Breakingviews.com GE Loses Its Gilded RatingNew York Times, United StatesIt is hard to imagine eBay as anything but an auctioneer. The company, after all, virtually invented the online marketplace. But eBay’s future growth lies in its payments system, not retailing. While the company’s core auction business is practically … More: continued …
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Boston Globe Exclusive: 'It Hurts,' Says First Lady of Military Families on …ABC NewsMichelle Obama sheds light on families living on food stamps in the recession. "It hurts. It hurts," the first lady said of hearing about military families on food stamps. "These are people who are willing to send …
Read More »Better food stamp benefits may boost produce sales – The Packer
National Post Better food stamp benefits may boost produce salesThe Packer, KSBy Tom Karst (March 12, 3:15 pm) A 13% increase in food stamp benefits tied to the $787 billion stimulus package will reach 31 million participants of the program by early April, and fresh produce marketers will benefit. …Kids obese? …
Read More »Alibaba Seeks to Work With Google, EBay, Microsoft, Ma Says – Bloomberg
Alibaba Seeks to Work With Google, EBay, Microsoft, Ma SaysBloombergAlibaba is exploring relationships with companies such as Google Inc., EBay Inc., Yahoo! Inc. and Microsoft Corp., Ma said yesterday in an interview in New York. More than a dozen executives of Hangzhou, China-based Alibaba have visited US companies in …eBay: …
Read More »Media House leads Royal Mail campaign – Scotsman
Telegraph.co.uk Media House leads Royal Mail campaignScotsman, United KingdomMEDIA House, the Scottish public relations and crisis management company, has been hired by the Communication Workers Union to help it fight UK government plans to part privatise the Royal Mail. The firm is understood to be supplying the union with …Royal Mail: …
Read More »HPD: Man burned after argument over food stamps – Houston Chronicle
MyFox Houston HPD: Man burned after argument over food stampsHouston Chronicle, United StatesInvestigators said they quarrelled earlier that day over food stamps although the details of the dispute weren’t known. White is being held at the Harris County Jail. A judge has refused to set bail in the case. His next …
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Las Vegas Sun New Boulder City postmaster sworn inLas Vegas Sun, NVBy Cassie Tomlin On the lawn of the Boulder City Post Office today, Shirley Roland took the same oath as President Barack Obama did in January. Roland promised to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. …Boulder …
Read More »Google Gunning For eBay, PayPal – BNET
WA today Google Gunning For eBay, PayPalBNET, CaBy Michael Hickins | March 12th, 2009 @ 6:19 pm Google is going after Skype, eBay’s voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone service and, more importantly, PayPal, its online payment business. Google announced that it’s releasing Google Voice to registered users of …Google’s Free Phone Manager Could …
Read More »EBay's Web Retailing To Take A Back Seat – InformationWeek
EBay's Web Retailing To Take A Back SeatInformationWeek, NYBy W. David Gardner Going, going, gone is online auction company eBay's strategy of competing with the likes of retailers Amazon and WalMart.com, eBay is now placing new emphasis on mobile opportunities. In a meeting Wednesday, eBay executives said … More: continued here
Read More »Bill to Create New Forever Stamp – WHSV
Bill to Create New Forever StampWHSV, VAJim Webb (D-VA) introduced the bipartisan “Perpetual Purple Heart Stamp Act,” which would direct the US Postal Service to issue the Purple Heart stamp on a permanent basis as a “forever” stamp Wednesday. Cosponsors of this legislation include Sens. … More: continued here
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