W.Va. store owner convicted in food stamp schemeSan Francisco ChronicleHUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former Huntington convenience store owner has admitted participating in an illegal scheme to cash federal food stamps. Prosecutors say 34-year-old Abe Eloirzazi faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for his … …

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Disaster food stamp site at UNO turning applicants awayNOLA.comResidents who are seeking to apply for disaster food stamps are being turned away from UNO's Lakefront Arena this afternoon, after huge crowds showed up on the first day applicants that could show up en masse, regardles of their last name. The …

Kraft CEO Comes Out Against Cuts To US Food Stamp ProgramHuffington PostIn this case, food stamps are vital to Kraft's bottom line. Food stamp purchases make up at least one-sixth of Kraft's revenue and an even larger share of the company's total sales, Vernon said in the FT article. America's …

2 Disaster food stamp locations stop letting people in lineWWL First NewsOfficials have stopped letting people get in line at the Alario Center and UNO for disaster food stamps. A spokesman says there were just too many people in line. Starting today, disaster food stamp application centers in four parishes …

EBay, Amazon Sales Slow in AugustTheStreet.comThe report noted that despite the slowdown, Amazon continued to experience "their greater than two times growth rate compared to Comscore's reported e-commerce growth rate (15% in Q2)." Shares of eBay fell 0.7% to $48.88, while Amazon shares gave up …and more » More: continued here

Bloomberg EBay, Expedia See Mobile Bookings Gaining on PC BuysBloombergExpedia Inc. (EXPE), Fandango Inc. and EBay Inc. (EBAY) are among online retailers benefiting from surging mobile sales, as on-the-go consumers increasingly use wireless devices to book hotels and buy event tickets. Expedia, operator of a travel …and more » More: continued …

WWL First News Disaster food stamp application process makes changeWWL First NewsStarting today, disaster food stamp application centers in four parishes are taking applications from everyone, not just people with last names that begin in a certain range of the alphabet. But people must go to the application center in …

ValueWalk Exec: Alibaba To Beat Amazon, EBay In TransactionsInvestor’s Business DailyA top executive of China e-commerce leader Alibaba Group says the value of merchandise his company will sell this year will surpass the value of goods sold by Amazon.com (AMZN) and eBay (EBAY) combined. Zeng Ming, Alibaba's chief strategy officer, …

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