Philly.com Former e-commerce exec pleads guilty in eBay insider caseReuters(Reuters) – A former executive at an e-commerce company that was acquired in 2011 by online retailer eBay Inc pleaded guilty on Friday to insider trading in connection with the takeover. Christopher Saridakis, 45, who had led the marketing solutions …Ex-eBay …
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NBC Bay Area Tree trimmer apologizes for Oakland baby bird fiascoSFGatePulido was the supervisor for a crew of tree trimmers hired Saturday by the U.S. Postal Service's Civic Center Annex in Oakland. The post office ordered trees containing the nests of egrets and black-crowned night herons, species protected by the …
Read More »Post Office Says It Lost $1.9 Billion In Quarter – New York Times
Post Office Says It Lost $1.9 Billion In QuarterNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The financially troubled Postal Service on Friday reported a net loss of $1.9 billion in the second quarter, the same amount it lost over the same period in 2013, postal officials said. But the service did report operating …
Read More »1970s original space art by Robert McCall on eBay – Boing Boing
1970s original space art by Robert McCall on eBayBoing BoingThree beautiful early 1970s oil paintings by legendary NASA artist Robert McCall are up for auction on eBay in the $40-$60,000 range. McCall is also known for his concept and promotional art for 2001: A Space Odyssey and Star Trek: The …
Read More »Walgreen looks to move HQ to Old Main Post Office – Crain’s Chicago Business (blog)
NBC Chicago (blog) Walgreen looks to move HQ to Old Main Post OfficeCrain’s Chicago Business (blog)Walgreen Co. is taking steps to move its headquarters downtown — the old Main Post Office. Under pressure by some shareholders to move its Deerfield headquarters to Europe, the drugstore giant has for months been …
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eBay's Marketplace business not only faces competition from online retailers such as Amazon, but also from traditional retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) and Best Buy (BBY). More: continued here
Read More »Postal Service Reports $1.9 Billion Quarterly Loss – New York Times
Postal Service Reports $1.9 Billion Quarterly LossNew York TimesPostal officials admitted, however, that the increase in revenue as well as efforts to trim costs — like cutting back the hours at many post offices, reducing staff through attrition and consolidating about half of the service's processing plants …Post office reports …
Read More »Donate food to help the post office stamp out hunger Saturday – LubbockOnline.com
Donate food to help the post office stamp out hunger SaturdayLubbockOnline.comIf you fill it with non-perishable food and put it outside your door on Saturday, it'll disappear, then reappear in the kitchens of Lubbock residents who need a little help. Saturday is the 22nd annual Letter Carriers' Food Drive, which …
Read More »Where Do Food Stamps Go the Furthest? At the Farmers Market
Shopping at the farmers market is about to be a whole lot easier for hungry residents of Los Angeles County. Despite the cuts to the program brought about by the new farm bill, a $2.5 million grant from First 5 L.A. will make SNAP recipients’ food assistance go twice as …
Read More »eBay Brings Back Real-Time Auctions – The Consumerist
eBay Brings Back Real-Time AuctionsThe ConsumeristWould you stop by eBay for a real-time auction of valuable art or collectibles? Five years ago, the company got rid of their live auctions, though they never really made the reason clear. Now they've partnered up with Invaluable, a company that handles …eBay Revives …
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