NEW YORK (TheStreet) — eBay’s second-quarter results handily topped estimates, but most of this upside continues to be driven by PayPal. For the three-month period, the e-commerce company earned 48 cents per share on revenue of $2.76 billion. Analysts were calling for a profit of 46 cents per share on revenue of $2.61 billion. In…
EBay quarterly results top analyst estimatesChicago TribuneSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – EBay Inc reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday as the company's main online Marketplace business showed signs of a turnaround and its PayPal unit continued to grow quickly. EBay said second-quarter net …EBay Inc. Reports Strong Second Quarter 2011 ResultsTheStreet.com (press release)Ahead of the Bell:…
Post office explores possible Ohio consolidationFOX19YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) – The struggling US Postal Service is looking at whether to combine some of its larger mail sorting centers in Ohio. The Vindicator newspaper reports the post office will study a possible transfer of its Youngstown mail processing …and more » More: continued here
EBay Inc. says its second-quarter profit fell 31 percent, as growth in its online marketplace and PayPal payment service was overshadowed by charges related to its recent acquisition of GSI Commerce. More: continued here
eBay delivered strong second quarter, PayPal carries teamZDNet (blog)By Larry Dignan | July 20, 2011, 1:26pm PDT E-commerce giant eBay turned in a strong second quarter as its PayPal unit delivered its first quarter with more than $1 billion in revenue. Larry Dignan is Editor in Chief of ZDNet and SmartPlanet as well as …and…
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US stamps to mark 100 years of cherry trees giftThe Japan TimesWASHINGTON — The US Postal Service will issue two stamps next year on the 100th anniversary of the gift to Washington of more than 3000 cherry trees by Yukio Ozaki, the mayor of Tokyo at the time. The "Cherry Blossom Centennial Forever Stamps" create…
Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe says cutting back mail delivery to three days a week is not under consideration right now, but could happen in 15 or 20 years if mail volume continues to decline More: continued here
Five eastern Oregon post offices were broken into over weekendOntario Argus ObserverMalheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe said a sheriff's deputy responded to the incident Saturday morning at the Jamieson Post Office in which somebody broke into the post office and several post office boxes and took several pieces of mail. …and more » More: continued here
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