An Iowa State University economist hopes a new method to measure how food stamps affect hunger and health will influence Congress this year as lawmakers decide funding for a program used by more than 46 million people. More: continued here

Family Security Matters Study: Food stamps aid childrenDesMoinesRegister.comAn Iowa State University economist hopes a new method to measure how food stamps affect hunger and health will influence Congress this year as lawmakers decide funding for a program used by more than 46 million people. A study using the new …Food …

The people of one of Cork’s most historic communities are taking to the streets as part of a fight to retain their post office. More: continued here

US Post Office rates increaseArlington VoiceOn January 27, the cost of mailing a one-ounce letter through the United States Postal Service will increase from 45 cents to 46 cents. Forever stamps, which retain their value through rate increases, will still be honored. The cost of mailing a … More: continued …

The Fiscal Times Why Investors Are Bidding Up eBayThe Fiscal TimesWhile it survived the dotcom collapse to become part of our cultural landscape, eBay ran into tougher waters a few years later, as Amazon ramped up its own merchant marketplace and consumers found all kinds of rivals springing up promising …

Insider Monkey (blog) eBay Inc (EBAY) Just Keeps RollingInsider Monkey (blog)The following video is from Thursday's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Chris Hill, along with analysts Bill Barker and Charly Travers, discuss the top business and investing stories. In this segment, eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY)'s fourth-quarter revenue … More: continued here

Melbourne: Roger Federer and Andy Murray were locked on collision course at the Australian Open on Monday as an unstoppable Serena Williams powered towards her third straight Grand Slam title. As Novak Djokovic regrouped after his late-night thriller against Stanislas Wawrinka, Federer and Murray had no such problems as they …

2 Stocks to Benefit from 1 Huge Consumer TrendMotley FooleBay (NASDAQ: EBAY ) just doesn't need it. Its mobile business is strong enough by itself. As Devin Wenig, president of its global marketplaces division, recently said about mobile ads, "We aren't happy with the user experience and we don't need …

musicweek.com eBay ditching UK ticket-reselling in bid to boost StubHub businessmusicweek.comStubHub takes a bigger cut of ticket sales than eBay– a total of 25% – and claims that it filters out fraudulent tickets through its partnerships with established companies, such as AEG through its AXS ticketing service. Advertisement. Tags: Ticketing …

Apple Insider Rare limited edition Newton MessagePad 110 on eBay for $1350Apple InsiderAn eBay listing for a clear-bodied, working example of a Newton MessagePad 110 showed up on Monday, offering collectors a chance to get their hands on a rare limited run edition of the Apple PDA. Newton MessagePad 110. …