Apple, eBay Stock In FocusForbes, NY –4 hours agoWhile Apple should pop, eBay (nasdaq: EBAY – news – people ) is set to stumble. The online auction place saw profits fall 31%, as December traffic fell 4%. …Earnings roundup: Apple, eBayForbesFinancials, Tech In FocusForbesall 7 news articles More: continued here

EBay's income slides 31%Sun-Sentinel.com, FL –5 minutes agoBy Martin Zimmerman | Los Angeles Times EBay reported lower fourth-quarter profit and its first drop in quarterly sales, as the global economic slowdown and … More: continued here

Kiwis cranky over 'Australian' Russell Crowe stampABC Online, Australia –5 minutes agoBy New Zealand correspondent Kerri Ritchie The decision by Australia Post to include Russell Crowe in a special series of stamps to mark Australia Day has … More: continued here

EBay Sales: Going, Going…BusinessWeek –3 minutes agoBy Douglas MacMillan By his own admission, eBay Chief Executive John Donahoe is "frustrated." With good reason. Fourth-quarter results reflect the company's … More: continued here

Employers wield scalpel not chainsaw, for nowFinancial Times, UK –3 hours agoBy Andrew Taylor, Employment Correspondent The FT employment correspondent talks to Kevin Green, one-time director of human resources at Royal Mail, … More: continued here

ECONOMY IN CRISIS Wave of layoffs, losses plague Bay Area companiesSan Francisco Chronicle,  USA –32 minutes agoQuarterly earnings fell 31 percent at eBay Inc., indicating that its Internet auctions are being hurt by the recession just like traditional retail sales. … More: continued here

Cayman Net News Post Office advises on mailingCayman Net News, Cayman Islands –19 minutes agoThe main cause for return-to-sender mail is using street addresses instead of post office box numbers, said Deputy Postmaster General for Operations Anthony … More: continued here

Domain registrar Go Daddy tries Web marketplaceThe Associated Press –7 hours agoGo Daddy Marketplace is still tiny compared to the millions of items available through eBay Inc. or online retailer Amazon.com Inc. On the day after … More: continued here

EBay posts first-ever drop in quarterly salesLos Angeles Times, CA –1 hour agoBy Martin Zimmerman In another sign that the retail downturn is spreading beyond the malls to the Internet, auction giant EBay Inc. on Wednesday reported … More: continued here

PRESS DIGEST – British business – Jan 22Reuters –18 minutes agoRoyal Mail [GBPO.UL] is expecting to double its annual profits after revealing on Wednesday that revenues for the nine months to December 31 had reached 255 … More: continued here