The News Congressman Crawford files bill to protect rural post officesThe NewsCongressman Rick Crawford recently spoke with residents of Grubbs, Arkansas about the Postal Service's attempt to close their post office. Crawford has introduced a bill that would prevent the closing of any rural post office that does not have …

expressandstar.com Minister to look at Wolverhampton mail staff pay errorexpressandstar.comThe minister for postal services has been asked to intervene after dozens of temporary Royal Mail staff working in Wolverhampton went more than two weeks without pay. Staff recruited to handle thousands of extra Christmas parcels and cards at the Royal …

eBay Find of the Day: 1987 Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV is a 1200-mile time warpAutoblog (blog)Current bidding on eBay Motors sits at $130000, which means this Countach is about the same price now as it was when it first left Sant'Agata – fitting for a car that presents as new …

Top 25: Christmas Gifts Igniting 'Bidding Wars' – Selling on eBayWebWire (press release)WhatSellsBest.com, a website tracking Best Selling eBay items, based on highest prices bid, has published the Top 25 Items igniting bidding-wars on eBay during the Christmas shopping season (2011). You've probably heard the stories of rare items … …

FedEx, the package delivery service, said its second-quarter profit rose significantly and that it would buy 27 new fuel-efficient aircrafts. More: continued here

RT SOPA is China-style censorship say Google, Twitter, eBayRTFounders of giants like Yahoo, eBay, Google and Netscape claim the bill will “undermine the framework” of free expression. The bill is intended to crack down on websites operating outsidethe United States. If passed, the legislation would allow the US …Google, Twitter …

eBay Shares Sinking Lower, Down 3.1%Financial News Network OnlineeBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) is one of today's notable stocks in decline, down 3.1% to $29.33. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now trading fractionally higher to 11825 and the S&P is trading fractionally higher to 1212. eBay Inc. operats an online trading …and …

We could do without the post office. In some cases, high cost services will have to replace certain elements, but in the vast majority of instances, less expensive — and often better — alternatives will replace their current mail-friendly equivalents. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. posted quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates as U.S. consumers bolstered by a better labor market increased holiday orders from online retailers. More: continued here

Forbes After The Post OfficeForbesIt seems like every day now, a new Web poll asks readers whether they think the US Postal Service can survive, now that the magnitude of its financial hole is becoming more obvious to everybody. Everywhere, the signs of the post office's demise are … More: …