FedEx to offer U.S. staff buyouts in cost cutting effort By SAMANTHA BOMKAMP The Associated Press Published Aug 13, 2012 09:19AM MDT New York • FedEx will soon begin offering buyouts to U.S. employees in an effort to cut costs in the face of a weakening global economy. The world’s …

Two South Florida stores banned from accepting food stampsWPTVFamily Grocery on Sapodilla Avenue in West Palm Beach and Trina's Food Mart on Avenue D in Fort Pierce have both been permanently removed from the national list of locations allowed to accept food stamps. In February, Contact 5 Investigators discovered … …

EBay Inc. (EBAY) shares rose as much as 3.8 percent after ChannelAdvisor said the online retailer’s sales increased 28.2 percent in July, led by demand for cars and fixed-price name-brand items. More: continued here

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have cleared the scene and reopened a Huntersville post office after a suspicious package was found earlier Monday afternoon.  Authorities evacuated the post office off of Gilead Road around 12:30 p.m. after a suspicious package was discovered near the building. Bomb squad technicians were quickly …

CNBC.com EBay Not Spinning Off PayPal: SourcesCNBC.comEBay's stock got a pop in afternoon trading amid rumors that the online auctioneer was planning to spin off its payment service PayPal. EBay. EBAY. loading… Quote | Chart | News | Profile · [EBAY Loading… () ] declined to comment on the matter …

EcommerceBytes eBay UK Revs up Publicity Stunt to Promote eBay MotorsEcommerceBytesCan a milk truck be transformed into a race car? eBay UK is challenging two race-car celebrities to do just that as part of a promotion for its Motors marketplace. The challenge is designed to highlight the "wealth of automotive …

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Examiner.com Exclusive: Bird poop resembling Michael Jackson pulled from auction site MondayExaminer.comTutor was so impressed by the bird excrement he decided to start an online auction on eBay, offering an opportunity for unique collectors to take home the windshield adorned with the image man feel resembles MJ. After just a …

CBC.ca Hamilton Tiger-Cats get a new stampCBC.caThe Hamilton Tiger-Cats are coming to postcards and envelopes across the country. Canada Post unveiled a series of commemorative 100th Grey Cup Game stamps Monday afternoon. It features nine stamps, eight of which depict an iconic moment or game …New stamp featuring Roughriders unveiledCTV …

EcommerceBytes EBay and Amazon eye same-day deliverySmart Business NetworkSAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 13, 2012 – Getting a new music CD or a cup of coffee delivered to your door within the hour was one of the things that made the Internet seem so amazing back in the late '90s. Then, of …