eBay takes exception to LePage support of federal internet sales tax billPress Herald (blog)The online sales site eBay is taking exception to Gov. Paul LePage's support for federal legislation making it easier for states to reap sales taxes from online purchases. Maine Republican LePage earlier this month sent a letter …
Read More »EU regulators clear Royal Mail pension revamp – Reuters UK
EU regulators clear Royal Mail pension revampReuters UKBy Neil Maidment | LONDON (Reuters) – Privatisation of Royal Mail Group moved a step closer after EU regulators approved government plans to take on its deficit-ridden pension scheme. The European Commission said on Wednesday the revamp included … More: continued here
Read More »FedEx profit surges on strong holiday shipping
FedEx Corp.’s fiscal third-quarter earnings more than doubled from a year earlier in a period the company said hosted record holiday package shipping. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx shares down on outlook
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — FedEx shares fell 4% to $92.23 early Thursday. FedEx trimmed its global economic growth forecast due to euro zone weakness and issued a its fourth-quarter profit outlook of $1.75 to $2 a share. Analysts are expecting FedEx to earn $2, according to FactSet. FedEx also said …
Read More »Royal Mail delivers a blow to Herefordshire’s link road – Hereford Times
Royal Mail delivers a blow to Herefordshire's link roadHereford TimesRoyal Mail Group has said the proposed link road connecting Edgar Street to the top of Commercial Road would effectively sever the centre's main yard “rendering the delivery office totally inoperable”. Around 100 delivery vans and some 200 members of … …
Read More »Fedex warns over global economy
Fedex shares fall sharply after the firm warns that the global economy is not recovering as strongly as it expected. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Beats Earnings Estimates
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — FedEx beat analysts' third-quarter estimates reporting earnings of $521 million, or $1.65 a share, up from year-earlier earnings of $231 million, or 73 cents. Adjusted profit in the quarter was $1.55 a share. Revenue rose to $10.56 billion from $9.66 billion a year earlier. … Click …
Read More »The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Amazon.com, eBay, Google, Apple and Barnes … – SYS-CON Media (press release)
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Amazon.com, eBay, Google, Apple and Barnes …SYS-CON Media (press release)Stocks recently featured in the blog include Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY), Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG), Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) and Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS). Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) has announced …
Read More »eBay and Republican lawmaker score clean energy win in Utah
When eBay, the world?s largest online marketplace, built its first-ever data center in South Jordan, Utah, it wanted to not only design and build the site to LEED Gold standards, it wanted to use clean energy to power much of the sprawling facility. This wasn?t simply part of eBay?s company-wide …
Read More »eBay Plans to Enter Chinese Domestic Payments Market with Paypal – Forbes
CNNMoney eBay Plans to Enter Chinese Domestic Payments Market with PaypalForbesPaypal, the leading global payment service owned by eBay, is looking to expand into China. It is trying to obtain a domestic payment license from the Chinese authorities, which would enable it to compete in the rapidly growing Chinese online …
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