eBay reported its earnings for Q1 2012 this week. It was a great quarter with revenue increasing to $3.3 billion, up 29% year-over-year and net profit rising to $570 million, up 20% year-over-year. More: continued here
TheStreet.com eBay, Gilead Sciences: S&P GainersTheStreet.comBy Alexandra Zendrian 04/19/12 – 05:03 PM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) — eBay(EBAY) and Gilead Sciences(GILD) were the two best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 on Thursday. Shares of eBay rose 13.24% Thursday to $40.62. The online marketplace operator …Home Sales, Manufacturing Lag; EBay, Gilead SurgeInvestor’s Business DailyGilead Sciences (NASDAQ:GILD),…
Postmaster General visits Rockford Main Post OfficeWREX-TVPostmaster General Patrick Donahoe toured Rockford's main post office with Congressman Don Manzullo. Donahoe spoke to workers, but would not talk to the media. Manzullo says the postmaster promised if the plant closes people whose jobs are no longer …and more » More: continued here
The U.S. Postmaster General stops in Rockford to tour the processing facility on Harrison Avenue. The visit comes as the postal service gets closer to finishing a study to decide the future that facility. More: continued here
Store owner arrested in alleged food stamp fraudBoston.comBy AP BOSTON—A Quincy store owner faces criminal charges after what authorities claim was a scheme to trade food stamp benefits for cash. Authorities arrested Pat Lu, the 48-year-old owner of Pat's Mini Mart, on charges including larceny and fraud.and more » More: continued here
Dividend.com Peabody Energy, eBay, Great Wolf, Southwest Airlines are among big market …Washington PostNasdaq eBay Inc., up $4.75 at $40.62 Thanks to higher revenue from its PayPal business, the e-commerce website said that its first-quarter net income grew 20 percent. Human Genome Sciences Inc., up $7 at $14.17 The drug developer rejected an …Peabody Energy,…
Battle for rural post offices continueBeckley Register-HeraldBy Mannix Porterfield Register-Herald Reporter Nabisco's Uneeda Biscuits inspired the naming of the Boone County hamlet of Uneeda, but the tasty cream-cheese treat is gone, and soon, the post office bearing its trademark name could follow suit. More: continued here
Fox News Food Stamp Rolls Bulge By 70%Fox NewsIt said the number of people receiving the benefits, commonly known as food stamps, would continue growing until 2014. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or …and more » More: continued here
Biz Break: Splunk IPO, eBay and Gilead skyrocket on Wall Street, but Apple and …San Jose Mercury News(GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Today: Splunk breaks out on its IPO day, more than doubling on the open market, with eBay (EBAY) and Gilead also enjoying banner days. But Wall Street still falls as Apple (AAPL) and Zynga drop and…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – Recluse spiders have been found at a post office in Louisville, and the building has been closed down for more than two weeks to be treated. The U.S. Postal Service says the shutdown was starting Thursday, and the post office in the Louisville suburb of Fairdale was expected to reopen May…