CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Danese Post Office has won a reprieve. Set to close this month, the Fayette County post office will remain open for another two years after a deal was reached to extend the lease on the building used by the postal center. Media… More: continued here

What Royal Mail's£233m Profit Means For Future USPS PrivatizationWall Street Sector SelectorEarlier this week the UK's Royal Mail, which was only privatised last month, announced a record breaking £233m profit for the 6 months ending September 29. This was about two and half times the profit of £94m recorded during …

Financial Post Cyber Monday Sales at Record as Amazon, EBay Win ShoppersBusinessweekCyber Monday sales surged, sending online shopping toward a single-day record as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN:US) and EBay Inc. (EBAY:US) siphoned consumers from brick-and-mortar stores. Web sales yesterday rose 21 percent from 2012, International …Amazon and eBay thrive on Cyber MondayUSA …

Sriracha packet selling for $10K on eBayNew York Daily NewsHot sauce fans are crazy for Sriracha, but how much will they spend to get their fix? One man hopes someone will shell out $10,000 for a single packet of the spicy sauce. So far, eBay user larryhagman's “Buy It Now” …

TheOneRing.net Evangeline Lilly 'stamps' her mark on Middle-earthTheOneRing.netTauriel and Legolas Stamps and Coins Actor Evangeline Lilly says she is delighted to be featured on an official New Zealand Post stamp and coin to help celebrate the upcoming release of the epic fantasy adventure The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, …Evangeline Lilly …

Congress' next big fight: Food stampsThe SaratogianHoeven said Monday that most of the disagreement still focuses on funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), more widely known as food stamps. Almost 48 million Americans were using the program this summer, according to the …and more » More: continued here

eBay India promoting Snapdeal products; denies talk of acquisitionTech2Popular ecommerce site eBay India has started recommending users to Snapdeal when faced with an unavailable product reports Medianama. If someone doesn't find a product on eBay India, the website will recommend shopping at Snapdeal, provided it's … More: continued here

Washington Post (blog) Harry Potter and the Money-Making Magic of Pop Culture StampsBusinessweekIt took two years and no small amount of controversy before Harry Potter received his very own U.S. postage stamp, but the official cultural gatekeepers of the American stamp world finally gave the fictional British wizard his due …

Dezeen for the new Dutch kingDezeenStudio Job's design references the country's first ever stamp, issued in 1852, which depicted an image of King Wilhelm III in profile, shaded to give the impression of depth. The new stamps show King Willem-Alexander face-on, in a pose intended to be … More: continued …

Washington Post (blog) Sculptor sues Postal Service over mistaken Lady Liberty stampWashington Post (blog)U.S. Postal Service, File/Associated Press – This undated image provided by the Postal Service shows the Lady Liberty first class postage stamp first issued in 2011. The design was not based on the statue in New York …