Today's 3 Stock Picks: MSFT, AAPL, EBAYSmartmoney.com –4 hours agoInvestors brought the gavel down on eBay (EBAY) after the online auction and market place site reported a 7% decrease in fourth-quarter revenue and a 31% …Markets Fall At Opening BellWashington PostWall Street slides on poor Microsoft and jobs figuresguardian.co.ukUS STOCKS-Stocks slip …

BBC News EBay's Growth Stalls as Shoppers Pull BackWall Street Journal –4 hours agoBy GEOFFREY A. FOWLER EBay Inc. reported a 31% slump in fourth-quarter profit and the company's first quarterly revenue decline, as the online seller …EBay Drops in Europe After Forecast Misses Analysts’ EstimatesBloombergEBay’s Income Declines 31% as Economy …

Pavilion Post Office waiting to get plugged in, may open in a few …The Batavian, NY –1 hour agoThey have been without local walk-in service, since a fire destroyed the old post office on South Lake Road in early November. Mail delivery has continued, … More: continued here

Microsoft and eBay pull down Nasdaq, following their announcements of disappointing earnings. Both bellwethers are among most actively traded Thursday. More: continued here

Revenue and profit fall at auction website eBay as it struggles to cope with the economic downturn. More: continued here

EBay Inc posted lower fourth-quarter profit and revenue on Wednesday, and gave a weaker-than-expected forecast for the current quarter, sending its shares down nearly 6 percent. More: continued here

EBay Inc. will likely face continued pressure near term as it contends with a maturing auction business in the midst of a recession, an analyst said Thursday as he cut the company’s price target. More: continued here

What do Tropicana Casino and Resort, Avis, Yahoo and the White House now have in common? More: continued here

A COMMUNITY project by the people of St. Giles-on-the-Heath has seen the opening of a new village shop and outreach post office. At its official opening ceremony, district councillor Marion Perkin presented them with a £1,000 donation as part of the Torridge Councillor Grant Scheme. More: continued here

The surprise must have been etched on my face when the FedEx guy dropped off a big box at Mobile Tech Manor this morning. I wasn’t expecting anything and usually the boxes Ralph delivers are small and light, but this box was very big and I struggled to get it …