President Bush is putting together his first public call for an emergency fiscal stimulus bill while negotiations on Capitol Hill focus on rebates for taxpayers and other steps to jump-start the sagging economy. More: continued here

NEW YORK, January 18 (newratings.com) – Analyst Robert S Peck of Bear Stearns upgrades eBay Inc ( EBAY.NAS ) to “outperform.” The target price is set to $36. More: continued here

Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) — Royal Philips Electronics NV, the world’s biggest maker of light bulbs and electric shavers, may say fourth-quarter profit rose 81 percent on gains from selling Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. shares. More: continued here

Hexham Courant Ruling wait for post office fateYork Press, UK –2 hours agoBy Gerran Grimshaw ANXIOUS residents and sub-postmasters will have to wait until next month to find out whether their post office has been saved. …Post office battle loomsHexham CourantPost office closures petition is presented to Downing StreetYork PressHave a say …

PhysOrg.com Would You Pay Now to Sell Old Gadgets Later?Yahoo! Tech, CA –9 hours agoNeither program will match the kind of prices you could probably get on eBay. But you'd be paying for convenience and, supposedly, the assurance it will be …Getting Cash for Those Older Electronic GadgetsNewsLICashing in on old gadgetsCNNall …

Auctionbytes eBay Holds Affiliate-Widget Contest for DevelopersAuctionbytes –8 minutes agoBy Ina Steiner eBay is holding a contest to encourage developers to build Adobe Flash widgets for the eBay Affiliate Community. eBay will award up to five … More: continued here

Here’s how the following institutions will observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday: •  Mecklenburg ABC stores: Closed. •  S.C. ABC stores: Open. •  Banks: Closed. •  Charlotte buses: Saturday schedule. •  Charlotte city offices: Closed. •  CPCC: Closed. •  Mecklenburg County offices: Closed. •  FedEx: Open. •  …

Hexham Courant Post office battle loomsHexham Courant,  United Kingdom –4 hours agoBy HELEN COMPSON TYNEDALE’S sub post offices will have just six weeks during the summer to make their case for survival, it has emerged. As Post Office Ltd …Post office closures petition is presented to Downing StreetYork PressHave a say …

eBay upgraded to "outperform"newratings.com, Germany –2 minutes agoeBay’s long-term issues are resolvable and the company’s business is counter cyclical to an extent, the analyst says. eBay reporting in-line 4Q results, … More: continued here

BEVERLEY MP Graham Stuart has highlighted concerns about the public consultation on the planned closure of the town’s Grovehill Road Post Office, in a submission to the Business and Enterprise Select Committee. (18/01/2008) More: continued here