CNET 'Mobile Man': Nokia green envoy made of old phonesCNETMobile Man, who's made of old phones from head to toe, takes a reading break at a Beijing, China, post office. I really want to believe this Nokia robot made of used cell phones is just out to promote green living. …
Read More »eBay Gets $1B Quarter From PayPal
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — eBay’s second-quarter results handily topped estimates, but most of the upside continues to be driven by PayPal. **For the three-month period, profit actually declined to $283.4 million, or 22 cents per share, but most of this drop was attributed to costs related to eBay’s acquisituion of …
Read More »EBay Billionaire Omidyar Gives Nigerian Tech Incubator $200,000
The Omidyar Network, founded by eBay’s billionaire founder, Pierre Omidyar has awarded a $200,000 grant to fund the Co-Creation Hub, Nigeria’s first open living lab and pre-incubation space. The hub has also received a $45,000 grant from the Indigo Trust, a unit of the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts of the …
Read More »EBay profit declines, as sales rise 25% – MarketWatch
EBay profit declines, as sales rise 25%MarketWatchBy John Letzing, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. posted lower earnings Wednesday, but the online retailer's 25% revenue increase was offset by its recent acquisition of an e-commerce and marketing firm. In addition, eBay issued a …EBay Forecast Tops Estimates as PayPal, …
Read More »Royal Mail plan to introduce new mail mark alarms businesses – The Drum
Royal Mail plan to introduce new mail mark alarms businessesThe DrumPlans by the Royal Mail to introduce a new 'Delivered by Royal Mail' mark from mid-September has alarmed businesses, because the mark will be placed in the area where the company logo is usually shown on envelopes . The proposed …
Read More »Post office: 3 days-per-week delivery not planned
Could mail delivery be cut back to three days-a-week? More: continued here
Read More »After The Bell: eBay, Intel, AmEx Earnings – Morningstar.com
After The Bell: eBay, Intel, AmEx EarningsMorningstar.comOnline retailer eBay reports quarterly earnings after the stock market closes Wednesday, with Wall Street expecting the firm to clock earnings per share of $0.46, compared with $0.31 in the year-ago …eBay's Growth to Be Driven by PayPalTheStreet.comWhisper Number Earnings Briefs: Intel, eBay, AmexSeeking …
Read More »Ex-Spur Haislip racking up passport stamps – Project Spurs
Ex-Spur Haislip racking up passport stampsProject SpursSpur for a minute Marcus Haislip is back from China, deciding where to play next. Since leaving the San Antonio Spurs, Haislip has been all over. According to a story from his hometown paper of the Marshall County Tribune, Haislip went to Greece to …
Read More »eBay Shares Surge as Earnings Top Forecast – TheStreet.com
eBay Shares Surge as Earnings Top ForecastTheStreet.comIn the second quarter last year, eBay earned 31 cents a share on revenue of $2.2 billion. During the quarter, the company acquired Fig Card and Zong and completed its acquisition of GSI Commerce. eBay has been betting on mobile commerce, …Ahead of the …
Read More »USPS to mount nationwide review of post office network – Post and Parcel
HispanicBusiness.com (press release) USPS to mount nationwide review of post office networkPost and ParcelThe Postal Service revised its procedures for post office closures earlier this month, ahead of its review to examine which post offices should be closed based on workload, customer demand and proximity to alternate access points for …
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