EBay leads retreat in sector, while IBM advancesMarketWatch –4 hours agoBy Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatch SAN FRANCSICO (MarketWatch) — Technology stocks dropped Thursday morning, led by a slump in shares of eBay Inc. after its … More: continued here

LETTER: Bad experience at Post OfficeHingham Journal,  USA –1 hour agoLast Thursday, April 10, I visited the Hingham Post Office located on North Street intending to mail a letter overseas. At mid-morning there was a line … More: continued here

There’s a new star in the galaxy, or at least a new flag on the flagpole. The American Fork Post Office has received Star Status, the first post office in Utah and only the sixth business in the state to have the designation. It was given by the Occupational Safety …

Rocketboom creator pulls plug on Twitter account eBay auctionCNET News.com, CA –39 minutes agoA few days ago, Rocketboom creator Andrew Baron put his Twitter account up for sale on eBay, offering access to his 1500-plus followers (it's now at 1757 … More: continued here

A federal judge has approved a settlement requiring the city to process food stamp applications within 30 days, or five days if the applicant has no income. The settlement comes out of a 2004 lawsui…. More: continued here

With business slowing to a crawl, FedEx, UPS, DHL and the U.S. Postal Service are eager to cut your company a deal. But you have to ask. More: continued here

EBay declines in wake of 1Q growth, raised 2008 outlookHouston Chronicle, United States –1 hour ago2008 AP NEW YORK — Shares of eBay Inc. declined Thursday, with analysts issuing reactions to the online auctioneer's first-quarter growth and raised 2008 …EBay shares fall on auction weaknessReutersEBay Handily Beats Q1 Estimates, Raises 2008 GuidanceCNNMoney.comSector …

eBay Struggles to Rebuild TrafficTheStreet.com –1 hour agoeBay's much publicized tweaks recently to its platform to make it more attractive to buyers aren't paying off, and analysts say the company's weak … More: continued here

John Donahoe, the new chief of the Internet’s largest e-commerce site, wants eBay to operate less like an unruly flea market and more like a strip mall. More: continued here

April 17 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc ., the world’s largest Internet auctioneer, posted first-quarter profit that rose more than analysts estimated on higher selling fees and increased revenue from its PayPal payment service. More: continued here