Om Malik: ebay's Holiday Wish: Affluent ShoppersNewsFactor NetworkIt's becoming clear what ebay wants to find inside its corporate stocking this holiday season: affluent shoppers. That's why it's opened up a … More: continued here

Senaca News Dispatch Fisher retiring from Seneca Post Office after 28 yearsSenaca News DispatchFisher is the senior clerk at the Seneca Post Office. When Postmaster Richard White is not at the office, she is the acting postmaster. … More: continued here

CHICAGO — The estimate was startling, and made headlines around the country: Almost half of all U.S. kids will be on food stamps at some time during childhood. More: continued here

The estimate was startling, and made headlines around the country: Almost half of all U.S. kids will be on food stamps at some time during childhood.How could it be true in the land of plenty, in the midst of an obesity epidemic, skeptics wondered.Surprisingly, many statisticians and policy analysts say …

adeelarshad82 writes “eBay’s PayPal division reported that PayPal processed 20 percent more transactions on Black Friday compared to last year. PayPal didn’t release the total payment volume, but claimed that its Payflow Gateway system processes nearly a quarter of e-commerce, while its direct sales numbers reflect 12 percent of all …

Kolkata, Nov.29 : A 12-year-old boy in Kolkata has raised a collection of stamps of Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. More: continued here

There was an awkward moment in the barrel room of the new Niagara College Wine Visitor and Education Centre.[…] More: continued here

FLINT, Michigan — For more than a year, six Flint-area party stores and gas stations bought food stamps from people and used taxpayer money to stock their shelves. In some cases, the store owners used ill-gotten food stamps to buy… More: continued here

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Leaders from top U.S. companies including Google , AT&T, Disney and FedEx will attend a jobs summit on Dec. 3 at the White House, a White House spokeswoman said on Sunday. The forum is meant to help devise ways to combat double-digit unemployment. (Reporting by …

News One Use of food stamps in US up 20pc in recessionTelegraph.co.ukOne in four American children relies on food stamps, the US welfare programme that has seen a 20 per cent rise in participants since the recession hit two …Across US, Food Stamp Use Soars and Stigma FadesNew York TimesFood …