EBay, F5 higher after hours following resultsMarketWatchBy Carla Mozee, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Shares of eBay Inc. and F5 Networks Inc. rose Wednesday evening after the online auction site and the networking-equipment maker each posted better-than-anticipated quarterly results. …After Hours: Playing eBay, F5 And Xilinx Long Off Earnings MovesSeeking …

The Boston Globe Gingrich's attack of food stamps is off-baseThe Boston GlobeBy Joshua Green AP ON MONDAY night in South Carolina, Newt Gingrich won a standing ovation at the Fox News-Wall Street Journal debate by calling President Obama “the best food-stamp president in American history'' and claiming that the program …

KCTV 5Future of Prairie Village post office worries residentsKCTV Kansas CityEntertainment News from AP By DeAnn Smith, Digital Content Manager – email By Alan Shope, Multi-Media Journalist – email Federal officials say there are no immediate plans to close Prairie Village's post office branch, but those assurances aren't … More: …

EBay Inc., the largest Internet marketplace, reported sales and profit that topped analysts’ estimates, buoyed by a campaign to promote its expanded retail offerings and broader use of the PayPal online-payments service. More: continued here

Amanda Davis of Crosby leaves the Crosby Post Office after getting her mail on Wednesday afternoon. The U.S. Postal Service held a public session Wednesday night to discuss the future status of the post office. More: continued here

USA TODAY Fact check: Gingrich's faulty food-stamp claimUSA TODAYBy Brooks Jackson, FactCheck.org Newt Gingrich claims that "more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history." He's wrong. More were added under Bush than under Obama, according to the most recent figures. …Food …

Telegraph.co.uk Close shave for Britain's eBay athleteThe Nation, PakistanLONDON (Reuters) – A shaving company has come to the rescue of a British athlete who put himself up for auction on eBay to secure sponsorship for the London Olympics only to find the winning bidder was a hoax. Top sprinter James …

eBay reported a 254 percent increase in profits for the company's fourth quarter, thanks to its sale of VOIP service Skype to Microsoft. More: continued here

EBay Inc reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit on solid growth in its online marketplaces and an increase in transactions processed through its PayPal electronic payments business. The e-commerce … More: continued here

After-market Movers For Jan 18 (EBAY, XLNX, FFIV, PLXS, SANM, SLM)NASDAQeBay Inc. (EBAY) is up nearly 2 percent to $30.88. The company's fourth quarter profit surged from the prior year, primarily reflecting a gain on the sale of its remaining investment in Skype. Non-GAAP earnings per share and net revenues …