Former eBay CEO Whitman Hits Campaign TrailInternetNews.com, NYNow running for governor of California, Meg Whitman stands by eBay's Skype purchase and says her experience can help turn the state around. By David Needle: More stories by this author: PALO ALTO, Calif. — It's by no means the first time Meg Whitman …
Read More »Local Executive Markets His Services On eBay (CBS 11 Dallas – Fort Worth)
Tim Wagner was laid off from his six-figure marketing position three months ago. The 37-year-old said he has sent out resumes, emails and placed phone calls to no avail. Then he thought – why not try eBay? More: continued here
Read More »Food stamps worth 13.6% more in L.A. County (Daily Breeze)
Food stamps in Los Angeles County have been worth 13.6 percent more since April, thanks to the federal economic stimulus package, the head of the Department of Public Social Services said today. More: continued here
Read More »Downtown Plant City post office to close, officials say (Plant City Courier & Tribune)
The downtown Plant City post office across from city hall, will be sold and it operations consolidated into the city’s newer nearby facility, postal officials announced today. More: continued here
Read More »Private Equity Firm Bids for Royal Mail Stake (Journal of Commerce Online)
London — A British private investor group, CVC Capital Partners, offered $3.3 billion for a 30 percent stake in Royal Mail, the UK’s state-owned postal company. More: continued here
Read More »Casey’s 2003 Yearbook For Sale On EBay (WFTV 9 Orlando)
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Someone is selling Casey Anthony’s 2003 yearbook from Colonial High School on EBay. The current asking price is $280 dollars. In the book, Casey is pictured in the travel and tourism club. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx expects to take $1.2B in fiscal 4Q charges (FOX 12 Idaho)
Associated Press – June 3, 2009 5:03 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) – FedEx says it will book a total of $1.2 billion in charges in its fiscal fourth quarter as writedowns on the value of 2 acquisitions… More: continued here
Read More »Charles Stanish gets real on eBay fakes (San Francisco Chronicle)
When antiquities began showing up on eBay shortly after the auction Web site’s founding in 1995, Charles “Chip” Stanish, director of the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA, says, archaeologists were “terrified, absolutely terrified,” that demand for… More: continued here
Read More »eBay upgraded to “buy” (New Ratings)
NEW YORK, June 3 (newratings.com) – Analysts at Collins Stewart upgrade eBay (EBAY) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price is set to $23. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Starts Stripping Skype Voice And Chat Buttons From Auction Listings (TechCrunch)
In the past we’ve written about eBay’s Skype conundrum , or the trouble the former has had to successfully integrate the latter’s communication capabilities into the e-commerce giant’s web services. In the recent press release announcing that eBay plans to spin off Skype as a separate company and file for …
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