BULLHEAD CITY — Local postmaster Joe Spensieri gave a brief update Wednesday on the status of the potential closure of the Highway Station post office at 990 Highway 95, renewing his earlier call for the public to speak up in support of keeping it open. More: continued here

"Mauritius," "Some Girl(s)": Two stamps on vile human behaviorDenver Post(Arnie Coleman, Provided by the Edge Theatre) You might not think of stamp-collecting as a cutthroat world of back-stabbing, hair-pulling, jaw-punching, face-spitting and double-dealing. Theresa Rebeck's "Mauritius" is a shout-a-thon that starts out …Theater: Boulder Ensemble's 'Mauritius' gets stamp of approvalDaily …

NY1 Post office patrons hear reasons for closure plansRexburg Standard JournalANTHONY – About 60 Chester and Parker Post Office patrons heard a Postal Service official explain that cold, hard economic reality is the reason the agency is proposing to close many post offices across the state and nation. …Mountain towns …

EBay shares drop on cautious forecastFox BusinessEBay Inc, operator of the largest online marketplace, reported quarterly revenue that rose 32 percent and profit that matched analysts' expectations on Wednesday. But eBay shares fell 5 percent to $31.45 in after-hours trading as the company provided a …eBay's Q3 revenues are up …

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Advance; EBay Shares Decline in GermanyBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY) dropped 3.9 percent in German trading after the largest online marketplace forecast sales and profit that missed some analysts' estimates. American Express Co. (AXP) may be active after reporting better-than-estimated results. …and more » More: continued here

Bethlehem post office closing consideredEvening News and TribuneMann@newsandtribune.com BETHLEHEM — Residents will have a chance to voice their opinions on a proposal to close the Bethlehem post office Tuesday. The US Postal Service proposed the closing as a cost saving measure back in July. …Meeting will discuss possible closing of …

LONDON (Reuters) – Royal Mail, earmarked for privatisation, will be able to set prices for most of the letters and parcels it delivers under proposals put forward on Thursday by industry regulator Ofcom. More: continued here

Reuters UK Royal Mail to set first class priceThe Press AssociationThe Royal Mail will be given the power to set the price of first class stamps and some second class post under plans outlined by the industry's new regulator. Ofcom said a new approach to regulation was needed because of …

Royal Mail will be freed to set prices for the majority of its products in a move that could boost the government’s hopes of privatising the state-owned postal operator, under proposals announced on Thursday … More: continued here

EBay forecasts sales and profit that miss some analysts’ estimates, as efforts to woo developers and strengthen payment services erode profitability More: continued here