Why's eBay's Pierre Omidyar Bankrolling A Jouralism Startup?NPRGlenn Greenwald's series of national security scoops throughout the summer for the NSA convinced him he wanted to do more reporting, and needed a place beyond the reach of the British authorities to do it. He has found a partner in Pierre Omidyar, …
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Read More »eBay Warns Of E-Commerce Slowdown, Mobile Remains A Bright Spot – Trefis
Yahoo Finance (blog) eBay Warns Of E-Commerce Slowdown, Mobile Remains A Bright SpotTrefisAlthough eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) beat consensus estimates, the stock fell slightly in after-hours trading due to a disappointing outlook. The company's Q3 2013 results reflected strong growth across its payments and marketplaces businesses. However …EBay hires Apple e-commerce exec RJ …
Read More »Post Office roses infected – The Cherokee County Herald
Post Office roses infectedThe Cherokee County HeraldPatrons of the Centre post office have already missed the beautiful red Knock Out roses that have graced the west side of the building over the past several years. And, folks may be questioning the reasoning behind the removal of such seemingly healthy … More: …
Read More »Americans on Food Stamps Decline–From 47760247 to 47637497 – CNSNews.com
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Read More »Braintree Venmo App Gives EBay Unit PayPal An Edge EBAY FB MA V – Investor’s Business Daily
Braintree Venmo App Gives EBay Unit PayPal An Edge EBAY FB MA VInvestor’s Business DailyEBay announced the pending $800 million purchase of the Chicago-based smartphone and tablet payment apps specialist on Sept. 26. It gives eBay ownership of Braintree's Venmo, a mobile payments platform that lets consumers pay for a …
Read More »Investment Insider: What to do with your Royal Mail shares? – The Independent
Investment Insider: What to do with your Royal Mail shares?The IndependentHowever, it is important to appreciate that Royal Mail Group today is materially different to the one we may remember from the past. For example, a significant portion of the regulations that made the business deeply unattractive have now been …
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New Zealand Post is bracing for Hobbit -mania of global proportions for the latest issue of stamps and coins to mark the release of the second film in The Hobbit Trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug , a production of New Line Cinema and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures (MGM). More: continued …
Read More »Pa. man gets prison for assault over food stamps – The Evening Sun
Pa. man gets prison for assault over food stampsThe Evening SunA central Pennsylvania man must spent four to eight years in prison for physically and sexually assaulting a woman who refused to give him her food stamps so he could use them to obtain money for drugs. Pennlive.com ( http://bit.ly/1fQIo39) …
Read More »EBay Eyed Braintree’s Brain Trust In Acquisition – Investor’s Business Daily
EBay Eyed Braintree's Brain Trust In AcquisitionInvestor’s Business DailyEBay (EBAY) clearly wanted to bolster PayPal's mobile payment processing ability by acquiring the Venmo mobile app as part of its $800 million purchase of Braintree. But some say the deal also partly serves as an acqui-hire, as eBay coveted the people …and …
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