ELKO — The U.S. Postal Service has announced that the East Elko post office, located at 2082 Idaho St., will close at the end of the business day Feb. 19. More: continued here

The Rice Owls women’s basketball team played a hard-fought game but fell 59-58 at Memphis in overtime at the FedEx Forum in front of 1,921 fans, to snap a modest two-game winning streak. More: continued here

New England Newspapers POWNAL, Vt. — Members of the Pownal Historical Society have announced that commemorative postal covers and a 250th anniversary pictorial postmark will be available at the Pownal Post Office starting on Jan. 28, the day the town’s charter was recorded 250 years ago. Ray Rodriguez, a member …

Police have evacuated a local post office while a bomb squad has been called in to investigate a suspicious package. More: continued here

Earnings Highlights: Colgate, eBay, Goldman Sachs, Kimberley-Clark, Starbucks …BloggingStocks (blog)eBay Inc. (EBAY) reported strong Q4 numbers on due to PayPal growth and the sale of Skype. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) strong Q4 earnings easily beat …US HOT STOCKS: Starbucks, Ebay, Seagate Active In Late TradingWall Street JournalEarnings announced WednesdaySt. …

In Hindsight: An Apple 'creation' and Google, eBay'momentum'San Jose Mercury NewsSan Jose online auction powerhouse eBay had a happy holiday quarter. Its revenue jumped 16 percent from a year earlier to $2.4 billion. …and more » More: continued here

When I was younger (OK … a lot younger), most kids in my elementary school class collected coins, even many of the girls. There was a reason. More: continued here

Giffords seeking to name post office for her predecessorSierra Vista HeraldGabrielle Giffords this week introduced legislation to name the post office in Patagonia in honor of her predecessor, former US Rep. Jim Kolbe. … More: continued here

The Guardian Mortgage rate cuts from Post Office and Northern RockFinance Markets (blog)Both Northern Rock and the Post Office have launched new mortgage deals with lower rates. The Post Office has cut the cost of its Bank of …Mortgage lenders cuts rates post Skipton shockTelegraph.co.ukHigh street lenders cut ratesYour MortgageIs …

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Glastonbury Festival to Sponsor eBay Auction for HaitiMerchant NewsThe auction will take place on eBay beginning on Monday February 1 and will include donated object from major name celebrities as well as VIP tickets along …Glastonbury Festival launch eBay auction to help HaitiBBC NewsStars Join Forces with Glastonbury …