The United States Postal Service (USPS) has been a joke for years. As it stands poised on the brink of default — without Congressional help, it won't make a $5.5 billion pension payment due September 30, according to the Wall Street Journal — does it have any hope of being fixed? Read on for seven ideas that could help. More:…
US Stock Futures Climb as EBay, IBM Exceed EstimatesBloombergU.S. stock futures rose, signaling the Standard & Poor's 500 Index will extend its two-day rally, as companies from EBay Inc. to International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) reported earnings that topped estimates. EBay, the world's largest Internet … More: continued here
EBay's Net Jumps on Strong SalesWall Street JournalUnder Mr. Donahoe, eBay has ramped up pressure on rival Amazon.com Inc., using its GSI purchase and a growing business for outside vendors to sell their wares. It is also moving more deeply into merchant payments, including a competitor to Square Inc. More: continued here
Stamps hasn't been collecting passesVancouver SunAt this pedestrian rate, Stamps, whose longest completion this season has only been 22 yards, would finish the year with only 516 yards – less than half of his normal production. "Everybody in the city wants to know where Fred Stamps is, huh?" said Stamps.Eskimos struggling to get the ball…
Gizmodo UK Royal Mail Might Earn Those Enormous Price Increases by Making GPS BetterGizmodo UKGary Cutlack -. The Royal Mail is putting its fleet of vans and people to work in a clever new way, using the daily rounds of its crews in East Anglia to augment existing GPS data and add super-accurate details of…
Boston Globe Postal stamp revives the Williams-DiMaggio rivalryBoston GlobeAn old Yankees-Red Sox rivalry is getting a 21st-century revival from the US Postal Service. Red Sox legend Ted Williams is one of four baseball players featured in the “Major League Baseball All-Stars Forever” postage stamps, a new stamp series set to …DiMaggio Outslugging Williams In Stamp…
eBay Jumps as PayPal Revenue ExplodesTheStreet.com… quotes in this article:EBAY· Tweet. NEW YORK (TheStreet) –Shares of Internet giant eBay(EBAY) rose in after-hours trading, as the company saw exceptional growth in its payments division, PayPal. eBay also added $2 billion to its share buyback …and more » More: continued here
HispanicBusiness.com eBay Reports Strong 2nd QuarterHispanicBusiness.comeBay Inc., a global commerce platform and payments company (Nasdaq: EBAY), today reported that revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, increased 23% to $3.4 billion, compared to the same period of 2011. The company reported second …eBay's 2Q Results: Postgame ScorecardFox Businessall 50 news articles » More: continued…
60 posties in North Staffordshire are bitten by dogs in 12 monthsThis is StaffordshireRoyal Mail today described the figure as 'unacceptably high'. Now Royal Mail and union leaders are appealing for homeowners to keep their dogs under control during the school summer holidays when incidents normally peak. Posties are also being armed …and more » More:…
Court hearing in Henning post office shootingsWRCB-TVThe 48-year-old Montgomery has pleaded not guilty to charges that he and his 18-year-old son killed postal workers Paula Robinson and Judy Spray after robbing the small-town post office of just $63 in October 2010. Prosecutors say the shootings were …and more » More: continued here