Acquisition of mobile payments provider expected to bolster PayPal’s platform and reach. More: continued here

Mercadolibre: Investing in the eBay of Latin AmericaSeeking AlphaThe company's business model resembles eBay (EBAY) as it operates auctions and classified sales on its website while earning money through commissions and transaction fees. Mercadolibre also operates an online payment service similar to Paypal to help … More: continued here

The original building is long gone, but the sense of the post office being the hub of a diverse community lives on 100 years later. The community will celebrate the centennial of the Boyes Hot Springs post office with a series of events Friday and Saturday, July 8 and 9. …

Nearly a week after the fact, Henry Burris still can’t believe how he missed. More: continued here

Stamps, Lions desperate to avoid 0-2 startMontreal GazetteCalgary Stampeders Romby Bryant (R) is tackled by BC Lions Travis Williams in this file photo. VANCOUVER — Nearly a week after the fact, Henry Burris still can't believe how he missed. …Lions hope to push Stampeders into a 2-0 hole with a …

Postal services moving to retailersDailyrecord.comThe post office on Clifton Avenue in Lakewood is scheduled to close. / BOB BIELK/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Lakewood resident George Toombs stepped up to a postal counter on Thursday without waiting, past the lottery machine and the candy display. … More: continued here

Globe and Mail EBay Snaps Up 'Pay By Phone' Provider ZongWTAE PittsburghYou'll soon be able to, thanks to an acquisition deal eBay announced Thursday. The online auctions giant agreed to buy mobile payments company Zong for $240 million in cash. EBay plans to combine the Menlo Park, Calif., company's technology …

Globe and Mail EBay Snaps Up 'Pay By Phone' Provider ZongKGTV San DiegoYou'll soon be able to, thanks to an acquisition deal eBay announced Thursday. The online auctions giant agreed to buy mobile payments company Zong for $240 million in cash. EBay plans to combine the Menlo Park, Calif., company's …

Jobless '99ers' have fallen though the safety netmsnbc.comNow she gets by on Medicaid — US health insurance for the poor — and food stamps. By Alexandra Alper SEWELL, New Jersey — Mary Kay Coyne has just filed what she says is her 1862nd job application since being thrown out of …

Sam Bush performing free at Old Post OfficeSTLtoday.comBY KEVIN C. JOHNSON > POST-DISPATCH POP MUSIC CRITIC . kjohnson@post-dispatch.comkjohnson@post-dispatch.com > > 314-340-8191 Sam Bush will perform from noon-1 pm Oct. 7 at the Old Post Office Plaza in a show being presented by the Sheldon Concert Hall. …and more » More: continued …