It’s no surprise more people are needing food stamps to get by. KEPR Action News pulled the numbers and found the number of people on food stamps in the Tri-Cities has nearly doubled in the last three years. More: continued here
Boston Globe Skype IPO Expected To Boost EBayForbes (blog)But analysts expect former parent company eBay, which retained a 30% stake in Skype, to profit from the liquidity event, too. In an Aug. …CORRECT: Skype Joins Big-Name IPO List Less Than A Year After BuyoutWall Street JournalSkype: Internet calling service files for IPO of up to…
H&R Block on Monday said it had elected a former eBay Inc. executive to its board. William R. Cobb served as president of the online auctioneer’s U.S. marketplaces division. He also worked as general manager of eBay International, and prior to that was head of global marketing for eBay during his eight-year tenure with the…
Armed robbers steal £20000 from Frodsham Post Officeic CheshireOnlineARMED robbers made off with £20000 from Frodsham Post Office in Main Street this morning (Monday, August 9) after confronting the sub postmistress as she … More: continued here
IPO roundup: Skype, Panther Expedited ServicesBusinessWeekNEW YORK (AP) — Skype SA, the Internet calling service that was controlled until last year by eBay Inc., filed for a US initial public offering. …and more » More: continued here
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote this week to approve a bill that will send states extra money for Medicaid assistance and education. More: continued here
Unusual Trading Activity for eBay Inc. (EBAY)Market IntellisearchShares of eBay Inc. closed at $21.45 in the previous trading session and opened today at $21.88. EBAY is currently trading at $21.98, up $0.53 (+2.47%) in …and more » More: continued here
House Democrats Vow to Restore Food Stamp FundingColorLines magazineLast week the Senate voted to chop $12 billion from future food stamp funding in order to pay for a … More: continued here
Midday Unusual Options Activity Update – HPQ, EBAY, MCD, CMCSA, ITMN, NXYThe Options InsiderEBAY options activity is running 2.5X the usual, with 52000 contracts traded and call volume representing 54 percent of the volume. …and more » More: continued here
H&R Block Elects William C. Cobb, Former President, eBay U.S. Marketplaces, to …MarketWatch (press release)In eight years with eBay, Mr. Cobb served as President of the flagship US Marketplaces division, with more than $25 billion in gross merchandise sales, … More: continued here