What You Need to Know About eBayInvesting.comWith the absolute mess that's going on in the brick and mortar retail world right now, eBay is an intriguing company. The gradual change from physical stores to online shopping has been an obvious trend, but this holiday season it was particularly …and more » More: continued here
Buy Forever Stamps This Weekend to Avoid a Price HikeLifehackerFor those of us who still mail letters from time to time (or even if you don't), now might be a good time to pick up some Forever stamps from the US Postal Service. Rates take a leap from 46 to 49-cents each this weekend, but…
EBay Holiday Sales Said Weak, Ahead Of Q4 EarningsInvestor’s Business DailyAnalysts say slow U.S. holiday sales might cause eBay (EBAY) to post lighter-than-expected revenue when it reports fourth-quarter results after the market close Wednesday. A poll of 42 analysts by Thomson Reuters finds they, on average, expect the … More: continued here
Italy could raise as much as 6 billion euros (4.90 billion pounds) to lower the European Union's second-biggest debt in the planned sale of up to 40 percent of the national post office service, a government source said on Wednesday. Prime Minister Enrico Letta's government will likely examine a bill on the privatisation of national…
The price of stamps is about to increase. Currently stamps cost .46 each, but on Sunday, Jan. 26, the price… More: continued here
NewsNet5.com How you can save money when postal rates are going up this SundayNewsNet5.comCLEVELAND – Some rates at the post office are changing soon and this year it's not the normal price hike we've seen in the past. The price for a first-class stamp is going up starting this Sunday, but instead of just a…
Town Hall USDA: 1 in 5 US Households on Food StampsTown HallThe numbers also show there was a record number of individuals on food stamps in 2013 and that the cost of the program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), was at an all-time high. The USDA says that there were 23,052,388 …UVA Study: One in…
Two postal workers have been taken to hospital after what now appears to be a poisonous substance leaked from a parcel in a Marupe post office. The substance is believed to be glue for boats and other fibreglass products, police say, whilst the post office is currently closed pending invesitgations. More: continued here
Royal Mail Chief Moya Greene Should Get A Pay Rise, Says ChairmanHuffington Post UKRoyal Mail chief executive Moya Greene, who is on a £1.5m pay packet, must be paid more in order to keep her in the job, according to the business' chairman Donald Brydon. Brydon warned that that Greene, head of the now-privatised Royal…
How Google and eBay could save local retailers with same-day deliveryExtremeTechAmidst all this doom and gloom, there is one tiny spark of light coming from Google and eBay of all places. Google's innovative Shopping Express and eBay's Now services aim to reinvent the relationship between consumers, retailers, and the web. More: continued here