Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams on Thursday ordered the Department of Human Resources to comply by next year with a law requiring food stamp benefits to be sent within 30 days of request. More: continued here

The number of Oregonians receiving food stamps has risen 36 percent over the past year and is expected to climb through 2010 as the state contends with high levels of unemployment, according to figures released Wednesday. More: continued here

Royal Mail Group’s operating profits rose 4 percent in the six months to September although declines in mail volumes pushed revenue lower, the state-owned company said on Thursday. More: continued here

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NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- EBay Inc. (EBAY) never received permission to use confidential data about Craigslist to build another, competing Web site, or for other purposes not related to its investment in the online classified site, Craigslist founder Craig Newmark said Thursday. More: continued here

Royal Mail increased its operating profit by 4 per cent in the first half of the financial year to £184m, in spite of a drop in revenues and a continuing decline in the number of letters being posted. More: continued here

BALTIMORE — A Baltimore judge has ordered Maryland to deliver food stamps sooner to poor families. Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams on Thursday ordered the Department of Human Resources to comply by next year with a law requiring food stamp benefits to be sent within 30 days of request. …

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McLaren wins first deal on Royal Mail's£300m frameworkBuilding.co.ukThe four-year framework deal covers new build and refurbishment work on mail centres, delivery offices, regional distribution centres, workshops and depots. … More: continued here