EBay Inc. acquired Critical Path Software Inc., a developer of smartphone applications, to accelerate its lead in mobile commerce. More: continued here

FedEx Corp., the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, posted quarterly profit that trailed analysts’ estimates as growth slowed in international express deliveries and costs increased. More: continued here

Hundreds of postal workers have staged a sit-down protest outside Parliament during a demonstration against plans to privatise the Royal Mail. More: continued here

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Wal-Mart manager accused of selling $250000 in merchandise on eBayLas Vegas SunHenderson police arrested a Wal-Mart assistant manager Tuesday accused of selling about $250000 in stolen merchandise on eBay. …and more » More: continued here

FedEx Corp. said Thursday its fiscal second-quarter earnings tumbled on higher costs and one-time charges, but it’s raising its earnings prediction for the full-year on a better economic forecast and a brightened view for the holidays. More: continued here

The auction site hopes to expand its market by modeling consumer behavior. Even though eBay is one of the giants of e-commerce, it’s limited by the fact that online sales make up only about 7 percent of all U.S. retail spending. Now it has its eye on the business that …

A Portland man is suing a Dutch dealer of rare stamps, alleging fake philately. In the lawsuit filed Nov. 29 in Multnomah County Circuit Court, David Markowitz claims he logged onto Ebay on Nov. 27, 2009, and bought two stamps. Both stamps pictured 19th-century French chemists. One showed Louis Pasteur, …

DOUGLAS Service at the post office in Douglas is temporarily suspended, and the residents here are not pleased. More: continued here

Roger Kearney, 57, was sentenced to at least 15 years behind bars after he stabbed his mistress, Paula Poolton, 40, seven times. More: continued here