The auction giant’s profit slides 7% from the year-earlier period. In another sign that the retail downturn is spreading beyond the malls to the Internet, auction giant EBay Inc. on Wednesday reported lower fourth-quarter earnings and its first-ever drop in quarterly sales. More: continued here

Nokia, Microsoft, eBay DeclineWall Street Journal –3 hours agoA batch of weak earnings reports took a toll on stocks Thursday, with Nokia, Microsoft and eBay among the decliners. Nokia, the world's largest mobile-phone …Apple, eBay Stock In FocusForbesOpening View: Apple Is Not Enough, Stocks Led Lower by eBay and NokiaSchaeffers ResearchHousing, …

ROYAL MAIL chiefs yesterday announced they’d made made a profit of £255million. More: continued here

EBay Inc. shares slide more than 10% after the online auction provider reports disappointing revenue for the fourth quarter and warns that the current period would also disappoint. More: continued here

eBay beat expectations for quarterly profit on Wednesday but gave a weaker-than-expected forecast for the current quarter, sending its shares down nearly 6 percent. More: continued here

Courier Herald Twiggs Gets New Sheriff’s SubstationCourier Herald, GA –2 hours agoThe open house at the new Dry Branch Sheriff’s Office will be Saturday, January 23, 2009 from 1-3 pm at the old Dry Branch Post Office on Old Gordon Road. … More: continued here

Post Office worker injured in robberyABC Regional Online, Australia –3 minutes agoA Post Office staff member has head injuries after a robbery this morning on Henley Beach Road at Brooklyn Park. Police say a group of men involved in the … More: continued here

FedEx Corp. is one of the top 100 best companies to work for in 2009, according to a list in Fortune Magazine . More: continued here

Ten diocesan schools achieve stamps of excellenceCatholic Courier, NY –3 hours agoBy Mike Latona/Catholic Courier Katie Wozniak and Morgan Crisco feel well-prepared for the academic rigors of their high-school years, thanks to having … More: continued here

ONE of Royal Mail’s main competitors has grabbed a bigger slice of the delivery market. More: continued here