eBay Inc. Reports Strong Second Quarter 2011 ResultsMarketWatch (press release)"Second quarter revenue and earnings were strong, with PayPal surpassing 100 million active registered accounts and reporting its first billion-dollar revenue quarter, and eBay growth in the US accelerating," said eBay Inc. President and CEO John … More: continued here
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The U.S. Postal Service will issue two stamps next year on the 100th anniversary of the gift to Washington of more than 3,000 cherry trees by Yukio Ozaki, the mayor of Tokyo at the time. The “Cherry Blossom Centennial Forever Stamps” create a single, panoramic view of the cherry trees …
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Telegraph.co.uk Kate Middleton's Old Car for Sale on eBayFox NewsAP A Volkswagen Golf once owned by the Dutchess of Cambridge is being auctioned on eBay UK. The blue compact – often seen in paparazzi photos of Middleton while she was being courted by Prince William – was purchased in 2001 …
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