BBC News Fraud raid at town's post officeBBC News, UKA post office in South Lanarkshire has been raided by police as part of a fraud investigation. The office in Leonard Street, Lanark, has been closed following a joint operation by Strathclyde Police and the Post Office Fraud Department. … More: continued here
Apple, EBay Shares Gain In Sideways-Trading Tech SectorWall Street JournalBy Benjamin Pimentel The tech sector traded sideways Thursday as Apple Inc. and eBay Inc. posted gains on strong earnings. Shares of Apple (AAPL) traded 2.4% higher in morning dealings, gaining after the company reported solid quarterly profit growth … More: continued here
WDTN Stocks slide after gloomy economic reportsUSA TodaySeveral companies offered nuggets of optimism: Profits at Apple and eBay fanned hopes for technology companies. Defense contractor Raytheon raised its full-year earnings forecast. PNC Financial Services' first-quarter profit came in well ahead of what …Page One: A Consolidation TradeBriefing.comall 220 news articles More: continued here
The gift for the person who has everything: HimselfSmartBrief, DCFor $68000, you can start the bidding Friday on eBay for a personal gene-sequencing service from Knome. "People ordered genomes for Christmas. I wouldn't have anticipated that," Knome chief executive Jorge Conde said. New York Times, The (04/22) …X PRIZE Foundation and Knome Spotlight DNA Day With…
Apple, EBay Rise as 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, … More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Premarket roundup: Apple, ebayForbes, NYNEW YORK (AP) – Shares of ebay Inc. ( EBAY – news – people ) jumped before the open Thursday on the back of earnings from the day before that topped Wall Street expectations. NEW YORK (AP) – Analysts on Thursday applauded Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. …Stock Market Slips, but Apple…
Telegraph.co.uk Ahead of the Bell: EBay gains after 1Q earningsForbes, NYAP , 04.23.09, 08:40 AM EDT Shares of eBay Inc. jumped before the open Thursday on the back of earnings from the day before that topped Wall Street expectations. Shares rose 6.6 percent, or 97 cents, to $15.75 after closing at $14.78 Wednesday. …ebay Profit Beats…
US HOT STOCKS: EBay, PNC Financial Services, RadioShackWall Street JournalAmong the companies whose shares are actively trading in the session are eBay Inc. (EBAY) and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC). EBay Inc.'s (EBAY, $16.08, +$1.30, +8.80%) first-quarter net income fell 22% as the slump in online sales led to the …Page One: A Consolidation…
Telegraph.co.uk Prized sculpture returns to townBBC News, UKThe Dame Barbara Hepworth sculpture, Rosewall, had been on display in Chesterfield for 40 years but owners Royal Mail planned to sell it. The Art Fund Charity, the borough council and local developers managed to raise £500000 to buy it. …Dame Barbara Hepworth sculpture is returned to townTelegraph.co.ukHepworth sculpture…
For each of the major negative signs in eBay’s first-quarter results, there was a reassuring “but.” Sales fell 8%, to $2 billion, from a year earlier but were higher than estimates the company provided in January. Earnings fell 21% from the previous year, to 39¢ a share. More: continued here