Nearly 900 Ideas From 83 Countries Vie for eBay Social Innovation Funding in …EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Public voting begins today at Changemakers.com to select the ten finalists in the Powering Economic Opportunity: Create a World That Works competition, co-hosted by eBay Foundation and Ashoka's Changemakers. …
Read More »EBay profit falls on charges, results beat Street
EBay Inc.’s PayPal online payment service and marketplaces business grew swiftly during the second quarter, helping its results beat analyst expectations, although charges from its recent purchase of retail website operator GSI Commerce cut its profit. More: continued here
Read More »Post office closing list coming Tuesday
Newsflash: On Tuesday, U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe will release a list of post offices to be studied for closing, as well as announce “a new concept” for possibly replacing P.O.’s that close, according to a news release. The morning news conference will come less than two weeks after the …
Read More »Earnings Watch For July 20 (EBAY, INTC, QCOM, UTX, CA, ETFC, XLNX, HST, STJ) – RTT News
Earnings Watch For July 20 (EBAY, INTC, QCOM, UTX, CA, ETFC, XLNX, HST, STJ)RTT News(RTTNews) – Online auctioneer eBay Inc. (EBAY: News ) is scheduled to report results for the second quarter. The company is expected to report earnings of $0.46 per share compared to $0.40 per share last year, …
Read More »USPS unveils 2012 Cherry Blossom Centennial stamp – WTOP
USPS unveils 2012 Cherry Blossom Centennial stampWTOPWASHINGTON – The US Postal Service is providing a sneak peek at the stamps it will be issuing in 2012. On Monday, the post office revealed a special Cherry Blossom Centennial Forever stamp that "celebrates the friendship between America and Japan. …US stamps to …
Read More »EBay shares dip on acquisition costs, profit view
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – EBay Inc on Wednesday reported that its second-quarter results were dented by acquisition costs, and the e-commerce company forecast third-quarter profit just below analyst forecasts, sending shares 1 percent lower. More: continued here
Read More »Minn. man accused of making fake postage stamps
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – A federal indictment alleges a Minnesota man manufactured counterfeit postage meter stamps. Thirty-1-year-old Andre George Mehilove is charged with one count of manufacturing counterfeit postage stamps. More: continued here
Read More »WVU and James Madison to Meet at FedEx Field in 2012
WVU and James Madison to Meet at FedEx Field in 2012 More: continued here
Read More »Postal workers’ records go online
Records of Post Office workers dating back to 1737 have been released online for the first time, including women who kept the post going during wartime – and 3,000 men called Pat. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Commercials Coming to Let You Know “It’s Not Your Mothers eBay” Anymore
eBay is kicking off a TV campaign in the next couple of months that is expected to help bring back consumers who may not have purchased anything on the site since the retailer was focused exclusively on auctioning off used goods. More: continued here
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