customers after flight cancellations, and eBay’s rejection of an unsolicited GameStop proposal. It also notes Lilly’s Phase 3 retatrutide obesity results, a telecom satellite joint venture, and other corporate updates, plus May holiday and earnings-related trends.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares jumped nearly 20% Tuesday after quarterly results beat estimates on strong AI data-center demand, with the stock up more than doubled this year and nearing a record close. The article links similar rallies in Dell, Intel and Cisco to late-1990s dotcom-era hardware booms, citing Dell’s AI server sales surge and Cisco’s higher AI order forecast.

Software stocks slid for a second straight session as profit-taking continued, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq largely flat, indicating sector digestion. The pullback followed a rapid rebound after early-February AI-agent fears (“SaaSpocalypse”) erased about $285B in valuations. By June 2, the IGV was ~11% below its peak. Domo (-9.2%), ZoomInfo (-7.9%), Upland (-12.2%), and Commerce (-9.4%) fell.

The opinion piece says major US tech firms—including Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe, Intuit, Pixar, Lucasfilm and eBay—entered “no-poach” agreements to avoid hiring each other’s staff, sometimes using “do not call” lists or requiring permission to hire. Economist Matthew Gibson, using Glassdoor data, estimates colluding firms cut salaries by 5.6% on average and shifted at least $3.1 billion via salary effects; the DOJ case ended in a $435 million settlement.

eBay President and CEO Jamie Iannone has executed estate-planning transfers involving 130,800 shares of eBay common stock. These were bona fide gift transactions, moving shares between grantor retained annuity trusts (GRATs) and a spouse-related account at a price of $0.0000 per share. The transactions resulted in no net change to Iannone's total beneficial ownership of eBay stock.

eBay has released its 2025 Impact Report, detailing how its platform and community are fostering economic opportunity, promoting sustainable commerce, and building an inclusive future. The report highlights eBay's support for small businesses, significant contributions to charities, and efforts in waste reduction and renewable energy use. It also covers investments in employee development and responsible AI innovation, as well as ongoing work to combat illegal wildlife trafficking.