EBay profit gains 22% on higher feesCalgary Herald, Canada –4 hours agoEBay Inc., the world's largest Internet auctioneer, posted first-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates on increased selling fees and higher revenue …New-look eBay beats forecasts with 22% rise in quarterly profitGuardianWorld Of Difference For eBayForbesall 4 news articles More: continued …
Read More »Donation Saves Iowa Post Office (KWWL Iowa)
The town of McCausland in eastern Iowa may get to keep its post office after all. The American Postal Workers Union has donated $30,000 to pay for renovations at the town’s future postal location. More: continued here
Read More »Pub chain wins licence to open up at former post office site – Town Crier
Pub chain wins licence to open up at former post office siteTown Crier, UK –2 minutes agoHowever, there are fears that the new late-night venue, to be housed at the old Post Office building on New Street, could monopolise the town's pub trade. … More: continued here
Read More »EBay CEO sees more change ahead after profitable 1st quarter – The Associated Press
The Associated Press EBay CEO sees more change ahead after profitable 1st quarterThe Associated Press –5 hours agoSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — More change is in store at eBay, its CEO said after the online auction company reported its profit climbed 22 percent in the first … More: continued here
Read More »eBay Australia faces competition probe – Register
The Australian eBay Australia faces competition probeRegister, UK –3 hours agoBy John Oates → More by this author eBay Australia's decision to only accept PayPal, which it owns, is being investigated by Aussie competition regulators. …ACCC puts eBay's PayPal plans under scrutinyNEWS.com.auWatchdog to rule on eBay bidSydney Morning HeraldACCC to probe eBay …
Read More »Anger over post office move upstairs – Southern Daily Echo
Anger over post office move upstairsSouthern Daily Echo, UK –3 hours agoThey are angry that the Post Office has moved upstairs making it difficult for them to get to. Southampton's main post office was forced to close last year … More: continued here
Read More »BEFORE THE BELL Merrill Lynch, IBM, eBay, Pfizer, Roche, Google in … – MarketWatch
BEFORE THE BELL Merrill Lynch, IBM, eBay, Pfizer, Roche, Google in …MarketWatch –3 minutes agoBy Abby Deveney, MarketWatch Stock futures slipped, with above-forecast results from International Business Machines and Merrill Lynch's largely as-expected … More: continued here
Read More »EBay profit rises 22 percent, but cautious on economy (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
EBay Inc posted a 22 percent rise in quarterly net profit, topping Wall Street’s average estimate, as pricing changes increased online auction listings and pushed revenue above all forecasts. More: continued here
Read More »Hunger pains – Baltimore Sun
Hunger painsBaltimore Sun, United States –5 hours agoThe Congressional Budget Office predicts that about 28 million people will be using food stamps by October, the most since the program's inception more than … More: continued here
Read More »Danbury may cash in on post office (The News-Times)
DANBURY — City officials are hatching a plan that would see Danbury purchase the Main Street post office and rent it to filmmakers who want to set up shop in the area.A smaller post office would go somewhere else on Main Street, possibly at the base of a massive proposed …
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