NEW YORK (AP) – FedEx said Tuesday that it will be offering some employees up to two years' pay to leave the company starting next year. More: continued here

Customers line up to ship packages at the downtown Cedar Rapids Post Office on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011. Monday was expected to be the busiest day of the year for the post offices nationwide, kicking off the busiest shipping week of the year leading up to Christmas. More: continued here

Wall Street Journal (blog) In Food-Stamp Test, Booker Pines for Caffeine and EggsWall Street Journal (blog)“I used my money to buy a lot of different things but not caffeine,” said Booker in an online video about his first day on food stamps. “I think it's very clear that if you …

FedEx Corp. took another step Tuesday, Dec. 4, in its reaction to a slow growth global economy as well as its own desires to make major changes to the… More: continued here

Canadian Entrepreneur Lanuches the 'eBay of Tutoring'Techvibes (blog)Toronto's Rayku.com officially launched today as the world's first market-driven platform for accessible tutoring. Available globally 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Rayku enables tutors to set their own fees, and students to select their tutors …and more » More: continued here

Enders post office hours to be reducedImperial RepublicanThe U.S. Postal Service has decided to reduce the hours the Enders Post Office will be open beginning Jan. 26, 2013. The final decision was to reduce the hours from six hours 20 minutes per day to two hours per day. In late …

Paoli Post Office closes the doorsHolyoke EnterpriseMiller closed the Paoli Post Office, which was located on the west side of her home, on Nov. 16. She retired earlier this year on July 31 after serving just over 41 years as postmaster. For the three and a half months leading up …

Obama stamps foot, demands no-limit credit cardDaily CallerPresident Barack Obama says he won't come out of his room to negotiate his government's allowance until Congress gives him a credit card with no spending limit. “If Congress in any way suggests that they're going to tie negotiations to debt ceiling …and …

Same-day delivery by online retailers is quickly becoming the new front line of retail competition. eBay's test of its eBay Now program in San Francisco and New York is raising a few eyebrows, causing people to wonder why in the world do we need products so quickly. But is it …

Bethlehem Post Office has hit its Christmas card rushBarrow County NewsThe Christmas rush has begun. The rush to mail Christmas cards that is, from the Bethlehem Post Office. Each year the small post office in the 'little town under the star,' is besieged with patrons wishing to mail their Christmas …