A FedEx tractor-trailer crossed over a grassy median on a Northern California freeway and slammed into a bus carrying more than 40 high school students in an explosive crash that left 10 people dead, authorities said. More: continued here
Earnings Drop at JPMorgan Drags Bank Stocks LowerABC NewsWeaker earnings at JPMorgan Chase are dragging bank stocks lower in early trading. Technology stocks were still weak a day after the worst rout for the Nasdaq composite index since 2011. KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 12 points, …and more » More: continued here
The Times (subscription) Don't Weep for Carl Icahn After the eBay / PayPal 'Loss'Investorplace.comFor all of Carl Icahn's big bluster over getting eBay (EBAY) to set PayPal free, all he's been left with is three yards and a cloud of dust. Thing is, I literally lived in the shadow of the stadium that famed Ohio…
Money Morning Carl Icahn Fight With Ebay (Nasdaq: EBAY) Takes Unexpected Turn TodayMoney Morningnasdaq: ebay Icahn and eBay Chief Executive Officer (CEO) John Donahoe announced a truce today (Thursday) in which the notorious billionaire would end his public bid to force eBay to split off its PayPal unit and grant him two seats on the…
Forbes 10 Reasons Why Alibaba Blows Away Amazon And EBayForbesThis dwarfs Amazon, its closest competitor, with reported sales of $74.4 Billion for fiscal 2013 while EBay reported sales for fiscal 2013 of $16 Billion, less than one-tenth Alibaba's 2012 sales. The customer base is gigantic. There are 1.4 Billion … More: continued here
Peterborough Telegraph Speaker's Corner: Shortchanged on Royal Mail sell-offPeterborough TelegraphThe reason the Government was in such a rush to sell off the Royal Mail was to raise funds to cover the gaping hole in George Osborne's failed economic plan, which has seen borrowing increase by £245bn more than the Government planned. So Cameron …Don't blame ministers…
Bellmawr and New Castle post offices to stay open until 10 pm for late tax filersNJ.comBELLMAWR — With the deadline for filing income tax returns rapidly approaching, the U.S. Postal Service is getting ready for last minute filers. The Bellmawr Post Office, 501 Benigno Blvd., Bellmawr, and the Hares Corner Main Office Window, 147 …Changing…
Investors Flee Tech Stocks Again, Pummeling NasdaqABC NewsThe high-flyers are laying the stock market low — once again. Investors turned against biotech, Internet and other once-soaring stocks on Thursday, driving the Nasdaq composite index to its worst day since 2011. The sell-off in tech names dragged down … More: continued here
Las Cruces man pleads guilty in fake stamps caseKOB.comALBUQUERQUE (AP) – A Las Cruces man has pleaded guilty to possessing forged and counterfeited postage stamps with intent to use them. Federal prosecutors say 61-year-old James H. Clark Jr. entered a plea agreement Thursday. He was ordered to pay …Las Cruces man admits to forged stamp charges…
Food stamps backlog dwindling, while Greensboro woman waits months for helpThe Progressive PulseMichelle Ford hasn't received food stamp allotments since December, and the Greensboro mother says she's out of options in trying to feed herself and her three children. “We don't have anything to eat,” Ford said. “This the way it's been for the last…