FedEx, UPS step up their holiday shipping performance

FedEx and BP Solar have completed a second solar system installation for a FedEx Freight distribution center in Fontana, California, which will generate about 54 percent of the facility’s energy needs. More: continued here

US STOCKS-Weak retail sales, Goldman hit Wall St; eBay up lateReutersIn other technology news, eBay Inc (EBAY.O) said after the bell it would spin off its fast-growing Skype unit, a Web telephone service company, through an initial public offering, ending speculation about an imminent sale. Shares of eBay, the online … More: continued here

Forbes 10 Reasons Why Alibaba Blows Away Amazon And EBayForbesThis dwarfs Amazon, its closest competitor, with reported sales of $74.4 Billion for fiscal 2013 while EBay reported sales for fiscal 2013 of $16 Billion, less than one-tenth Alibaba's 2012 sales. The customer base is gigantic. There are 1.4 Billion … More: continued here

Balloons 2 Sassy has opened in Lexington. The company is owned by balloon artists Debbie Norsworthy and Carrie Williams and provides event decorating with balloons for wedding receptions, bridal parties, banquets, proms, dances and political parties. Phone: (859) 312-3739 or (502) 319-4581. FedEx Kinko’s Office and Print Center has opened a new location in Lexington…

Going, going, gone: George Zimmerman oil painting sells on eBay for $100099.99New York Daily NewsGoing, going, gone: George Zimmerman oil painting sells on eBay for $100,099.99. An oil painting rendered by George Zimmerman, depicting the American flag in varying shades of blue, fetches more than $100,000. Bidding on eBay closed Saturday. More: continued here

EBay Says Fines May Be Cut After Appeal on Sales of LVMH FakesBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY) said it may win a reduction in fines after France's high appeals court overturned part of a 2010 decision holding it responsible for sales of counterfeit LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (MC) goods on its website. More: continued here