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 …

Posted by MidnightTrader.comEBay (EBAY) is set to post its Q1 results after the bell tonight, and analysts polled by Thomson Reuters are anticipating a profit of %240.46 per share on revenue of %242.48 billion…( Read More ) More: continued here

Kansas City Star H&R Block names former eBay exec as new CEOBusinessWeekH&R Block Inc., the nation's largest tax preparation company, said Tuesday that board member and former eBay executive William C. Cobb will become its new president and CEO, replacing Alan Bennett, who is retiring in September. …Former eBay executive …

stv.tv Lib Dems pledge support for local post officesstv.tvLiberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott has pledged his party will continue to support a fund for post offices. Mr Scott joined local candidate Alison Hay and local MP Alan Reid at a post office in Oban in the Argyll and Bute constituency …

Residents have been going to the Balm post office for more than 100 years, but that may change this winter. More: continued here

Proactive Investors UK Stanley Gibbons announces 24% like-for-like increase in salesShareCastOur international marketing campaigns promoting rare stamps and historical signatures, as an investment opportunity, continue to deliver an increasing number of new prospects. Sales remain broadly flat in the Publishing division, but the company has …Strong trading at Stanley GibbonsGrowthcompany.co.uk …

Workers at the McVitie’s factory in Glasgow were told it was ‘not acceptable’ to fly the British flag because of its links to football and sectarianism. More: continued here