British developer Bill Davies has not met today’s goal of closing on Chicago’s behemoth old post office, according to a statement released by the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here

FedEx Trade Networks, the freight forwarding subsidiary of FedEx, appointed Fred Schardt president and chief executive officer, effective Oct. 1. More: continued here

The number of Americans receiving food stamps has set another record, with nearly 36-million people collecting the benefits in the month of July. According to the Agriculture Department, it was the seventh month in a row food stamp participation hit a record high. More: continued here

New York Daily News NYC post office suspect's death cause undeterminedPhiladelphia Inquirer… Medical Examiner's Office says no ruling has been made on the cause of death for the suspect in a murder outside New York City's main post office. …Suicide note of post office stab suspect Sir'mone McCaulla says he …

The Sun Grandma On eBay: Girl Tries To Sell Her "Moaning" GrannyHuffington Post (blog)When ten year-old Zoe Pemberton put her grandmother up for sale on eBay, she described the granny-goods in explicit — and brutally honest — details. …10-Year-Old Girl Tries to Sell 'Moaning' Grandma on eBaySwitched (blog)10-year-old girl puts …

Channel 4 News Google Wave Invites for Sale on ebayWall Street JournalOne ebay user tried to set up two accounts and entered a bid for $5000, which Mr. Blount quickly deleted. Dozens of questions piled up in his ebay account …Google Wave invite hits eBay, price soarsChristian Science MonitorGoogle Wave …

EBay gains favor as analysts see improvementsMarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — After spending more than a year in Wall Street's doghouse, eBay Inc. has managed to win back …and more » More: continued here

Sign of the times: Food stamp recipients set record highKansas City StarA record 35.9 million people received food stamps in July as the US jobless rate rose to a 26-year high, government reports show. …Record Number Of Americans On Food StampsWTVWFood stamp use continues to riseQuad City TimesUS food stamp …

The Week Magazine Raising a family & voting was too much for Meg Whitman to handleManteca Bulletin“When I came to eBay, what I saw was the incredible difficulties that government created for small business … inspired individuals who created business …Walters: Failure to vote is big issue for WhitmanSan Jose …

Oneida County residents can now apply for food stamps onlineWKTVIt is a way that low-income working families needing food stamps can more easily participate in this program,” Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente said. … More: continued here