The FedEx Cup standings will not be making any changes to the formula. In the first few years of the FedEx up rankings, the formula was tweaked as often as the BCS. But for the third straight year, there will be no changes. This means that any player has a …
Read More »eBay CEO Surprised by Thompson’s Move to Yahoo! (Update 1)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Scott Thompson becoming the CEO at Yahoo! caught eBay’s CEO John Donahoe off-guard. According to eBay’s blog, Donahoe sent out a letter to PayPal employees this morning: “As you may already have seen, Yahoo! announced this morning that Scott Thompson is joining the company as CEO, …
Read More »Number of North Dakotans using food stamps drops 2 percent
BISMARCK, N.D. – The number of North Dakotans using food stamps to buy groceries dropped 2 percent in the last month of fiscal 2011, while the state’s population swelled to an all-time high spurred by a hardy economy. More: continued here
Read More »EBay’s Pain Is Yahoo!’s Gain, But Will It Matter? – Barron’s (blog)
New York Times (blog) EBay's Pain Is Yahoo!'s Gain, But Will It Matter?Barron’s (blog)(YHOO) closed down 51 cents, or 3%, at $15.78 after the company this morning announced the head of eBay's (EBAY) PayPal payment division, Scott Thompson, will be Yahoo!'s new CEO. eBay shares fell $1.18, or almost 4%, …
Read More »Tiny Towns Fight for Post Offices, and Survival – New York Times
New York Times Tiny Towns Fight for Post Offices, and SurvivalNew York TimesThen one day they closed the post office. Now Mozart is a place on the road where only those who knew it was there would know it was there. The same thing happened with Newnata, Rushing and Cozahome. …
Read More »PayPal President Leaving eBay In Lurch To Spark Yahoo Renaissance
PayPal is a crown jewel of eBay. Scott Thompson, president of PayPal, has just been named CEO of Yahoo! More: continued here
Read More »Yahoo names PayPal’s Thompson as CEO – Reuters
New York Times (blog) Yahoo names PayPal's Thompson as CEOReutersBy Alexei Oreskovic and Yinka Adegoke | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Yahoo named PayPal President Scott Thompson as its chief executive on Wednesday, hoping the well-regarded Internet technology and e-commerce expert will replicate his success at eBay Inc …Yahoo's Gain Is …
Read More »Man with two guns in pocket creates commotion at Grand Haven post office Tuesday
A man had a handgun and a pellet pistol outside of the post office on Washington Avenue More: continued here
Read More »Three tractor rigs destroyed in fire at FedEx facility in Petaluma
Petaluma fire officials are investigating a Wednesday morning fire at a FedEx freight building. More: continued here
Read More »Arkansas Towns With a Post Office and Little Else Fight Closings
In northern Arkansas, people whose post offices are on a list of more than 3,600 being considered for closing have mounted campaigns to defend their communities’ lifelines. More: continued here
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