eBay rolled out its policy banning checks and money orders as payment methods in mid-October. In addition to its own PayPal payment service, eBay allows sellers to use their own credit-card merchant accounts in addition to a service called ProPay. More: continued here
TechFlash | Charts: Apple, Amazon lead traffic growth, but eBay…TechFlash, WA –5 hours agoBut online auction giant eBay remains the top draw for online holiday shopping, according to numbers released over the weekend by the comScore Networks … More: continued here
With eBay in turmoil over radical changes taking place on the site this year, from a ban on checks and money orders to disruptive feedback changes – and with eBay bringing on large retail merchants – longtime sellers have been diversifying, and eBay alternative sites are reaping some rewards. More: continued here
FedEx Corp. is cutting its forecast for fiscal 2009 earnings as the slumping economy cuts into package deliveries. More: continued here
Stamp dutyIndian Express, India –18 minutes agoBetween embroiderers, rubber-stamp manufacturer, metal smiths and babysitting her four-year-old son Aahaan, Reena Saini Kallat is a busy woman. … More: continued here
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) — Fedex Corp. cut its fiscal 2009 forecast to $3.50 to $4.75 per diluted share from the previous guidance of $4.75 to $5.25, as significantly weaker conditions are expected to offset the benefits from lower fuel prices. More: continued here
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—-FedEx Corporation today announced that it expects to report earnings of $1.58 per diluted share for the second quarter ended November 30. Previous earnings guidance for the quarter was $1.40 to $1.60 per diluted share. More: continued here
Anne Arundel County is seeing a record number of requests for assistance. More: continued here
Reduced-rate 29 pence stamps can be used to post Christmas cards in Guernsey until 12 December. More: continued here
With the annual post-Thanksgiving multiplex malaise setting in and just one big new movie (Punisher: War Zone, which I’ll get to later … uh, much later) in theaters, the box office results remarkably resembled those of a week ago. More: continued here