Eyes on eBay over plan to split with PayPalIrish TimesInvestors will be looking ahead to eBay's third-quarter earnings this week, which will be reported after market close on Wednesday. Plans to separate the e-commerce giant and PayPal into independent publicly traded companies were announced last month, …Benzinga Weekly Preview: Earnings Season …
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Detroit Free Press Kids who stick with stamp collecting are rewardedThe Augusta ChronicleAt the Postal History Foundation in Tucson, Ariz., Lisa Dembowski and her colleagues work with more than 14,000 kids each year in person and online, sharing lesson plans with teachers and sending packets of stamps to kids. Dembowski …
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Kalamazoo Undersheriff stamps out crimeWWMT-TV"Most people know me as the Kalamazoo County Undersheriff," says Pali Matyas, who enjoys collecting stamps in his free time. "I started stamp collecting with my older brother when we were about eight or nine years old. My dad would take the stamps off … More: …
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The Epoch Times Columbus Day: Walmart, Target Open or Closed? Also Costco, Post Office, Mail …The Epoch TimesWalmart and Target will be open Columbus Day. Costco won't be open. Labor Day is Monday, Sept. 1, and many government services–like schools–will be closed. In this May 9, 2013 file photo, a …
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St. Cloud Times 5 reasons why your kid should collect stampsSt. Cloud TimesAt the Postal History Foundation in Tucson, Arizona, Lisa Dembowski and her colleagues work with more than 14,000 kids each year in person and online, sharing lesson plans with teachers and sending packets of stamps to kids. Dembowski …
Read More »The man behind the eBay of Latin America – BBC News
BBC News The man behind the eBay of Latin AmericaBBC News"Marcos Galperin? Where does he work?" says the confused security guard at the entrance to the headquarters of MercadoLibre, Latin America's version of eBay. The answer to the official's question is that Mr Galperin is not only employed by MercadoLibre …
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Chart that Tells a StoryFinancial TimesIt has been a year since Royal Mail's controversial initial public offering. This shows how the company's share price has moved over the past 12 months. Business secretary Vince Cable was derided last November for maintaining that the “froth” would … More: continued here
Read More »Can eBay keep revving without Paypal’s V8 grunt? – Stuff.co.nz
Can eBay keep revving without Paypal's V8 grunt?Stuff.co.nzAfter almost a year of speculation and shameless lobbying by activist shareholder Carl Icahn, eBay last week confirmed that it will spin off its wholly owned subsidiary Paypal. After its reluctant purchase of Paypal 12 years ago, the online payment … More: continued …
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Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares yesterday announced that local cigarette manufacturers have until tomorrow to affix tax stamps on every cigarette pack. The BIR chief extended the original October 1 deadline prescribed by Revenue Regulations No. 7-2014 due to technical problems encountered in the printing of …
Read More »HP, eBay reveal company splits – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
eWeek HP, eBay reveal company splitsFort Wayne Journal GazetteHewlett-Packard said last Monday it would break up the business into one company that sells personal computers and printers, with a separate entity providing software, servers, storage and services. The move followed eBay's Sept. 30 disclosure that it …In HP Split, Each …
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