Three quarters of a million eBay Inc users have signed a petition urging European Union antitrust regulators to stop companies blocking online sales, the Internet auction house said on Thursday. More: continued here

Post office to host passport fairKirksville Daily Express and Daily NewsBy Staff reports KIRKSVILLE — The Kirksville Post Office will host a passport fair Saturday along with other offices in northeast and central Missouri. …and more » More: continued here

U.S. stock index futures were flat on Thursday, threatening a fourth straight positive session, as FedEx Corp reported in-line quarterly profits and investors awaited key data on the labor and housing markets. More: continued here

Revolvers were pointed in the faces of terrified staff when two robbers raided an Ipswich post office yesterday afternoon. More: continued here

With the Royal Mail suffering from a “national strike in all but name” millions of consumers have had their bills delayed and their payments snarled up in the system. Here are five tips to avoid the chaos. More: continued here

By Brandie Bartelt. Editor A scene right out of history from the old west was celebrated on Sept. 12 at the Jay Em Post Office in Jay Em, Wyo., with the Lusk Pony Express making their annual ride to Lusk with the mail. More: continued here

Charleston Hughes’ first trip back to the Stampede City was a surprise visit. More: continued here

According to the Royal Mail’s latest annual accounts, its pension scheme – the biggest in the UK – has a deficit of around £7bn. But what does that mean for its members and the public? More: continued here

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – 09/17/09) – Stamps.com (NASDAQ: STMP – News ), the leading provider of postage online and shipping software solutions to approximately 400,000 customers, today announced that its Chief Financial Officer Kyle Huebner was named “CFO of the Year” by the Los Angeles Business Journal during its 2009 …

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks fell, pulling benchmark indexes down from 11-month highs, on concern the market’s recent rally outpaced prospects for earnings growth as FedEx Corp. and Oracle Corp. reported sales that missed analysts’ estimates. More: continued here