REUTERS – Activist investor Carl Icahn's stake in e-commerce company eBay Inc (NSQ:EBAY) is more than previously reported at close to 2 percent, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. EBay said this week that Icahn had taken a 0.82 percent interest in the company earlier this month …

First-Class Stamps Rise to 49 CentsPatch.comA temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp has been OK'd bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter to help the Postal Service recover from severe mail decreases brought on by the 2008 economic downturn. Courtesy USPS/PRNewswire. Loading. More: continued here

EcommerceBytes (blog) eBay Combined Shipping Is a Complicated TaskEcommerceBytes (blog)On top of that, after manually combining the orders, if the seller wishes to provide the buyer with a partial refund for combined shipping, eBay requires the seller to call to eBay Customer Support! In a post meant to help sellers, …

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Price for first-class stamp rises to 49 centsUSA TODAYWASHINGTON (AP) — It's going to cost you a few pennies more to mail a letter. The cost of a first-class postage stamp is now 49 cents — 3 cents more than before. Regulators approved the price hike in December, …

First-class stamps now costs 49 cents after 3-cent hike, went into effect SundayMinneapolis Star TribuneThe cost of a first-class postage stamp is now 49 cents — 3 cents more than before. Regulators approved the price hike in December, and it went into effect on Sunday. Many people won't feel the …

New job at post office for old workLima OhioEarlier this month, the post office advertised for city carrier assistant positions in Lima and other communities in the region. The job was created in early 2013 through arbitration between the Postal Service and National Association of Letter Carriers. More: continued here

abc7.com Price of first-class stamps rises 3 centsabc7.comLOS ANGELES (KABC) — The cost of sending a letter is going up by three cents, boosting the price of a First-Class Mail stamp to 49 cents. The three-cent increase is the largest hike in more than a decade. It was approved on …

The new face of food stamps: working-age AmericansFox NewsFood stamp participation since 1980 has grown the fastest among workers with some college training, a sign that the safety net has stretched further to cover America's former middle class, according to an analysis of government data for The Associated …and more » …

Delivering the news of energy price hikes helped Royal Mail to slow the decline in its letters business. More: continued here

abc7.com Price of first class stamps raised to 49 centsToday.com (blog)mailing a letter just got more expensive. with stamp prices going up three cents today, luke russert has more on why the postal service is raising prices again. >> reporter: pour the sixth time in seven years the postal service …