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Chicagoist Lipinski Criticizes Inclusion Of Food Stamps In House Stimulus BillProgress Illinois, IL –12 hours agoAmong other things, Lipinski said he was concerned about the bill’s inclusion of an extra $20 billion for food stamps. Some of that money could have been …Stimulus bill could pay for Chicago-area transit projectsSouthtown Starall 5 …

Post office considers doing away with a delivery dayWBXH, LA –5 hours agoThe US Post Office has already made some changes, but taking away a delivery day could be the only solution to money woes. Post office officials are not … More: continued here

BBC News Amazon.com Tops Profit, Sales Estimates; Shares SurgeBloomberg –6 hours agoAmazon.com had its biggest holiday sales ever, even as rival EBay Inc. posted its first quarterly decline. “They have discounted heavily in order to …Amazon.com shares soar on rosy outlook, holiday salesReutersAmazon's Amazing Fourth QuarterBusinessWeekAmazon tops estimates, shares surgeCNNMoney.comInvestor’s Business …

Amazon.com Soars After Outpacing EBay in Sales, Profit GrowthBloomberg –6 minutes agoAt EBay, holiday sales fizzled, with quarterly revenue dropping for the first time in the company’s history. Amazon’s size and customer service gave it an … More: continued here

USPS bars sign at Hawleyville post officeDanbury News Times, CT –26 minutes agoNEWTOWN — Many area residents were upset or frustrated Thursday morning when they saw the "We (heart) Hawleyville Post Office" sign had been removed from … More: continued here

Schools Central Office has new mailing addressEaston Courier, CT –32 minutes agoThe address is now: Easton, Redding and Region 9 Boards of Education, 654 Morehouse Road, Post Office Box 500, Easton, CT 06612. … More: continued here

Sky News Futures Fall Despite Stimulus VictoryCNBC, Englewood Cliffs –18 hours agoThe day’s earnings were kicked off by Royal Dutch Shell, which said the fall in crude prices was hampering its bottom line. …Shell posts 4Q loss of $2.8 billion, raises dividendInternational Business TimesTumbling crude drags down 4Q for oil majorsBay News …

US Post Office Considering Delivery CutbacksWFMZ-TV Online, PA –4 minutes agoBut massive deficits could force the Post Office to cut out one day of delivery. The economic downturn is forcing the Post Office to deliver some unexpected … More: continued here

eBay is moving to increase its advertising revenue. It is an area that has become increasingly profitable for the company, and increasing profitability has probably never been more important for eBay. read more More: continued here

With falling GMV in its Marketplace business, eBay is looking to advertising and classifieds for growth. In announcing 2008 financial results, eBay said for the full year, text and graphical advertising revenue was up 139%, StubHub was up 54%, and classifieds grew 57%. “These alternative ecommerce formats are increasingly giving …