GEORGETOWN, Del. – The CEO of Craigslist says takeover defenses the company adopted last year were warranted given the threat posed to the online classifieds site by eBay. More: continued here

Over-Reported Food Stamps Figures Bring Missouri $14 MillionKSPRLast month, The New York Times reported Missouri leads the nation in providing food stamps to eligible participants. According to federal figures, … More: continued here

Over the last seven years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded Missouri’s Department of Social Services more than 14 million dollars. The money was a bonus for good performance with its food stamp program, but it turns out those numbers were wrong. More: continued here

Royal Mail profits upSocialistworker.co.ukStartling profit figures released by Royal Mail last week give the lie to bosses' claims that the company must ram through cuts or die. … More: continued here

DALLAS—-FedEx Office , a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. , today launched Out of Office, a blog designed to provide unexpected ideas for creative projects at home and on the job. Just in time for the busy holiday season, customers can turn to Out of Office for a fresh perspective on …

Connecticut Post Office Hiding MailConsumer Affairs"An Amazon order was delivered to my Post Office box and returned to sender due to 'wrong address,' but address was correct and AMAZON still has not …Small businesses suffer as postal workers hide mailExaminer.comall 2 news articles » More: continued here

Christmas in the post office: like 'Santa's workshop'Victoria Advocate97 million customers to visit the post office during the holidays. 30 million pounds of mail to be delivered to overseas military installations, …Mailing Presents? Check US Post Office's Holiday Ship…WTVWPostal workers busy this holiday season14WFIE.comall 2 news articles » More: continued here

KMOX.com Missouri Food Stamp Numbers Inflated Since 2002KBIAJEFFERSON CITY, MO (KBIA) – The Missouri Social Services says a computer glitch is to blame for years of inaccurate reporting about food stamp program …Mo. could face financial repercussions from food stamp countKWMUMo. reported inflated food stamp figures to fedsThe Associated PressMissouri …

MANAMA: A collection of commemorative stamps have been released to mark Bahrain’s National Day and the 10th Anniversary of His Majesty King Hamad’s accession to the throne. More: continued here

Amazon.com’s number of unique visitors for November 2009 was up 5.57% year-over-year to 60.89 million, while eBay’s unique visitors dropped 7.72% year-over-year to 51.16 million. November was the third consecutive month that Amazon.com exceeded eBay in terms of uniques, according to data provided by Nielsen. More: continued here