eBay has sold Rent.com to Primedia, which also owns ApartmentGuide.com, Rentals.com, RentalHouses.com and NewHomeGuide.com. The property search site should fit right in. eBay says Rent.com had “limited synergies” with its core business, and that the company is “focusing on enabling … More: continued here

Woman Drives into South Side Post OfficeKIII TV3The South side Station Post Office is usually busy on a weekday afternoon. Fortunately, Thursday there were no customers in the lobby when an SUV came crashing into the building. The building is boarded up now, but there's a huge hole underneath the …

Wall Street Journal Film Ticket Sales Fell 3.8% Last Year as 3-D Sank Post-'Avatar'BusinessWeekBy Christopher Palmeri on March 22, 2012 Movie box-office revenue in the US and Canada fell 3.8 percent last year to $10.2 billion, the first drop since 2005, as Hollywood failed to match the 2010 success of …

FedEx beat analysts’ expectations as its net income rose 126 percent, but lowered its outlook on a forecast of sluggish growth and a mild recession for Europe. More: continued here

Auctionbytes (press release) Free eBay Seller Webinar – “How to Use Working Capital to Grow Your Online …Auctionbytes (press release)a free webinar for eBay® sellers to discuss how they can use working capital to grow their online ecommerce business. The webinar will be presented by Russell Walraven, Director of Marketing …

eBay sellers say postage costs a major barrier to growthSmartCompany.com.auMore than half of Australian eBay sellers cite postage as a major barrier to growth, according to a new report, while 68% would like to see more competitive shipping rates. The Online Business Index Shipping Report, launched today by eBay, … …

Food Stamps Are Too Valuable to Waste on Junk FoodBloombergThe Florida Legislature just spent a couple of weeks debating a reasonable question: Why should US taxpayers pay for the junk food people buy with food stamps? A bill that would have imposed limits on purchases of soft drinks, potato chips …

The Florida Legislature just spent a couple of weeks debating a reasonable question: Why should U.S. taxpayers pay for the junk food people buy with food stamps? More: continued here

eBay, Australia Post and PayPal, have joined forces to launch the eBay Shipping Report which reviews global best practice and how Australian domestic shipping services measure up on a global scale. More: continued here

Pasadena Weekly Dead lettersPasadena WeeklyBy André Coleman 03/22/2012 Two weeks ago, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe announced plans to delay the closure of 3700 post offices across the country until after the presidential election in November. Donahoe made the decision after hearing …and more » More: continued here