A look at recent tech-industry earningsCBS News18: EBay Inc. says its net income grew sharply in the fourth quarter, helped by a gain from the sale of its remaining investment in Skype. Its results beat Wall Street's expectations, boosted by strong holiday sales at its namesake website and growth …and …
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The Week Ahead: Superintendent Forum, Career Workshop, Ebay DemoPatch.comThe New Providence Memorial Library will host an event, "Selling on Ebay," on Wednesday at 7 pm There will be a demonstration of the best techniques for selling on Ebay, which is free and open to all. 5. The New Providence Farmers …
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Las Vegas Sun Experiencing hunger in Las Vegas: $3.39 a day buys little food, lots of lessonsLas Vegas SunThe family is part of a program where people to try to live on what a person on food stamps lives on. By J. Patrick Coolican (contact) Some Las Vegans learned last …
Read More »End is near for North Palm Springs post office – The Desert Sun
End is near for North Palm Springs post officeThe Desert SunThe post office at 64-117 Dillon Road will be closing March 2 due to a dispute over lease details with the landlord. / Tamara H. Sone/The Desert Sun North Palm Springs — With its golden vintage post office boxes, small …
Read More »The Clash Over Fingerprinting For Food Stamps – NPR
The Clash Over Fingerprinting For Food StampsNPRby Cindy Rodriguez A sign in a New York City market window advertises that it accepts food stamps. A sign in a New York City market window advertises that it accepts food stamps. Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants New York City to stop requiring fingerprinting …
Read More »Buddy Holly fade away? Not on eBay – Mason City Globe Gazette
Buddy Holly fade away? Not on eBayMason City Globe GazetteMASON CITY — Buddy Holly died 53 years ago, but his legacy lives on — especially on eBay. More than 3500 items pop up when you search for Buddy Holly on eBay, with more than 500 of them listed as auction …
Read More »The Clash Over Fingerprinting For Food Stamps
If New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has his way, New York City will no longer fingerprint food stamp recipients. He says fingerprinting stigmatizes needy people and stops them from applying for assistance. But Mayor Michael Bloomberg disagrees, arguing that without fingerprinting, fraud would escalate. More: continued here
Read More »End is near for North Palm Springs post office
North Palm Springs — With its golden vintage post office boxes, small counter and chatty customers, the post office in the windswept outskirts of North Palm Springs resembles a scene right out of the “The Andy Griffith Show.” More: continued here
Read More »Former NAPF chairman appointed to head up public sector Royal Mail scheme – Professional Pensions
Former NAPF chairman appointed to head up public sector Royal Mail schemeProfessional PensionsBy Michael Bow Government has appointed Alan Pickering as independent chairman of the reformed public sector Royal Mail Statutory Pension Scheme. Pickering, who headed up the National Association of Pension Funds from 1999 to 2001, will oversee the …
Read More »LivingSocial CEO: Lumping Us With Groupon Is Like Lumping eBay With Amazon – TechCrunch
TechCrunch LivingSocial CEO: Lumping Us With Groupon Is Like Lumping eBay With AmazonTechCrunchLivingSocial CEO Tim O'Shaughnessy reminded me in a conversation last week that “a lot of people lumped eBay and Amazon together 10 years ago” because they both were “ecommerce” companies. And while there were plenty of similarities and …
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