eBay Inc. developed a Web-based market place at http//WWW.ebay.com, in which individuals can buy and sell a

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eBay Inc. developed a Web-based market place at http//WWW.ebay.com, in which individuals can buy and sell a variety of items. eBay also acquitted paypal, an online payments system that allows businesses and individuals to send and receive online payments securely. In a recent annual report, eBay published the following policy:
We have never paid cash dividends on our stock and currently anticipate that we will continue to retain any future earnings for the foreseeable future.
Given eBay’s policy, why would and investor be attracted to its stock?

Dividend
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