FedEx said second-quarter profit fell 30 percent on a 10 percent decline in revenue and issued a disappointing forecast for the current period. More: continued here

Number of people on food stamps on the riseGaston GazetteFederally funded food stamps are feeding thousands of families each month in Gaston County, and the numbers keep going up. “We have a lot more people coming … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Universal postal service could collapse unless stamps prices riseTelegraph.co.ukThe universal postal service is in danger of collapsing unless the Royal Mail is allowed to push through an inflation-busting increase in the price of … More: continued here

The judge presiding over a lawsuit pitting online auctioneer eBay against online classifieds company Craigslist yesterday urged them to try to resolve their differences before he rules. More: continued here

With site traffic filtered by Click Forensics Inc., sellers on eBay Inc.’s eBay.com that participate in the site’s AdCommerce cost-per-click advertising platform will receive visitors more likely to convert on ads, eBay says. More: continued here

Pledge to deliver letter to any address in Britain may collapse unless Royal Mail is allowed to increase price of stamps. More: continued here

At the post office, you can say goodbye to those vending machines in the lobby that you could use to purchase stamps instead of going up to the counter. But officials are bringing in a modern replacement — the postal equivalent of an ATM. More: continued here

City of Hamilton staff are investigating why a safety barrier surrounding the historic downtown Dundas post office building was removed last week just as the structure’s new owner was revealed. More: continued here

LACONIA — For a couple of hours Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. Post Office on Church Street as well as the Clinton Street branch were out of “holiday” and “forever” series stamps, causing an inconvenience to some customers. More: continued here

Cook County’s Forest Preserve District put 70 toboggan sleds on sale on eBay and they sold out in just seven minutes. More: continued here