Global ecommerce and online payments leader eBay Inc. (Nasdaq:EBAY) today reported that revenue for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011, increased 32% to $3.0 billion, compared to the same period of 2010. The company reported third quarter net income on a GAAP basis of $490.5 million, or $0.37 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net…
eBay’s shares have been relatively quiet leading up to its earnings report after the market closes today, but this sideways trading could actually present an opportunity if the news is positive. On … More: continued here
A group of approximately 50 people gathered Tuesday at the Talmage Community and Senior Center to protest the possible closing of the Talmage Post Office. More: continued here
ORLANDO — “You have to be a masochist to want to be an IT person,” says Robert Carter. And he would know. Carter is the soft-spoken, hard-driving CIO who has been fighting for the past 11 years to transform IT operations at FedEx, where “the planes don’t fly and trucks don’t roll without IT services.”…
eBay Inc. Reports Strong Third Quarter 2011 ResultsMarketWatch (press release)"Our company reported another strong quarter, with eBay, PayPal and GSI each performing well," said eBay Inc. President and CEO John Donahoe. "Mobile commerce continues to accelerate as consumers change the way they shop and pay. We expect eBay mobile … More: continued here
The concept of the Humnoke Post Office being part of a local store is nothing new to the residents of Humnoke. More: continued here
Irish Times Lusk shootings ruled 'lawful'Irish TimesA Garda Ombudsman Commission inquiry into the shooting dead by gardaí of two men, one of them unarmed, during an attempted post office robbery has deemed the killings as proportionate and lawful. In a report into the incident published today, …Garda who shot post office raiders cleared in probeIrish…
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. said Wednesday afternoon that earnings grew 14% in the third quarter, coming in line with Wall Street’s expectations. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, eBay reported net income of $491 million, or 37 cents a share, compared to net income of $432 million, or 33 cents a share, for…
Christian Science Monitor Stamp prices go up one penny. Is it enough to save the Postal Service?Christian Science MonitorStamp prices: The price of a first-class postage stamp will go up one penny to 45 cents next year, as the US Postal Service struggles to address its financial crisis. By Emily Stephenson, Reuters / October 19,…
THE sorting office in Potters Bar is set to be relocated – although Royal Mail has once again categorically denied the adjoining Post Office is set to close. More: continued here