Downtown Joliet Post Office to remain openMorris Daily HeraldSPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Senator AJ Wilhelmi (D-Joliet) commended the decision by the US Postal Service to keep the downtown Joliet Post Office open. Wilhelmi, along with other elected officials and business leaders, learned of a survey being … More: continued here
Read More »Fast Food Food Stamps, Booze on the Burger King Menu and Other Marketing Mistakes – Savings.com (blog)
Fast Food Food Stamps, Booze on the Burger King Menu and Other Marketing MistakesSavings.com (blog)Food stamps (known as "SNAP" which stands for "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program") are now being used in Michigan, Arizona and California to purchase sustenance such as the Crunchwrap Supreme. Although it's a bit of a stretch …
Read More »FEATURE-For America’s “99ers,” jobs crisis is hard to escape – Reuters
FEATURE-For America's "99ers," jobs crisis is hard to escapeReutersNow she gets by on Medicaid — US health insurance for the poor — and food stamps, contributing what little she can to her friend's household costs. "You're 56-years old and you feel like you are sitting on a big pile of …
Read More »EBay buying mobile payments provider Zong for $240 million
Online auction site eBay has announced it will be acquiring mobile payments provider Zong in a $240 million all-cash deal, in a move to bolster the company’s footprint in the mobile commerce world. The company already controls the leading online payment service PayPal; eBay hopes combining Zong’s mobile payment operations …
Read More »McLean residents upset over potential postal closing – 14WFIE.com
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Read More »FedEx Adds 4,000 Fuel Efficient Vehicles
, July 7, 2011 (ENS) – FedEx Express is expanding its fleet of all-electric and less polluting, energy efficient vehicles. FedEx Express will place 24 new all-electric vehicles into service by the end of August, expanding to three new cities and more than doubling its fleet to 43 EVs. More: …
Read More »eBay to Add Pay-By-Phone-Bill Tech via $240M Zong Buy
eBay beefed up its payments business by agreeing to buy Zong, a company that specializes in allowing customers to pay for services through their wireless phone bill, for about $240 million in cash. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx’s 4th quarter net income rises 33 percent
FedEx Corp. says quarterly earnings rose 33 percent as higher surcharges helped offset the rising cost of fuel. More: continued here
Read More »From eBay to Zong and back again
eBay (EBAY) today announced plans to significantly expand the reach of its PayPal unit, by agreeing to acquire a company that lets users make payments by simply entering their mobile phone number. The $240 million cash deal is for Zong, a Silicon Valley company that raised $27.5 million in venture …
Read More »eBay (EBAY) Crosses Pivot Point Resistance at $33.23 – Investor’s Business Daily
eBay (EBAY) Crosses Pivot Point Resistance at $33.23Investor’s Business DailyJul 07, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) — SmarTrend has detected shares of eBay (EBAY) have bullishly opened above the pivot of $32.79 today and have reached the first resistance level of $33.23. We are watching for a cross of …
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