The Royal Mail faces competition in its postal delivery business, with other firms taking on some of its work. More: continued here

New York (AFP) – US online giant eBay and the renowned auction house Sotheby's announced a partnership Monday for online sales of art and collectibles. More: continued here

DocuSign, Inc. and FedEx Office announced a new collaboration that will bring DocuSign Digital Transaction Management solutions to FedEx Office customers. New fully digital options from DocuSign will be available to FedEx Office customers securely, allowing them to instantly sign, send and print documents from anywhere in the world to …

Northampton Herald and Post eBay Earnings Preview: What We Are WatchingForbeseBay will release its Q2 2014 earnings on July 16. We expect robust growth driven by continued expansion in Europe, growing e-commerce volume, the positive impact of a new delivery system that allows customer to collect their purchases from a …

Telegraph.co.uk Cable blocks £1bn sale of Land RegistryTelegraph.co.ukMr Cable ordered the review after accusations that his decision to sell Royal Mail at 330p a share, valuing the company at £3.3bn, has cost the taxpayer £1bn in lost profits. In a highly critical report published last week, MPs on the Business …

The Guardian Sotheby's and eBay team up to stream high-end auctions onlineThe GuardianEbay and Sotheby's are partnering to stream high-end auctions online, the firms announced on Monday. Starting in the fall, a portion of Sotheby's New York auctions will be live-streamed on a new section of eBay's site, opening up …

EBay to Take Sotheby's Auctions Online to Expand Bidding PoolBloombergThe companies will begin by placing some live Sotheby's offerings up for bid in New York on EBay's website, they said today in a statement. Sotheby's will be the “anchor tenant” on a redesigned EBay site, with auctions in 18 categories, …

Auctioneer partnership to exploit growing use of mobile devices in art auctions. More: continued here

Dick Cheney: Spend money on military, not highways or food stampsChicago Sun-TimesCut spending on food stamps. Forget about those road construction projects as well. For former Vice President Dick Cheney, the government should be funneling its cash to one place — the military. Cheney was speaking at a "playbook lunch" …

eBay will soon let you follow Sotheby's live auctions through videoThe Next WebSo much, in fact, that the two brands are hooking up for a joint initiative this year that will see Sotheby's live-auctions streamed through eBay for anyone to participate. Sotheby's will offer a “mid-priced inventory,” so you won't …