A POST Office in Helmshore is set to move to Haslingden and double its opening hours. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail to float with price tag of up to £3.3bnTelegraph.co.ukThe government plans to sell between 40.1pc and 52.2pc of near 500-year-old Royal Mail and has also agreed to give away 10pc of the company's shares for free to staff. The Treasury said on Friday that Royal Mail would …

RIDGELAND, Miss., Oct. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — SecureBuy, a leader in global payment fraud prevention technology, today announces that eBay leader Barbara Hvasta has joined its Board of Advisors.  Presently, … More: continued here

From hobbies to full-time careers: eBay celebrates Canadian e-commerce with ninth annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards More: continued here

eBay could be the best place to sell a used Surface tabletTabTimeseBay told Computerworld that the average selling price of a first-generation 32GB Surface RT tablet is currently $285, almost half the $499 many buyers paid when the Surface RT was released a year ago, but much closer to what …

Royal Mail share price announced, hello strikesTameBayThe Government have announced the sell off of Royal Mail will be at a price of between £2.60 and £3.30 per share, which values Royal Mail between £2.6bn and £3.3bn. It already looks like a state backed Singapore fund could hoover up a large … …

New postage rates took effect today, and Hongkong Post also issued two new stamps bearing "Local Mail Postage" and "Air Mail Postage”. The "Local Mail Postage" stamps, priced at $1.70 each, can be used for sending mail items weighing up to 30g to local addresses. The "Air Mail Postage" stamps, …

We are glad that this is making people think of investing again. However, we’d urge investors to consider whether investing in Royal Mail shares is the right move for them – particularly if they are first-time investors. More: continued here

Prolonged shutdown would threaten food stamps, school lunchesVentura County StarSACRAMENTO — Most programs run by California using federal dollars will be unaffected by a U.S. government shutdown, but if the funding stalemate drags into November, money for food stamps and reduced-lunch programs for schoolchildren could be … More: continued here

guest commentary Proposed reduction in food stamps program is fair and …Denver PostSo what's actually in the House-passed food stamps bill? The act would reinstate work requirements for able-bodied adults who apply for food stamps; reduce the amount of time they can receive food stamps from three years to three …