Strong eBay results bode well for AmazonReutersBy Alistair Barr | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – EBay Inc's (EBAY.O) strong first quarter bodes well for Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) results next week – especially Amazon's own online Marketplace business and e-commerce in general, analysts said on Thursday.and more » More: continued here
Read More »Columbia Post Office to host Stamp Out Hunger food drive
COLUMBIA — Letter carriers in Columbia will collect canned goods and other nonperishable food May 12 as part of a national food drive called Stamp Out Hunger. The carriers will collect the food as they deliver mail along their routes and then take the food to the local food bank, …
Read More »Qualcomm, EMC, eBay: Premarket Movers – TheStreet.com
Globe and Mail Qualcomm, EMC, eBay: Premarket MoversTheStreet.comShares of Internet retail giant eBay(EBAY), however, surged in premarket trading, climbing $3.28, or 9.14%, to $39.15 after the company's second-quarter results, released late on Wednesday. The online auctioneer comfortably beat Wall Street's earnings …Apple, EMC lead tech slide; eBay surgesMarketWatchall 152 news …
Read More »From eBay, Greener Cars Are Auction Stars – New York Times (blog)
New York Times (blog) From eBay, Greener Cars Are Auction StarsNew York Times (blog)By ROY FURCHGOTT EBay Motors, the online auction Web site, wants its fuel-efficient cars to move a little faster. To spur the sales of hybrid, electric, diesel and biofuel-powered vehicles listed on its pages, eBay officially started …
Read More »Attempted food stamps fraud scam uncovered – WBXH
Attempted food stamps fraud scam uncoveredWBXHThe Department of Children and Family Services is asking businesses to be on alert for a food stamp scam. DFCS says someone claiming to be with DFCS asked to update Electronic Balance Transfer machines, presenting a business with a fake ID and a list … …
Read More »Ebay Lifts Nasdaq, More Earnings Still On Tap – Forbes
Ebay Lifts Nasdaq, More Earnings Still On TapForbesEBAY, VMWare (VMW), and Halliburton (HAL) are all responding well, while Qualcomm (QCOM) is on the opposite end of the spectrum. We've had more strong reports this morning from financials, with Bank of America(BAC) and Morgan Stanley (MS) adding around …and more » More: …
Read More »Government agencies pushed under the microscope – msnbc.com
Government agencies pushed under the microscopemsnbc.comit doesn't make any sense and that's one of the reasons we offered the amendment up. i think there is pretty major cuts across the board to our poster servicers, proposals to cut some 3800 post offices , most of which i think are in …
Read More »Postal Service to issue new Civil War stamps – Washington Post (blog)
Postal Service to issue new Civil War stampsWashington Post (blog)By Linda Wheeler The Battle of New Orleans stamp is a reproduction of an 1862 colored lithograph by Currier & Ives titled, “The Splendid Naval Triumph on the Mississippi, April 24, 1862,” depicting dark ships, great puffs of white smoke from …
Read More »Old Town Post Office Building Sells for $385K – Patch.com
Old Town Post Office Building Sells for $385KPatch.comThe Old Town Post Office building may have a new owner, but the post office will remain at the location for at least 92 more years. By Erin Gibson The Old Town Post office building, located at 9108 Center Street, was sold Wednesday …
Read More »Post office closures will slow delivery
The East Texas Processing Distribution Center in Tyler was approved for closure, which will make some mail delivery slower for surrounding areas, said the president of the American Postal Workers Union Local 1477 in Tyler told Rusk Rotary Club members on Wednesday. More: continued here
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