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Anacortes American - Jan 18 10:48 AM
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After the Holidays: E-Commerce Seeks Springboard Into 2006
E-Commerce Times - Jan 18 5:13 AM
For many e-commerce companies, the temptation to revel in the success of the 2005 holiday season is a powerful one. Many sites saw strong double-digit growth, with more shoppers than ever buying more online than ever before, helping to extend the e-commerce shopping season later than in the past.Save to My Web

H&R Block wins round in Intuit tussle
Kansas City Star - Jan 19 5:02 AM
Intuit Inc. has agreed to withdraw advertisements claiming that more returns were prepared with its TurboTax software last year than at all H&R Block Inc. stores combined.Save to My Web

EBay's 4th-Qtr Profit Rises 36%, Spurred by U.S. Sales Gain
Bloomberg.com - Jan 18 1:23 PM
Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) -- EBay Inc., the world's largest online auctioneer, said fourth-quarter profit jumped 36 percent after U.S. sales outpaced growth in Europe.Save to My Web

Wal-Mart Taps Online Advocate Julie Roehm
ClickZ - Jan 18 9:23 PM
Roehm is headed to Wal-Mart, after overseeing pioneering interactive work at DaimlerChrysler. Save to My Web

EBay plans instant-buying service
Reuters\ via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News - Jan 18 3:31 PM
EBay Inc. on Wednesday said it had unveiled a new instant-purchase service to supplement its bid-and-wait online auctions, pitting the company directly against conventional e-commerce retailers.Save to My Web

Home Depot Gives Solid Five-Year Outlook
WJLA-TV Washington D.C. - Jan 19 5:26 AM
ATLANTA (AP) - The Home Depot Inc. said Thursday it expects compounded earnings-per-share growth of up to 14 percent over the next five years as it continues to pump more cash into its business, but slows the rate at which it opens new stores.The nation's largest home-improvement store chain said ahead of an investor conference scheduled for later in the morning that earnings-per-share growth Save to My Web

GAME DORK: Used Games
Richmond Times-Dispatch - Jan 19 6:38 AM
"Forza Motorsport," which is going for less than $20 in used-game stores and online, was perhaps the most realistic car-racing game of 2005. That's a bad thing for fans of racing games that aren't this demanding.Save to My Web