New York Times Tiny Towns Fight for Post Offices, and SurvivalNew York TimesThen one day they closed the post office. Now Mozart is a place on the road where only those who knew it was there would know it was there. The same thing happened with Newnata, Rushing and Cozahome. …

PayPal is a crown jewel of eBay.  Scott Thompson, president of PayPal, has just been named CEO of Yahoo! More: continued here

New York Times (blog) Yahoo names PayPal's Thompson as CEOReutersBy Alexei Oreskovic and Yinka Adegoke | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Yahoo named PayPal President Scott Thompson as its chief executive on Wednesday, hoping the well-regarded Internet technology and e-commerce expert will replicate his success at eBay Inc …Yahoo's Gain Is …

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In northern Arkansas, people whose post offices are on a list of more than 3,600 being considered for closing have mounted campaigns to defend their communities’ lifelines. More: continued here

Atherstone post office staff locked in cupboard in raidBBC NewsMembers of staff have been locked in a cupboard during an armed robbery at a Warwickshire post office. Three people wearing balaclavas entered the Long Street Co-op store in Atherstone, where the post office is located, at about 16:15 GMT on …

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US HOT STOCKS: Yahoo, EBay, Ford, Ventas, Netflix, Liz ClaiborneWall Street Journal (India)Yahoo ($15.89, -$0.40, -2.46%) hired Scott Thompson, the 54-year-old president of eBay's ($30.11, -$1.23, -3.92%) PayPal electronic payments unit, as its new chief executive, signaling it is determined to attract technology executives and computer …and more » More: continued …

NSI to probe black money invested in post office savings schemesTimes of IndiaNAGPUR: With the government tracing black money flowing even into small savings schemes, post offices offering these plans are also coming under the lens of probe agencies. National Savings Institute, which is headquartered in the city, markets these …