FedEx expects to handle more than 17 million packages on its busiest day of the year in mid-December, as holiday shoppers continue to buy more online. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Swiss ski trips 'much more costly'The Press AssociationInstead, the best bargains for Britons are likely to be found in Bulgaria, according to a ski resort report from Post Office Travel Money. It showed prices had risen by more than 26% in Switzerland, caused by a combination of a plunging …

Food Stamp Challenge shines light on povertyThe TennesseanThe average person who receives food stamps is tasked with eating on $31.50 a week. That's $4.50 a day. And $1.50 a meal. That can't be easy, says a group of nonprofits. So, it's bringing awareness of the need to maintain funding for …

Post office worker stole £8000 from pensionerBristol Evening PostTHE assistant manager of a Withywood post office stole nearly £8000 from the life savings of an 89-year-old man after she convinced him to leave his cash card and pin number with her, a court heard. Ivy Parker, 52, of Bishport Avenue, …

Bloomberg EBay holiday forecast disappoints, even though 3rd-quarter net income rises 14 …Washington PostSAN FRANCISCO — EBay left investors unimpressed with its predictions for the holiday season even as its namesake site and PayPal online payment service showed healthy growth in the latest quarter. The company's stock fell more than …

GABBS – Hazel Dummar and her husband, Ray, operate the only restaurant, store, hotel and gas station in this northern Nye County town. It’s a place where many people are senior citizens living on Social Security and food stamps. They depend on the Postal More: continued here

A child patient enjoys a day of fun and caring with FedEx volunteers during the FedEx “Colors of Hope” activity held at the National Children’s Hospital. The event is part of the FedEx Cares Week global initiative dedicated to improving the quality of life in the communities where FedEx employees …

KNIERIM – When Peggy Chalstrom goes to work, there’s more hanging over her head than a ceiling. She’s postmaster at the Knierim Post Office, one of the smallest of the small, with 34 boxes and no rural routes. As with small post offices across the country, she’s just waiting for …

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NEWS.com.au Teen lives playboy lifestyle after scamming bank through eBay conHerald SunThe teen, from NSW, funded his celebrity lifestyle by selling fictitious products on eBay from 2007 – at one stage, earning more than $6000 a day. He went on a string of shopping sprees buying Versace and Prada clothes, …