The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has filed eight new lawsuits against eBay-based software sellers, alleging that they are selling counterfeit products. The lawsuits, announced Thursday, come in addition to nine lawsuits the trade group filed against eBay sellers in February. The SIIA has filed more than 25 lawsuits …
Read More »FedEx Reports Third-Quarter Net Income Declined to $393 Million (Bloomberg.com)
March 20 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-delivery company, said fiscal third-quarter net income fell to $393 million. More: continued here
Read More »New Lovettsville Post Office Plans Take Shape (Leesburg Today)
Plans for the a new 5,000-square-foot post Lovettsville post office and parking lot on one-and-half acres close to the town’s industrial area are moving ahead well, Town Manager Keith Markel said this week. More: continued here
Read More »Lawmakers step up for poor (Real Change News)
With hard economic times bearing down on Americans, the Democratic-led Washington Legislature provided more money for assistance, food stamps, housing, and healthcare — even a tax rebate for low-income families — in what advocates for the poor and homeless are calling a banner year in Olympia. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx sees profit fall, glum forecast (AP via Yahoo! News)
FedEx Corp. reported a 6 percent drop in third-quarter earnings Thursday, saying a slow economy and high fuel prices are expected to continue cutting into profits. More: continued here
Read More »Woman sells chip on eBay to help ferret (UPI)
A woman in Tinley Park, Ill., is selling an Illinois-shaped potato chip on eBay after she read about two Virginia sisters doing the same with a cornflake. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx results beat view, but outlook disappoints (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Package delivery company FedEx Corp on Thursday reported a higher-than-expected third-quarter net profit but forecast fourth-quarter results below estimates, citing soaring fuel prices and slowing U.S. economic growth. More: continued here
Read More »Injured deer wanders into Westend post office (NBC 12 Richmond)
A strange scene at a normally quiet Westend post office caught customers and employees by surprise. It was a deer that had somehow managed to walk through two sets of sliding glass doors and into the customer service area. More: continued here
Read More »South Wales MPs defend post office actions (icWales)
SOUTH Wales Labour MPs this morning defended their decision not to back a Conservative plan to shelve post office closures. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Says Profit Declined, Sees `Limited Growth’ (Update5) (Bloomberg.com)
March 20 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. said profit fell for the second straight quarter and would decline in the current period as soaring fuel costs and an economy teetering on the brink of recession reduced demand for U.S. package shipping. More: continued here
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