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eBay Earnings Preview: PayPal To Lead The WayTrefiseBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) will report its Q2 2013 earnings on 17th July, and we expect strong performance from PayPal and continued improvement in the company's marketplaces business. PayPal has been a key growth driver for eBay and continues to benefit … More: continued here

The Guardian SIMON WATKINS: Royal Mail sell-off must be first classThis is MoneyThe Coalition has embarked on a major gamble. The privatisation of Royal Mail is a headline-grabbing gesture, but it is hard to overstate how much rides on its success or failure. Whether the Government likes it or not, …

Food stampsSt. George Daily SpectrumThe decision by House Republicans not to support the renewal of the Farm Bill provided some shocking points of argument, chief among them a statement by Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, who said he and his colleagues dropped the food stamp program … More: continued here

SAN FRANCISCO – UPS and FedEx might be worried about international shipments to slowing economies like China, but perhaps they should be more concerned about what’s going on in their own back yards. More: continued here

Just as the political debate over food stamps comes to a boil, the number of recipients has actually fallen. More: continued here

Forbes Earnings Preview: eBay (EBAY)ForbesAnalysts are expecting eBay to report earnings of 54 cents per share, up 4% from a year ago when it reported earnings of 52 cents per share. Despite not changing over the past month, the consensus estimate is down from three months ago when it was …

YouTube's Musician Moneymaker & eBay's Exact Exchange – SiliconANGLE …SiliconANGLE (blog)A New York-based startup is attempting to help up-and-coming musicians profit from the consumption of their music. Currently, most big record labels have deals with Youtube to collect royalties each time their artists' content is viewed. Smaller … More: continued …

The substance leaked onto other parcels but did not harm any workers.         More: continued here

Ebay (EBAY) reports its second quarter earnings on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. More: continued here