eBay reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009, posting revenue of $2.02 billion, a $171.6 million year-over-year decrease it said was caused “primarily by the impact of the stronger dollar and the decline of the core Marketplaces business in difficult macroeconomic conditions.” More: continued here
Read More »Susan Boyle charity CD auction price hits $2000 on ebay – Vancouver Sun
ABC News Susan Boyle charity CD auction price hits $2000 on ebayVancouver Sun, CanadaIf so, cry me a river, because one of the local singers that helped put that CD together is kind of the biggest deal in music right now – and the CD is selling for over $2000 …
Read More »Royal Mail warns of pay freezes (BBC News)
All Royal Mail staff face a pay freeze this year as the postal service says it has been hit by the global turndown. More: continued here
Read More »Island Scanner (Whidbey News Times)
At 1:16 p.m., a NE Ninth Street resident reported somebody is stealing from the state by getting paid under the table while receiving food stamps and government assistance. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx to ink deal with Chinese businesses (Memphis Business Journal)
FedEx Corp. will be one of several U.S. and Chinese companies that will sign contracts Monday worth billions of dollars. (FDX) More: continued here
Read More »Lauren Conrad Jokes About Selling Heidi, Spencer Wedding Invite on eBay (US Weekly)
Lauren Conrad was invited to Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt’s weekend wedding, but she’s not going. Maybe you can. “My ticket is currently on eBay, so….” she joked to David Letterman Thursday night. Look back at Heidi and Spencer’s romantic wedding in Mexico. The designer — who ended her run …
Read More »Royal Mail wins VAT battle (Yorkshire Post)
The Royal Mail won a legal battle yesterday to remain VAT-free – delivering a blow to its rival UK mail service TNT. More: continued here
Read More »Drinking Coffee in the Financial District: Sip Opens in Post Office Square (Bostonist)
The glass cube that sits just inside Post Office Square has seen some turnover in the past few years: Milk Street Cafe moved out and was replaced by Z Square, which recently closed all of its locations. One has to wonder why these reasonably-priced, high quality restaurants struggled in this …
Read More »Royal Mail warns of pay freeze (Independent)
The Royal Mail today became the latest company to warn its workers that they face a pay freeze this year because of the recession. More: continued here
Read More »Undoing Meg Whitman’s eBay (New York Times)
Before voting for Meg Whitman for governor, California residents would do well to consider what has been happening at eBay since she stepped down as chief executive. John Donahoe, her successor, has pretty much disassembled all of her major strategic moves. More: continued here
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