Ars Technica Why People Dislike Phone Companies (DT, EBAY)The Business Insider, NYIt's easy to understand why carriers think they need to be afraid of Skype, ebay's (EBAY) Internet phone and messaging service. In theory, it could disrupt the carriers' own phone and messaging services. But it's really not that bad. …Internet …

FedEx Corp. has confirmed that the company has cut 1,000 jobs worldwide and 500 in Memphis. (FDX) More: continued here

paidContent.org – eBay Goes To Court To Hang On To Fabric Of SkypeWashington Post, United StatesParent eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) filed suit in London's High Court against Joltid, a Jersey, England-based company started by its own founders Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis that licenses its vital peer-to-peer technology. After founding P2P filesharer …

Rising Use Of Food Stamps Shows Why Abortion, Birth Control Are NeededCBS News, NYBy Bonnie Erbe Food stamp enrollment rose in all but four of the 50 states during January, said Agriculture Department figures. Vermont, Alaska and South Dakota had increases of more than 5 percent. Texas had the largest enrollment, …

On Thursday, eBay told developers it would release the second phase of Custom Item Specifics as it begins the process of migrating most ID-based attributes over to the new custom Item Specifics system. eBay launched Custom Item Specifics in 2007 as a way to expand Item Specifics (product attributes) in …

Unusual Option Activity on Microsoft (MSFT), Halliburton (HAL …MarketWatch (press release)ONN.tv Chief Investment Strategist Jud Pyle, covers notable options trading activity from: — Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) — Halliburton Company (HAL) — eBay Inc. (EBAY) Recorded live from Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Sidewinder Report is a …Notable Price Action in …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — FedEx Corp. has laid off 1,000 employees to meet job cuts the package delivery company announced were coming after third-quarter earnings dropped 75 percent. FedEx said Friday that half of the laid off workers were employed in… More: continued here

The annex of the Hazleton Post Office, 30 E. Broad St., will close after business on Saturday. More: continued here

A visit to the hardware store at Wake Forest’s Gateway Commons shopping center could save you a trip to the post office. The United States Postal Service has set up a Contract Postal Unit at the new Ace Hardware. The center will provide Express and Priority Mail services, and sell …

The Simpsons, the bumbling but lovable American cartoon family, will appear on postage stamps. More: continued here