Taking stock of the economy via eBay

November 18, 2008 By Jan Norman

The stock market may have plunged 15 percent in October and other indicators may be pointing at a severe recession. But not every business is down.

Content from McClatchy-Tribune Information Services expires 90 days after original publication date. For more information about McClatchy-Tribune Information Services, please visit www.mctdirect.com .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:

Stern's threat to quit Sirius could be empty talk

Dec 21, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Potatoes, algae replace oil in US company's plastics

Dec 21, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (17) | 5

What's in health care proposals for 5 Americans

Dec 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 8

Google phone revolution or misdirection?

Dec 19, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 1

Take-Two posts larger 4Q loss on higher charges

Dec 18, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Rate this story - 4.3 /5 (4 votes)

rank
1
2
3
4
5

view popular

Other News

Twitter buys Mixer Labs to map tweeting locations

Technology / Internet

6 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Twitter is buying a startup called Mixer Labs in an effort to pinpoint the locations of people posting short messages on its service.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building in Washington

FTC looking into Google's AdMob acquisition

Technology / Internet

16 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Web search and advertising giant Google said Wednesday that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking more information about its proposed purchase of mobile advertising company AdMob.

Understanding interaction in virtual worlds

Technology / Computer Sciences

21 hours ago | 2.7 / 5 (6) | 0

New cinema blockbuster, Avatar, leapt to the top of box office charts as soon as it came out — a stunning 3D realisation of an alien world. Our fascination with themes of escape to other fantastic places and the thrill of ...

BlackBerry e-mail restored for some after outage

Technology / Software

22 hours ago | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- BlackBerry e-mail service in North America was restored for some users Wednesday morning following its second outage in less than a week.

heryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, has been nominated to serve on the board of directors of Disney

Facebook COO nominated to Disney board

Technology / Business

14 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

The Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday that Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, has been nominated to serve on the board of directors of the US media and entertainment giant.