EBay's fourth-quarter revenue rose 18 percentReutersSAN FRANCISCO Jan 16 (Reuters) – EBay Inc reported an 18 percent increase in fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday. The operator of one of the world's largest online marketplaces also reported earnings of $927 million, or 70 cents a share, in the period. More: continued here

The number of Illinois residents relying on food stamps and visiting food banks is rising along with the poverty rate.The number of food stamp recipients increased 19 percent during the recent recession … More: continued here

Baseball Nation eBay Item of the Day: Art is HardBaseball NationToday's item is a baseball-themed painting by "S. Samson." The price is reasonable and, according to the seller, the money will go to "help with fundraiser." They also state it was donated by "baseball player R. Kutcher." Can we assume …

BRIEF-EBay down in extended trading after resultsReutersRelated Topics. Stocks » · Markets ». NEW YORK | Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:15pm EST. NEW YORK Jan 16 (Reuters) – eBay Inc : * Shares down 3.3 percent in extended trading after results. Stocks · Markets … More: continued here

FedEx Corp. has once again been named to FORTUNE magazine’s list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in the United States. More: continued here

San Francisco Chronicle More Illinoisans relying on food stamps, pantriesSTLtoday.comCHICAGO • The number of Illinois residents relying on food stamps and visiting food banks is rising along with the poverty rate. The number of food stamp recipients increased 19 percent during the recent recession and has increased an additional 41 …

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Murdoch Assumes 300-Plus Woman Who Fell Thru N.Y.C. Sidewalk Is On …News OneThe always too-opinionated media mogul Rupert Murdoch (pictured), owner of the New York Post newspaper that reported earlier this week the incident involving the woman who fell through a New York City sidewalk while waiting for a bus, …

Is Post Office Traffic a Mess?Patch.comDropping off the mail at the post office is a pretty standard operation. However, it seems that chore is a bit of an adventure in Menomonee Falls. Since the two Falls post office locations merged into one facility at N85W16110 Appleton Ave., dropping … More: …

It doesn't strike you as particularly homey. In fact, the post office inside the American City Building in downtown Columbia looks like any other postal facility — people waiting in line, their minds somewhere off in the distance. More: continued here