EBay Q2 profit rises 22% (USA Today)
EBay said Wednesday that its second-quarter profit jumped 22%, with strong growth in its e-commerce sites and its PayPal payments service and a share buyback. More: continued here
-
-
EBay’s Q2 Results Beat Views, But Q3 Guidance Raises Fears (Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! News)
EBay on Wednesday beat second-quarter views, helped by strong sales in online payments, a surge in new listings and stock buybacks. More: continued here
-
EBay 2Q profit rises 22 percent but outlook soft (AP via Yahoo! News)
EBay Inc. said Wednesday that its second-quarter profit jumped 22 percent, as the online auction company enjoyed strong growth in its e-commerce sites and its PayPal payments service. More: continued here
-
Weinberg prof. given Royal Society medal (Daily Northwestern)
For his contributions in molecular nanotechnology and nanoelectromechanical systems, Sir Fraser Stoddart, the Board of Trustees Professor of Chemistry, has been awarded the 2008 Davy Medal from the Royal Society of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. The Davy Medal recognizes an outstandingly important recent discovery in any branch of chemistry. More: continued here
-
NO TEE PARTY FOR EARLY BIRDS (Sporting Life)
Damp, overcast conditions greeted the early starters in the opening round of the 137th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale today. More: continued here
-
Bush seals Rocky post office (The Brockton Enterprise)
President Bush has signed the bill to name the main post office in Brockton after the city’s favorite son, boxing legend Rocky Marciano. More: continued here
-
eBay profits up 22 percent on listing gains (CNET via Yahoo! News)
It’s not a bad week for eBay. More: continued here
-
Stark Matters: Things much cooler at downtown post office (The Canton Repository)
Things have cooled down at the U.S. Postal Service’s Newmarket Station at Fourth Street and Cleveland Avenue SW. Literally. In last week’s column, I wrote about the plight of the employees and customers of that post office, where the air conditioning had been out all year. More: continued here
-
Stamps-Ticats Preview (OurSports Central)
The Stamps and Ticats will battle in the first of two regular-season contests this season. Calgary will travel to Hamilton on Oct. 24 for the return match. The Stamps were 1-1 against Hamilton in 2007 and are 8-2 in the last 10 games against the Ticats at McMahon Stadium. More: continued here
-
EBay outlook hammers shares, profit rises (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
EBay Inc on Wednesday provided a cautious near-term outlook that reflected concern over a weak U.S. economy and changes it has been making to its auction business, sending its shares down 7 percent. More: continued here