A MASKED, axe-wielding robber has been ordered to pay £2,500 compensation to his victims, as a judge took the “exceptional” course of sparing him a jail sentence. More: continued here

ABC Action News Federal government wants more people on food stampsABC Action NewsMore than one in seven Americans are on food stamps, but the federal government wants even more people to sign up for the safety net program.Food stamps need to get in shapeSouth Bend TribuneGet food stamps in better …

Triple Pundit Ebay taps into green fuel cells to power 6-megawatt data center in …ExtremeTechMany companies talk the talk when it comes to going green, but online auction behemoth eBay is walking the walk …EBay to power new data center with fuel cellsPhys.OrgeBay Turns to Clean Energy Fuel Cell to …

eBay shares this morning could get a lift from a pair of upbeat reports from the Street. Needham analyst Kerry Rice??picked up coverage of the company with a Buy rating and $50 target price. ?We, like most, expect eBay's Payments segment to continue to grow rapidly; however, differing from others, …

THE new colour of the Kiama Post Office has received a mixed reaction among locals. More: continued here

eBay has hired two executives to head marketing and to recruit retail businesses in the UK. Tanya Lawler is Vice President of UK Trading, and Amanda Metcalfe is UK and Republic of Ireland Marketing Director. More: continued here

Daily Mail Public borrowing surges to £17.9billion, official figures showDaily MailApril's borrowing figures were flattered by a one-off £28billion lift from the value of assets transferred from the Royal Mail pension plan. But excluding this one-off …UK government borrowing figures set to dismay George OsborneThe GuardianINSTANT VIEW 3-UK May borrowing …

The Slatest Kucinich throws support behind hunger-striking postal workersMcClatchy Washington Bureau"There's been an effort to dismantle the Postal Service," Kucinich said at the morning gathering. "An effort to take down the entire infrastructure of the post office." …Postal Workers Begin Four-Day Hunger Strike, Protesting Financial …NPR (blog)Hunger strike protesters make …

Analyst Upgrades: EBAY, SLW, and VECOSchaeffers Research (blog)Analysts upwardly revised their ratings on eBay, Silver Wheaton, and Veeco Instruments. More: continued here

Portsmouth News Eyesore Gosport post office may move into libraryPortsmouth NewsTHE Post Office has entered into talks about moving Gosport's main branch into the nearby library. More: continued here