The problem of break-ins at post office boxes is on the rise in Bakersfield. More: continued here

EBay Revenue Beats Estimates After Increase in US SalesBloombergChief Executive Officer John Donahoe has increased spending on advertising and new technology to expand beyond EBay's auction roots and let shoppers buy more items in instant sales, similar to those on Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN)'s site. Those efforts led … More: continued …

EBay posted stronger-than-expected quarterly revenue and earnings as more consumers shopped on its online marketplaces and used its PayPal payment service. More: continued here

US Stock Futures Climb as EBay, IBM Exceed EstimatesBusinessweekEBay, the world's largest Internet marketplace, jumped 6 percent in Germany. IBM gained 2.4 percent as the biggest computer-services provider also raised its full-year profit forecast. Qualcomm (QCOM) (QCOM) Inc. increased 4.9 percent after results … More: continued here

Post office officials: Fliers found on mail boxes violate rulesCherokee TribuneEarl Downs, postmaster for the post office on RiverStone Boulevard in Canton, did confirm the office received calls from residents who got the fliers. Downs said he contacted Ruskell as his name was listed prominently on the flier and made …

Increase in number of dog attacks on postiesLancashire Evening PostNew figures released by Royal Mail show that 49 postmen and women were attacked across the PR postcode area by dogs from April 2011 to April 2012, up 20% on the previous year. Today, Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union …

Golf: Royal Portrush's chances of staging Open are dentedWalesOnline (blog)by Anthony Woolford, Western Mail; Jul 19 2012. THE chances of Welshman Jamie Donaldson returning to the scene of his epic Irish Open win earlier this month for a Claret Jug contest has suffered a heavy blow, with Royal Portrush warned …

Wall Street Journal (blog) EBay, IBM shares higher in trading after hoursMarketWatchLOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. shares leapt Wednesday evening as the online auction company posted quarterly results that were above Wall Street's view, and IBM Inc. shares gained after the tech-sector heavyweight raised its expectations for …A Need …

EBay more than doubles 2Q earnings, revenue upBoston.comNEW YORK (AP) — EBay Inc. more than doubled its second-quarter net income thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal online payments business and its e-commerce websites. The solid results, which came against the backdrop of the ongoing European … More: continued here

Wall Street Journal (blog) EBay gets after-hours boost on strong earningsMarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. shares rose more than 5% in after-hours trading Wednesday after the company reported second-quarter earnings that more-than-doubled from a year ago and recorded strong gains from its marketplaces and …EBay Revenue Beats Estimates After …