MSN Money Mixed Earnings, Sluggish OpenForbes, NY –5 hours ago(See: "World Of Difference For eBay") US initial jobless claims ticked up by 17000 to 372000 last week, but the rise was muted compared to expectations, …Merrill Trips Up StreetForbesStocks Drift Lower on Mixed Corporate EarningsFOXBusinessTraders Show Concern on EarningsSmartmoney.comThe Week Daily – Comtex …

EBay sees its shares slip after reporting better-than-expected results for the first quarter but indicating that its core business is still relatively weak. More: continued here

Earthtimes eBay: Life After MegMotley Fool –3 hours agoThis is the first time I've ever discussed PayPal's results before eBay, and I'd better get used to it. Even though the site built on last year's final …eBay Scores, IBM Pours, Merrill Snores, CBS IndoorsMotley FooleBay beats expectationsThe Gazette (Montreal)EBay profits surge; …

Firms demand better postal deliveriesHarrogate Today, UK –3 hours agoHARROGATE businesses this week claimed Royal Mail has lost sight of its customers' needs and "totally underestimated" the effect its unreliable service was … More: continued here

Hell Mail Royal Mail Lorry Kills Exeter Father Of FiveHell Mail, UK –4 hours agoAn Exeter man was killed after a Royal Mail articulated lorry ploughed into the car he was driving on the A379 at Marsh Barton. 56 year old Henry Brown, …DRIVER DIED INSTANTLY IN FATAL ACCIDENT WITH LORRYExpress & …

Islington Gazette Politicians united against post office closuresBerwickshire Today, UK –5 hours agoPost office closures in the Borders will be announced later this year as part of a wider plan to close 2500 post offices across the country. …400 sign up to save post officeIslington GazetteChipping Post Office closure latestLongridge TodayMP welcomes …

Michelle Obama on Wednesday dismissed notions that her husband is elitist, recalling that his family once lived on food stamps when he was a child. More: continued here

The nine-story, 122,000-pound Ferris wheel at California’s Santa Monica Pier is up for sale on eBay. More: continued here

Shares of eBay Inc. declined Thursday, with analysts issuing reactions to the online auctioneer’s first-quarter growth and raised 2008 guidance that ranged from price target increases to a downgrade of the stock. More: continued here

Post office delivers?Orange County Review, VA –3 minutes agoBy Hannah W. Wever Barboursville postal customers have been waiting for nearly two years to get a post office in their neighborhood. … More: continued here