The Governor’s Office of Economic Development board voted Thursday to offer eBay about $2 million in incentives to expand… More: continued here

Feds: Food stamps swapped for Viagra, booze, pornThe Associated PressDETROIT — Viagra and pornography are not staples on the government's food stamp list. But authorities said a Detroit store supplied them during a series of …and more » More: continued here

Post office unions are expected to announce today that workers have voted for a national strike. More: continued here

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Shares of Broadcom Corp. and eBay Inc. are poised to stay active Thursday evening after a rough dayside session for the chip maker and a bounce higher for the online aucti… More: continued here

FedEx Express has perfected a fire suppression system that can automatically snuff out blazes aboard international, over-water flights. FedEx officials said that installation of an industry-first onboard automatic fire-suppression system began in April on MD-11 Freighters and would encompass 74 wide-body planes, including new Boeing 777s, by early 2011. Joel …

CHICAGO—-Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of FedEx Corporation and its Federal Express Corporation subsidiary, as follows: More: continued here

Texas' slowest food stamp officesAustin American-StatesmanThe US Department of Agriculture, which oversees food stamps, requires applications to be processed within 30 days. (The standard is seven days for … More: continued here

A federal appeals court has found eBay and Skype have not infringed on two peer-to-peer patents held by Peer Communication, according to Skype’s general counsel. More: continued here

NewsBusters (blog) CA-Gov: Whitman Defends Handling of Vote StoryWashington PostAP Photo/Francis Specker Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R) said she would not have changed anything in the way she and her campaign responded to a Sacramento …Meg Whitman's voting record not as bad as originally portrayedSan Jose Mercury NewsRegistar: Whitman …

An exclusive survey for Sky News shows that three quarters of businesses are considering dropping the Royal Mail as a national strike looms. More: continued here