RBC raises dividend as profit tops estimates – Montreal Gazette

Globe and Mail RBC raises dividend as profit tops estimatesMontreal GazetteRoyal Bank of Canada's quarterly earnings fell 6 percent due to weaker capital markets revenue, but the result topped analysts' estimates and the bank unexpectedly raised its quarterly dividend. RBC, Canada's largest bank, said net income from …The Globe and …

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Checking the Quality of eBay’s Growth – Motley Fool

Checking the Quality of eBay's GrowthMotley FoolBy Rex Moore | More Articles eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY ) carries $9.8 billion of goodwill and other intangibles on its balance sheet. Sometimes goodwill, especially when it's excessive, can foreshadow problems down the road. Could this be the case with eBay? More: continued here

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Should We Police Food Stamps? – Commentary

Should We Police Food Stamps?CommentaryEarlier this week, my colleague Jonathan Tobin wrote about the expansion of the nanny state, this time with the government policing what food stamps recipients can and cannot buy. There is no denying that government food police exist – I don't need to … More: continued …

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TSX up slightly as trading starts – Vancouver Sun

Globe and Mail TSX up slightly as trading startsVancouver SunRoyal Bank of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank both reported first-quarter earnings that surpassed analysts' expectations. Along with Bank of Montreal, which reported Tuesday, all the major Canadian banks reporting so far have beaten market estimates.The Globe and MailGlobe and MailRBC raises …

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TSX up slightly as Thursday trading starts – Vancouver Sun

Globe and Mail TSX up slightly as Thursday trading startsVancouver SunRoyal Bank of Canada and Toronto-Dominion Bank both reported first-quarter earnings that surpassed analysts' expectations. Along with Bank of Montreal, which reported Tuesday, all the major Canadian banks reporting so far have beaten market estimates.The Globe and MailGlobe and MailRBC …

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eBay ProStores Encourages Merchants to Migrate to Magento

When eBay acquired Skype, it was unable to integrate the service into its eBay and PayPal ecommerce offerings and it failed to generate any synergies. eBay does not appear to be having that problem with the ecommerce platform Magento it acquired last year. More: continued here

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Post Office hit by computer glitch – BBC News

ZDNet UK (blog) Post Office hit by computer glitchBBC NewsPostal services have been affected across the UK as a result of a computer failure affecting the Post Office. Customers said they were unable to post parcels at post offices and were told that staff could not deal with anything which …

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