Plastic tiaras and wedding dresses were dusted off, top hat and tails pressed, and gin and tonic, champagne and Pimms the favored tipples, as Australians held royal wedding parties across the country on Friday. More: continued here

Observer Comment: Past time for Royal Mail to pull its socks upBexhill ObserverRoyal Mail's management and decision-makers at a higher level need to take this issue seriously and provide a solution to this backlog. After all, this situation has been allowed to continue for far too long. More: continued here

Citizens speak out on proposed postal closuresBluefield Daily Telegraph“People are not going to the post office the way they used to,” Cavinder said. “There are a lot of small towns in West Virginia that don't have a post office.” Cavinder spoke frankly about the challenges that the Postal Service is …

The Guardian Privatised mail: a second-class deliveryThe GuardianThe government wants to privatise the Royal Mail. But what would the new service look like? An examination of how the Dutch do it exposes unhappy customers and exploited workers The Filton sorting office in Bristol – one of Royal Mail's vast delivery …

For sure, nobody knows when Harry met Sally. More: continued here

By Scott Kirsner, Globe Columnist A few weeks before eBay’s PayPal division announced that it would acquire Boston-based Where Inc.,… More: continued here

Auctionbytes Where Fig Fits in eBay's Quest for the Digital WalletAuctionbyteseBay acquired a company through its PayPal subsidiary called Fig Card that lets brick-and-mortar retailers accept mobile payments in stores by using a low-cost USB device that plugs into cash registers and point-of-sale terminals – all …eBay buys mobile payments …

International Business Times US Stocks Rebounded to Session Highs – (Oracle, AMAT, eBay, CMCSA)USA Market NewseBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY), led by expansion in both its PayPal and Marketplace businesses, recently posted its first quarter $475.9 million net income, or 36 cents per share, a 20% surge as compared to $398 million, …

Post office to begin international mail carrier serviceTico TimesCosta Rica's post office will begin an international airmail service called Comercio Electrónico (Electronic Business) in November. The government wants to implement the service before the holiday shopping season begins in the United States in late …and more » More: continued here

Texas investigates possible food stamp abuseKHOUHOUSTON — The Texas Department of Health and Human services is investigating possible abuse of the food stamp program, after a KHOU 11 News report. Our public records search revealed Texans are cashing in their food … More: continued here