By the beginning of 2010, Royal Mail aims to have ended the dispute on its own terms and humiliated the union. But if for any reason that was not the outcome, it hints at plans to sideline the union. More: continued here

A year after acquiring Bill Me Later, eBay Inc. has begun offering the deferred credit option on the eBay online marketplace and through the PayPal web payment service eBay also owns. More: continued here

eBay and PayPal now offer Bill Me Later as a payment option during checkout for Buy It Now purchases and for some auction listings. PayPal took into consideration general factors such as seller performance and product category when determining which auction listings would qualify. More: continued here

The Daily Mail has learned that some of the 30,000 casual workers being hired by Royal Mail to work during this week’s planned strike have criminal convictions but references are not being checked before they start work. More: continued here

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Telegraph.co.uk Union members ordered to cover work in Royal Mail disputeTimes OnlineThe Royal Mail dispute enveloped another trade union yesterday after thousands of its members were ordered to cover the work of striking employees. …Strikes Seen Putting Royal Mail In The RedNew York TimesUK Govt Urges Postal Workers To Call …

When eBay Inc. reports its third-quarter earnings Wednesday after the closing bell, investors may get a better sense of how well the company’s ongoing efforts to refresh its online marketplace are working. More: continued here

The finances of state-owned Royal Mail will dive into the red if a planned national strike by workers goes ahead this week, Business Minister Peter Mandelson said yesterday. More: continued here

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Mirror.co.uk 70st man piled on pounds after dad died… then he lost job and mumMirror.co.ukA former Royal Mail colleague said: “Paul was always a big lad – but doing the deliveries kept him fit. I think he suffered from depression when he lost his …World's heaviest man must have surgery …