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 …

Baseball Nation eBay Item of the Day: Now Catching, Number 3?Baseball NationeBay Item of the Day: Now Catching, Number 3? By Jim Baker on Jan 17, 4:14p 1. Share on Facebook. Share on Twitter. There are two types of people in this world. The first is the sort that looks …

Man Arrested in Post Office Bomb ThreatPatch.comThe Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit from the Quantico Marine base and the Virginia State Police Bomb Squad responded to assist in the safe disposal of the suspected explosive device, which remained inside the post office. "The bomb squad worked for … More: continued here

Postal Service unveiling new apple stamps at ceremony in YakimaOregonLive.comapple.jpg View full size Some of America's favorite varieties of this popular fruit are shown in these four stamps, each depicting a different kind: the bright-red Baldwin, the green Granny Smith, the yellow Golden Delicious, and the multi-colored …Apple stamps make …

New stamps to feature Massachusetts appleBoston.comThe four 33-cent stamps in the Apples series feature artwork by West Barnstable's John Burgoyne, and include Massachusetts' own Baldwin apple, said postal service spokesman Mark Saunders. The Apples stamps are being issued ahead of a one-cent …Apple stamps for postcards introduced at YakimaSeattle Post …

MILFORD – The post office was closed Tuesday as a haz-mat team continued to clean up an oil spill in the building’s basement. More: continued here

Hemel Gazette One extra parking space for Royal Mail baseHemel GazetteThat is what Noreen Perry from Royal Mail told Herts county councillor Ron Tindall when he complained about the lack of parking. She also pointed out that the old Royal Mail site had just two parking spaces and revealed that …

New York Daily News Ebay, Craigslist to Block Scalped Obama Inaugural TicketsBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY) and Craigslist have pledged to stop the sale of scalped tickets to President Barack Obama's inauguration after a push from New York Democratic Senator Charles Schumer. Tickets for the Jan. 21 inaugural ceremonies, which are meant …