Pub chain wins licence to open up at former post office siteTown Crier, UK –2 minutes agoHowever, there are fears that the new late-night venue, to be housed at the old Post Office building on New Street, could monopolise the town's pub trade. … More: continued here

The Associated Press EBay CEO sees more change ahead after profitable 1st quarterThe Associated Press –5 hours agoSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More change is in store at eBay, its CEO said after the online auction company reported its profit climbed 22 percent in the first … More: continued here

The Australian eBay Australia faces competition probeRegister, UK –3 hours agoBy John Oates → More by this author eBay Australia's decision to only accept PayPal, which it owns, is being investigated by Aussie competition regulators. …ACCC puts eBay's PayPal plans under scrutinyNEWS.com.auWatchdog to rule on eBay bidSydney Morning HeraldACCC to probe eBay …

Anger over post office move upstairsSouthern Daily Echo, UK –3 hours agoThey are angry that the Post Office has moved upstairs making it difficult for them to get to. Southampton's main post office was forced to close last year … More: continued here

BEFORE THE BELL Merrill Lynch, IBM, eBay, Pfizer, Roche, Google in …MarketWatch –3 minutes agoBy Abby Deveney, MarketWatch Stock futures slipped, with above-forecast results from International Business Machines and Merrill Lynch's largely as-expected … More: continued here

EBay Inc posted a 22 percent rise in quarterly net profit, topping Wall Street’s average estimate, as pricing changes increased online auction listings and pushed revenue above all forecasts. More: continued here

Hunger painsBaltimore Sun, United States –5 hours agoThe Congressional Budget Office predicts that about 28 million people will be using food stamps by October, the most since the program's inception more than … More: continued here

DANBURY — City officials are hatching a plan that would see Danbury purchase the Main Street post office and rent it to filmmakers who want to set up shop in the area.A smaller post office would go somewhere else on Main Street, possibly at the base of a massive proposed …

Plan to put post office in the pubBurton Mail, UK –4 hours agoby HELEN KREFT A PARISH councillor is launching a petition to fight against post office closures by setting up a new branch – in a pub. … 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