eBay continued to record a growing amount of its revenue from its payments business, as revenue and profits grew strongly. More: continued here

The best I can tell, there are two Royal Wedding groups: the Don’t-Want-to-Miss-a-Thing camp and the Don’t-Give-a-Rat’s-Behind camp. This post is for the first group, who have plenty of royal-TV viewing options in the coming days. More: continued here

Wall Streets looking for the coffee retailer and the online auction site to report a rise in both profit and sales from the year-ago period late Wednesday. More: continued here

EBay Inc. Reports Strong First Quarter 2011 ResultsTheStreet.com (press release)By Business Wire 04/27/11 – 04:15 PM EDT Global ecommerce and online payments leader eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY) today reported that revenue for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011 increased 16% to $2.5 billion, compared to the same period of 2010. …

EBay Falls Despite Earnings BeatBarron’s (blog)EBay (EBAY) was falling 2.3% recently in after hours trading following the firm's first-quarter earnings. Ebay said it warned $476 million, or 36 cents a share, compared to 30 cents a share, for the same period last year. …and more » More: continued here

Kansas City Star H&R Block: Tax Shop Taps Cobb For Top JobForbesCobb was formerly president of eBay ( EBAY – news – people )'s Marketplaces division, as well as leader of its International division. Prior to his term at eBay, Cobb was an executive at PepsiCo ( PEP – news …

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. said Wednesday that earnings jumped 20% for the first quarter thanks to strong gains in both its Marketplace and PayPal businesses. For the period ended March 31, eBay reported net earnings of $476 million, or 36 cents a share, compared to earnings of $398 …

Kansas City Star H&R Block Names New President and CEOMarketNewsVideo.comPrior to his term at eBay, Cobb was an executive at Pepsico (NYSE:PEP) and Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM). This was Alan Bennett's second brief term as CEO. He was interim CEO from November 2007 through August 2008, and served this term since …

Marina Post Office to hold passport fairMonterey County HeraldA passport fair will be held from 10 am to 2 pm Saturday, April 30 at the Marina Post Office, 3100 De Forest Road, Marina. A passport book for first time applicants is $135 and $55 for a passport card. The fee …

eBay is launching a communication hub next month within My eBay where sellers manage communications with buyers, and it is discontinuing the customizable emails sellers are currently allowed to send buyers through Selling Manager and Selling Manager Pro. eBay included the news in the Spring Seller Update changes announced in …