Frank: Post office should be savedSouthCoastToday.com / AdvocateThe South Main Street post office is the only postal facility within the town of Acushnet and provides vital access to mail services for its residents and also acts as an important commercial catalyst for their downtown area. … More: continued here
eBay shares appreciated 2.44%, as the company reported a modest quarter and guided above estimates. More: continued here
eBay rose in premarket trading Thursday after the online auctions company beat quarterly expectations and provided a healthy outlook for the year. More: continued here
Ahead of the Bell: eBay rise on strong resultsNewsdayClick here Ahead of the Bell: eBay rise on strong results Published: January 19, 2012 9:29 AM By The Associated Press (AP) — eBay rose in premarket trading Thursday after the online auctions company beat quarterly expectations and provided a healthy …and more » More: continued here
(ALL TIMES ARE IN ET) "UPS/FedEx: Inside the Package Wars" replaces the original title for "Delivering Profits: Inside the Package Wars" More: continued here
Proactive Investors USA & Canada eBay Marketplaces GMV up 10 Percent, New Products in PipelineAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay made $1.4 billion in Marketplaces transaction revenue in the 4th quarter of 2011 and $1.77 billion in total Marketplaces revenue (including "Marketing Services & Other Revenue"), which was up 17% year-over-year after factoring out …eBay Guides Above…
The Jersey Journal – NJ.com Tufts post office to remain open through MayTufts DailyThe Tufts University post office will stay open for now, but may close if the USPS can't bridge its budget gap. The United States Postal Service (USPS) last month announced a moratorium on all post office closures, including that of the Tufts…
Wall Street Journal Newt Gingrich's Dodgy Attack on Food StampsBusinessWeek (blog)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 breeds dependency on the …Gingrich's Racist Attack on Food Stamps…
Timaru's philatelic society reckons it can turn stamps and coins into a water tank. More: continued here
Hope, Minn. post office hopes for a miraclePost-BulletinIt's one of about 100 small towns in Minnesota, and about 3700 towns nationwide, that may lose their post offices as the US Postal Service tries to balance its budget. It's fair to say that some of Hope's 90 or so citizens are skeptical of their role …The…