eBay announced on Tuesday that it is launching some new personalization and curation features for the eBay Marketplace, and is expanding its efforts in local commerce, including the extension of its eBay Now delivery service into 25 new markets by … More: continued here

E-commerce giant eBay plans to increase its footprint in local commerce by expanding its on-demand delivery service eBay Now to 25 cities by the end of 2014 and acquiring startup Shutl. More: continued here

The Guardian UK's Osborne defends Royal Mail sale priceReutersLONDON Oct 22 (Reuters) – British finance minister George Osborne hit back on Tuesday at criticism that the government sold a chunk of postal service operator Royal Mail too cheaply. Osborne, speaking at a Thomson Reuters Newsmaker event, said initial …Osborne says growth …

Farm Bill challenging Congress on farmer aid, food stampskfor.comWASHINGTON – One of the biggest year-end challenges before Congress is a bill that impacts everything from the price of food to federal aid for farmers and people receiving food stamps. Both the house and senate are proposing eliminating upfront …GOP's Biggest SNAP-Hater …

Where Do Startups Shop for Financial Talent? eBay.AllThingsDMany of these eBay Inc. alumni stay in touch with one another, regularly sharing tips about the growing pains of startups and initial public offerings, while waxing nostalgic over a bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon at a trendy San Francisco restaurant … More: continued …

eBay adds Pinterest-like wanted lists and more same-day…The VergeeBay wants to make its marketplace a cleaner, neater, and more personal place to shop, and it's doing that today by launching a series of social features built around curation. The new features primarily allow users to build Pinterest-style boards of … …

TameBay Royal Mail to increase “small” parcel size by month endTameBayIt looks like Royal Mail are definitely preparing to extend the dimensions of Small Parcels so that items of up to 350 x 250 x 160mm will be classed (and priced) as Small Parcels. Following the consultation, the change means …

FedEx Corp. was upgraded to overweight from neutral at J.P. Morgan on growing confidence that management will successful execute on its improvement plans More: continued here

Herald Scotland Lord Sugar calls for inquiry into 'bargain basement' Royal Mail sale as …Herald ScotlandLabour peer Lord Sugar said at question time in the House of Lords that the Government had appointed the banks UBS, Lazards and Goldman Sachs for their "so called expertise in understanding the correct timing …

The influence of social media continues to extend beyond platforms like Facebook and Twitter, and today, eBay is unveiling a series of new features in its Marketplace that will see the company making one of its biggest moves yet to bring itself up to date with today's younger online audience …