Irish Times Post mistress and son shotIrish IndependentBy Independent.ie reporters A post mistress and her son were shot in a Post Office raid in Oulart, Co Wexford this morning. The 66-year old woman was shot in the arm and her son was shot in the leg. Both mother and son …

Royal Mail privatisation: Government selling the family silverLeft Foot ForwardYesterday's papers were full of stories that Royal Mail are planning to cut its workforce by a quarter – yet another massive reduction in staff in one of our key public services. With this Tory- led government driving through plans to …

Post Office savings bank deposits likely to fetch 4% interestMSN IndiaNew Delhi, June 7 (PTI) A government committee has suggested raising interest rates on Post Office savings bank deposits to four per cent, a suggestion that could benefit lakhs of small depositors. The Committee on Small Savings also recommended …Committee …

Online auction house eBay Inc. (EBAY – 29.56) was in the headlines on Monday when it announced plans to acquire the remaining stake in Magento Inc., an e-commerce platform…( Read More ) More: continued here

Boston Globe Would You Pay $2.3 Million for Lunch with Warren Buffett?Wall Street Journal (blog)Bidding opened Sunday evening on eBay for a chance for you and seven friends to meet the Oracle of Omaha and talk shop over chops. Or sirloins. It's the 12th year Buffett has auctioned off his …

Suspicious parcel at fire HQ a hoax, says bomb squadBBC NewsThe parcel at Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service headquarters in Kempston was found at about 1020 BST after a routine Royal Mail delivery. The cordon has now been removed and all roads and rail lines have reopened. Staff …

AuctionBytes Blog (blog) eBay Neutered Their Own DSR ProgramAuctionBytes Blog (blog)When eBay initially announced the DSR program it was described as a tool sellers would be able to use to help improve performance. This did not prove to be the case, and recent actions and changes by eBay have made …

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Former postal worker Bobbie Jean Sinko's conviction upheldThe Morning SunShe had been indicted by a federal grand jury on 32 counts relating to defrauding the US Postal Service in March 2008. Sinko was a bulk-mail clerk at the Mt. Pleasant post office, and her job duties included accepting bulk mail …

Local man pleads guilty to selling fake softwareBizjournals.comBrandon C. Davis pleaded guilty Monday to selling more than $1 million worth of counterfeit software through Ebay. Fox19.com reports that Davis, 31, of Cincinnati, downloaded or bought copies of financial and tax preparation software, like Quicken and …Cincinnati Man Pleads Guilty To …