NPR (blog) Snowden Journalist's New Venture to Be Bankrolled by eBay FounderNew York TimesFor years, the tech billionaire Pierre M. Omidyar has been experimenting with ways to promote serious journalism, searching for the proper media platform to support with the fortune he earned as the founder of eBay. He has …
Read More »Berkeley: Lawyers debate post office preservation – Inside Bay Area
Berkeley: Lawyers debate post office preservationInside Bay AreaBERKELEY — Lawyers took center stage at the Tuesday City Council discussion of the fight by the city and residents to save the historic downtown post office, which the Postal Service has formally put up for sale. At issue was the United States …
Read More »Great Portland set for £100m profit at former Royal Mail site – Financial Times
Great Portland set for £100m profit at former Royal Mail siteFinancial TimesGreat Portland Estates is set to make a £100m profit by developing a former Royal Mail site in central London, in a move that raises further questions about valuations put on the privatised postal service's assets. Westminster Council on …
Read More »UK Postal Union Votes to Strike at Royal Mail – ABC News
UK Postal Union Votes to Strike at Royal MailABC NewsPostal workers in Britain have voted overwhelmingly in favor of going on strike over issues linked to the privatizing of Royal Mail. The Communication Workers Union said Wednesday that 78 percent of its members who voted in a strike ballot backed …
Read More »Royal Mail Staff Vote in Favor of Strike Action Over IPO – Bloomberg
Royal Mail Staff Vote in Favor of Strike Action Over IPOBloombergRoyal Mail Group Ltd. workers voted for strike action less than a week after the U.K. postal service's 1.7 billion pound ($2.72 billion) initial public offering, which unions say will put jobs at risk. Some 78 percent of respondents backed …
Read More »Ebay is battening down the hatches for a tough winter – Quartz
Ebay is battening down the hatches for a tough winterQuartzThe numbers: OK. The online auction and payments giant increased revenue by 14% to $3.9 billion. Earnings came in at $0.64 per share, just ahead of Wall Street expectations of $0.63. Yet shares have sunk by nearly 4% in after-market trading, …
Read More »Biz Break: eBay, Sandisk continue to grow – San Jose Mercury News
Biz Break: eBay, Sandisk continue to growSan Jose Mercury NewsSan Jose e-commerce giant eBay announced profits of $689 million, or 53 cents a share, on revenues of $3.9 billion, which reflect year-over-year increases of 16 percent and 14 percent, respectively. CEO John Donahue championed the company's mobile … More: continued here
Read More »EBay Expects Softer Holidays; Q4 Sales, Earnings Outlook Lag
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Read More »Workers at newly privatized Royal Mail to strike November 4 – Reuters
BBC News Workers at newly privatized Royal Mail to strike November 4ReutersThe management of Royal Mail, which listed on the London stock market in a high profile float last week, had expected a vote in favor of strike action and criticized the prospect of a disruption to services in the …
Read More »eBay third-quarter earnings beat estimates, but forecast weak
The bright spot during the third quarter was mobile, reaffirming once again CEO John Donahoe's big bet on the medium. Still, eBay shares dropped. Originally posted at News – Internet & Media More: continued here
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