How One eBay Inc (EBAY) Bull Upped His BetSchaeffers ResearchCalls were the options of choice among eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) traders on Christmas Eve, with roughly 118,000 of the bullishly skewed bets crossing the tape, compared to just 8,910 puts. In fact, call volume by the 1:00 p.m. ET close was …

EBay Inc. slid 2 percent for the steepest loss in the S&P 500, Bloomberg News reported. Its sales rose 9.6 percent from Thanksgiving through Dec. 22, versus the same period in 2012, ChannelAdvisor said, but that was slower than the 21 percent increase from Thanksgiving through Dec. 15. Also, on …

Boston Globe eBay stock slips on holiday salesBoston GlobeEBay Inc. slid 2 percent for the steepest loss in the S&P 500, Bloomberg News reported. Its sales rose 9.6 percent from Thanksgiving through Dec. 22, versus the same period in 2012, ChannelAdvisor said, but that was slower than the 21 percent …

The U.S. Postal Service is doing a temporary rate hike raising first class stamps from 46 cents to 49 cents starting January 26th. More: continued here

Price of stamps to increaseL.A. Biz (blog)The cost of U.S. postage stamps will rise more than originally expected at the end of January, CNNMoney reports. A 3-cent hike from the current price of 46 cents was approved by a panel overseeing the U.S. Postal Service. The change will take effect …

Stage and screen actor Sir Alec Guinness will feature on one of the stamps in the Remarkable Lives collection, to be released on March 25. More: continued here

A Step-By-Step Guide to Making Free Money From the 3-Cent Hike on StampsThe AtlanticThe US Postal Service (USPS) has made it official: Anybody who wants to turn a quick profit at its expense will have an opportunity to do so come January. As of January 26 next year, it will …

Examiner.com Postage stamps cost 49 cents: Price of stamps increase for 2014Examiner.comPostage stamps will cost 49 cents for a maximum of two years. The price of stamps at this new rate is designed to help make up for the economic hardships the Postal Service has experienced since 2008 and 2009. …

South Korea has a mobile phone market penetration above 100% but that doesn't mean everyone can afford a smartphone. To make fancy phones more affordable, the government is offering mobile plans for as little as a dollar a month through the post office. More: continued here

First-class stamps to cost 49 cents – CBS NewsCBS NewsWASHINGTON — Mailing a letter is about to get a little more expensive. Regulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort to help …