Telegraph.co.uk eBay Beats Forecasts with 23 Percent Growth in Q2Business InsiderE-commerce remains an important component of online business, and eBay is one of the most successful companies in the industry, so much so that experts have often considered its success an indicator of the overall market. Here's more about its …
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Chicago Tribune Walgreen, eBay, Nokia are market moversBusinessweek… All times are local (Market data is delayed by at least 15 minutes). Snapshot · News · Charts · Financials · Earnings · People · Ownership · Transactions · Options. text size: T | T. AP Online 07/19/2012 5:00 PM ET. Walgreen, …
Read More »Commentary: Food stamp debate brings out the haters – Sacramento Bee
Commentary: Food stamp debate brings out the hatersSacramento BeeIt didn't take long for the more hard-hearted of the small-government crowd to respond to the news that the feds spent about $75.7 billion on their food stamp initiative last year, which is double what it spent four years ago. Widely posted …
Read More »Royal Mail’s plea to stop dogs attacking postmen after 62 per cent rise in … – Halifax Evening Courier
Royal Mail's plea to stop dogs attacking postmen after 62 per cent rise in …Halifax Evening CourierAccording to Royal Mail and the Communications Workers Union, eight delivery men and women were attacked by dogs in this area between April 2011 and 2012 – a rise of 62 per cent on …
Read More »EBay lowers Q3, FY12 outlook to reflect debt offering
REUTERS – EBay Inc (EBAY.O) on Thursday lowered its third-quarter and full-year earnings outlook to account for the impact of a $3 billion debt offering, which it priced earlier in the day. The e-commerce … More: continued here
Read More »Ron Hart: ‘Food stamp president’ loves dependents – Appeal-Democrat
Ron Hart: 'Food stamp president' loves dependentsAppeal-DemocratIn the 1970s, a difficult economic time under Jimmy Carter with his "misery index," 1 in 50 Americans was on food stamps. Today that number is 1 in 7. Just since 2008, the number of people in food stamp programs has doubled — and …
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Nik Lewis scored three touchdowns for the Stamps to lead Calgary to a 41-38 overtime win over the powerhouse Saskatchewan Roughriders. More: continued here
Read More »Wow! Stamps rally for late win – London Free Press
TSN Wow! Stamps rally for late winLondon Free PressCALGARY – Through nearly 12 quarters, the Saskatchewan Roughriders protected the ball and were winning games. Then … Darian Durant was finally picked off by Malik Jackson, and the Calgary Stampeders suddenly had life Thursday night at McMahon …Kevin Glenn ready to …
Read More »EBay Inc. Prices $3.0 Billion Senior Unsecured Notes Offering – Businessweek
EBay Inc. Prices $3.0 Billion Senior Unsecured Notes OfferingBusinessweek19, 2012– eBay Inc . (NASDAQ:EBAY) today announced the pricing of a $3.0 billion underwritten public offering of its senior unsecured notes, consisting of $250 million of 0.70% Notes due 2015 (the “2015 Notes” ), $1.0 billion of 1.35% Notes due 2017 …
Read More »S&P 500 Rises to Two-Month High on Earnings Amid Fed Bets – Businessweek
Live Trading News S&P 500 Rises to Two-Month High on Earnings Amid Fed BetsBusinessweek(IBM) (IBM), the biggest computer-services provider, and EBay Inc. (EBAY) (EBAY), the largest Internet marketplace, gained at least 3.7 percent as profits beat forecasts. Walgreen Co. (WAG) (WAG) soared 12 percent after renewing a contract with Express …
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