ELK GARDEN – Although the exact times for the operational hours for the Elk Garden Post Office are not known at this time, the results of a POST Plan procedure did reveal the local office would have a reduction of hours for weekday window services. More: continued here

iStockAnalyst (press release) Wall Street Climbs, Boosted by EBay Results, Rosy Data; CBS SurgesDailyFinance (press release)Share. By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Wall Street rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a five-year intraday high, as investors were cheered by rosy economic data and better-than-expected results …

Wall Street Journal EBay's Sales ImproveWall Street JournalBy GREG BENSINGER · EBay Inc.'s revenue rose 18% in the latest quarter as business in the company's online marketplace and PayPal units continued to improve. Now Reporting · Track the performances of 150 companies as they report and compare their … More: …

New York Times For Making Impressions of AnythingNew York Times“A lot of people come in and go, 'What are those little blocks?' ” Anna Chiang said, laughing. She was standing in the middle of the Ink Pad, surrounded by her inventory of more than 10,000 rubber stamps. More: continued here

Any outbreaks of spontaneous joy you may have witnessed this month could have been coming from stamp collectors, known as philatelists, celebrating the centenary of Australia's Kangaroo and Map series, the country's first national stamps. More: continued here

Verdi post office to reopenKRNV My News 4VERDI, Nev. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) — The United States Postal Service says they will reopen the Verdi Post Office for business at 9:30, on Tuesday, Jan. 22. The office has been suspended since a 2011 Christmas Day fire. Customers have been served out …

The Post Office in Verdi will reopen next week, almost 13 months after a fire did extensive damage to the building. More: continued here

S&P 500 at five-year high with boost from data, eBayReuters IndiaNEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks climbed on Thursday, with the S&P 500 advancing to a five-year intraday high on signs of strength in the housing and job markets and on better-than-expected results from online marketplace eBay (EBAY.O). The number of …

TECH STOCKS: EBay, Intel Among Gainers As Techs RiseFox BusinessEBay (EBAY) shares rose more than 3% to a multiyear high of $54.89 after the company's earnings report late Wednesday. For its 2012 fourth quarter, eBay said it earned $751 million, or 57 cents a share, on $4 billion in revenue. …

Intel, eBay stand out in broad tech gainsMarketWatchEBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) also put in an upbeat performance, as its shares rose 2.4% to close at $54.17 after the company's earnings report late Wednesday. For its 2012 fourth quarter, eBay said it earned $751 million, or 57 cents a share, on $4 …