BBC News Apple, EBay Rise as Customer Spending Holds Up Amid RecessionBloombergBy Joseph Galante and Connie Guglielmo April 23 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. and EBay Inc. topped analysts' sales and profit estimates last quarter, a sign that customer spending may have stabilized. IPhone sales more than doubled from last year, …
Read More »Ebay CEO Sees Auction Segment Growth Slower Than Others – Wall Street Journal
Ebay CEO Sees Auction Segment Growth Slower Than OthersWall Street JournalBy Kejal Vyas NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–EBay Inc. (EBAY) Chief Executive John Donahoe said all company segments are growing faster than the e-commerce market except for its auction business. Speaking in a conference call, Donahoe said the auction segment, …EBay …
Read More »2 men indicted in Omaha post office robbery (Lincoln Journal Star)
OMAHA — A federal grand jury has indicted two men on charges that they robbed a north Omaha post office at gunpoint. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 22-year-old Donnell Smith and 23-year-old Jared Mason took $357 from the Florence post office on Monday. More: continued here
Read More »Watchdog bans eBay from false price claims (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US online auction giant eBay was on Wednesday banned by an advertising watchdog from claiming its prices were a quarter cheaper than those sold in Britain’s high streets. More: continued here
Read More »EBay beats profit estimates; core business slips (Market Watch)
EBay Inc. posts a drop in first-quarter profit that nonetheless tops Wall Street estimates, as the company struggles to revive interest in its core Internet auction business. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail signs advertisers to green DM service (Mad.co.uk)
Standard Life and Lloyds Banking Group’s Black Horse Personal Finance brand have signed up as the first advertisers to use Royal Mail’s new environmentally friendly direct mail service, Sustainable Mail. More: continued here
Read More »EBay beats profit estimates, but auction business declines – MarketWatch
stv.tv EBay beats profit estimates, but auction business declinesMarketWatchBy John Letzing, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. on Wednesday posted a drop in first-quarter profit that nonetheless topped Wall Street estimates, as the company struggled to revive interest in its core Internet auction business. , …EBay Profit Drops 22% …
Read More »Newstracker: More families counting on food stamps (The Record and Herald News)
The number of North Jersey families on food stamps keeps rising, and county social service agencies are struggling to keep up as the recession grinds on. More: continued here
Read More »Arlington post office robbed (The Clarke County Democrat)
Two masked and armed men held up the U.S. Post Office in Arlington Tuesday morning. The two burst into the Wilcox County community post office about 9:40 a.m. At least one of the men was armed as the two held up the office and its lone employee. More: continued here
Read More »Mobile office helps with food stamps (The Advertiser-News)
FRANKLIN People who need food stamps can get help through a program at ShopRite of Franklin held in the parking lot on Tuesday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More: continued here
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