US STOCKS-Weak retail sales, Goldman hit Wall St; eBay up lateReuters UK, UKBy Ellis Mnyandu NEW YORK, April 14 (Reuters) – US stocks fell on Tuesday as a surprising drop in retail sales dented hopes the recession was abating and financial shares slid on fears that Goldman Sachs' (GS.N) share offering …

FedEx is cutting back its fleet by 14 planes as a result of continuing weak demand, the company has announced. More: continued here

US HOT STOCKS: ebay, Intel, CSX Active In Late TradingWall Street JournalAmong the companies whose shares are actively trading in the after-hours session are ebay Inc. (EBAY), Intel Corp. (INTC) and CSX Corp. (CSX). ebay said it plans to separate Internet telephone unit Skype from the company, beginning with an …

BBC News EBay plans Skype public listingBBC News, UKOnline auction site eBay is planning to spin off internet call service provider Skype and list shares in the firm in the first half of 2010. EBay said Skype was a "great stand-alone" firm but had "limited synergies" with the online auction firm. …

NATICK, Mass. — BJ’S Wholesale Club says it will begin accepting electronic food stamp payments at all of its 180 stores. The Natick, Mass.-based chain said Tuesday that effective immediately, members can purchase food with government-issued food stamps through Electronic… More: continued here

United Parcel Service Inc. rival FedEx Corp. said late Monday it will permanently remove 14 jets from service as part of an overall plan to reduce capacity in the current recession. (FDX) More: continued here

Online auction company eBay Inc. said Tuesday it plans to split off Skype, the Internet telephone service, through an initial public offering to be completed in the first half of 2010. More: continued here

Post Office Info for Last-Minute Tax FilersFox 13 Now – Salt Lake City, UtahSALT LAKE CITY – Twenty-six Utah Post Offices will provide late-night collections of mail on Wednesday, April 15 to assist last-minute tax filers. In addition, three Post Offices will extend window service hours until midnight and 29 locations …

Reuters Madoff's Mets Tickets To Be Auctioned Off On eBayNY1, NYA federal bankruptcy judge signed off today on a plan for a court-appointed trustee to sell the tickets on eBay. The package will be up for bids later this week, and will begin at $30000 for the season plan, which is …

eBay said Tuesday it would spinoff its Skype calling service via an initial public offering some time next year. The announcement culminates months of speculation about eBay’s plans for Skype and comes a day after the auction site announced plans to shed another non-strategic asset, website rating service Stumbleupon. More: …