Reuters UK Royal Mail shares lifted by parcels progressReuters UKLONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Royal Mail (RMG.L) announced an improved performance at its key parcels business over a busy Christmas period, helped by price promotions, the Black Friday retail rush and its own longer business hours in an increasingly …Royal Mail Christmas …

The shake up comes as the e-commerce giant makes peace with investor activist Carl Icahn in prelude to a planned spin off of PayPal later this year More: continued here

Reuters UK Royal Mail revenues up one percent, sees parcel improvementReuters UKLONDON (Reuters) – Royal Mail (RMG.L) said group revenue for the nine months to Dec. 28 rose 1 percent, marking a slowdown from the half year as an improved parcels performance was offset by fewer letters sales. Shares in …

Believing in the strong growth prospects for China's domestic and international cargo markets, FedEx, the operator of the world's largest cargo airline, will continue to invest in the Chinese market, said Eddy Chan, Head of China and senior vice president of FedEx Express. More: continued here

Reuters EBay may sell enterprise unit ahead of PayPal splitReutersThe moves could lay the groundwork for a future acquisition of eBay and PayPal by companies looking to gain a foothold in the e-commerce and online payments markets. Wall Street analysts have identified Alibaba (BABA.N), Google (GOOGL.O) and … More: continued here

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MarketWatch Royal Mail gains; FTSE 100 edges up ahead of ECB meetingMarketWatchRoyal Mail PLC RM., +1.97% shares jumped to the top of the British benchmark. They were up 4.2% after the delivery company backed its view of 1% revenue growth for the nine months ended Dec. 28, citing its performance …

Shares in Royal Mail have fallen 28 per cent in the past year as its prospects have been hit by rising competition in parcels. More: continued here

eBay to shed 2400 jobs, may split into three companiesSan Jose Mercury NewsSAN JOSE — In developments that raise intriguing questions about the future of eBay as it prepares to spin off PayPal, the e-commerce behemoth announced Wednesday that its breakup will mean 2,400 layoffs, or 7 percent of its …

Royal Mail shareholders were likely "breathing a sigh of relief" on Thursday after the postal delivery group reported a resilient Christmas trading update, according to Galvan Research. More: continued here