eBay Stock Rating Reaffirmed by Robert W. Baird (EBAY)Daily PoliticaleBay (NASDAQ: EBAY)'s stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Robert W. Baird in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday. A number of other firms have also recently commented on EBAY. Analysts at Jefferies …Jefferies Group Analysts Begin Coverage on…
Visiting America's Most Bizarrely Named TownsHuffington Post (blog)It got a post office…but not a railway stop. And thus it remained a small farm town, with a population hovering well below 700. There's not much to see there besides a grain silo and a welcome sign, but the slogan remains, optimistically, "The Town … More: continued…
StreetInsider.com (subscription) eBay: August Slowdown?ForbeseBay suffered slowing growth in its core Marketplaces business in August, according to proprietary data compiled by Baird analyst Colin Sebastian. The analyst estimates that Marketplace growth slowed to about 10% in the month, down from mid-teens …eBay (EBAY) Sees a Blip Lower in AugustStreetInsider.com (subscription)all 2 news articles » More: continued…
Riverfront Times (blog) The Secret History of the St. Louis Post Office and Its Amazing Pneumatic TubeRiverfront Times (blog)Less well known, maybe because it was too small for people to crawl through, was the system of pneumatic tubes that spirited mail from Union Station to the Old Post Office on Ninth Street and back again….
FedEx's profit warning is a bad sign for the company, but a worse sign for the global economy. More: continued here
See the sights in Walworth County: Post office artWalworth County TodayOne of the projects designed by the program was providing art for public buildings, including post offices. Artists were awarded commissions to paint murals, often positioned in spots right above a door inside the building. Two such paintings still … More: continued here
FedEx, often a very accurate gauge of the health of the economy, also pre-announced after the close, confirming the slowdown thesis. The stock is down nearly 3% this morning. More: continued here
East Anglian Daily Times Post Office robbery in SuffolkITV NewsPolice in Suffolk are hunting two men who robbed a post office and village shop at Laxfield. They threatened the shopkeeper with what is believed to be a screwdriver before escaping with cash from the safe. Police were called just after 6.15am on …Police dogs search…
Nepal and Israel issued joint stamps to mark the long standing friendship between the two countries on Tuesday. More: continued here
A post office reform movementWednesday JournalTypical scene: four or five in line, or more, waiting for the U.S. Post Office employee to return from behind the scenes with a package. No other employee on the scene. Loud, laughter, fun sounds coming from the back room. One full minute, two, maybe more. More: continued here