EBay Stock Soars After Strong 2Q ResultsABC NewsEBay's stock hit its highest level in six years on Thursday after the company's second-quarter results showed that it's been able to stabilize its e-commerce business and ramp up growth at PayPal, its online payments service. THE SPARK: The company's … More: continued …

WBFS Ever more Floridians rely on food stampsSun-SentinelWASHINGTON – Never have so many Floridians relied on food stamps: 3.47 million as of June, nearly triple the number since the Great Recession began and still growing even as the economy recovers. But under cost-cutting legislation moving through …Crisis Looms: Food Assistance …

NewsNet5.com Larry Doby forever stamp for saleNewsNet5.comCLEVELAND – The Larry Doby Forever Stamp is now available, and a dedication ceremony was held Saturday. The stamp honors the former Cleveland Indian who was also the first African American to play in the American League. He broke that color barrier …and more » …

Maurer retires from post officeCarmi TimesHarold Maurer retired from the post office after serving 22 years as a substitute mail carrier. A native of Enfield, Maurer worked routes three and four on the Carmi circuit prior to his retirement earlier this month. More: continued here

Harold Maurer is hanging up his mailbag at the Carmi Post Office. Maurer, a 22-year substitute rural carrier associate in Carmi, retired from the job earlier this month. Maurer, who was assigned to fill in mainly on Route 3, came to the decision following a recent hip replacement. "At my …

Sportsnet.ca Kevin Glenn steps up as Stamps hand Roughriders first lossGant DailyCalgary, AB, Canada (4E Sports) – Kevin Glenn hooked up with Nik Lewis for a 16-yard TD strike in overtime and the Calgary Stampeders stunned the Saskatchewan Roughriders with a thrilling 41-38 decision Thursday night at McMahon Stadium.Stamps win …

EcommerceBytes (blog) eBay's New Search – Get Used to ItEcommerceBytes (blog)eBay sellers have been reporting disruptions to sales, and EcommerceBytes has confirmed it was due to tests eBay has been running on its "Best Match" search algorithm. "Best Match will be using relevance and popularity factors and reducing the … …

London SE1 Royal Mail announce postal changes for HolmfirthHuddersfield Examiner“The local delivery team and I are fully committed to providing a high quality of service that is as reliable and friendly as customers have come to expect from Royal Mail in Holmfirth over many years.” If customers have any queries …

Analysts upbeat on eBay, shares soarReuters(Reuters) – EBay Inc (EBAY.O) shares rose as much as 10 percent as several brokerages raised their price targets on the stock after growth at the company's online marketplaces and PayPal payment service allowed it to report stronger-than-expected …and more » More: continued here

Ars Technica eBay psychology: Get higher bids by using a red backgroundScience CodexThe color red influences consumers to become more aggressive in online auctions and affects how much they are willing to pay for products as varied as video game consoles and Florida vacation packages, according to a new study …