State dangles incentive to lure eBay jobsSalt Lake Tribune, United StatesBy Lesley Mitchell Steve Griffin/The Salt Lake Tribune John Donahoe, eBay's CEO, sits with top customer care representative Bronwyn Erasmus, of Draper, during a "side-by-side" call at the eBay offices in Draper on Thursday. The state has offered eBay a … …

PRESS DIGEST – British Business Press – May 15ReutersRoyal Mail has revealed that its profits doubled to 321 million pounds in 2008, prompting unions to urge the government to support the pensions element of the Postal Services Bill and scrap the privatisation plans. But business secretary Lord Mandelson … More: …

Queerty Meg Whitman pushes message at Roseville Chamber eventGranite Bay View, CAThe former eBay chief executive spoke at Roseville 2009, the Roseville Chamber's annual business seminar, where she made a pitch for her candidacy and pushed her message of leaner government and high-tech efficiency. “Frankly, we are just not that …Whitman …

Stamps honour Burris for work on and off fieldCanada.com, CanadaThe Stamps open training camp on June 7, and the Grey Cup winners are expected to receive their championship rings a few days later. “It's going to be a quick flashback; guys are going to sit back for a few hours, look …

GOED offers incentives to ebay, VerisysDeseret News, UTBy Laura Hancock The Governor's Office of Economic Development Board has offered incentives to Verisys Corp. and ebay Inc. in an attempt to nourish the information technology segment of Utah's economy. Neither company has determined whether it take its … More: continued here

Q&A: Subway, Stamps, What Next?The Epoch Times, NY(Ross Lahive/The Epoch Times) NEW YORK—There seems to be a lot of price increases lately, with the price of stamps going up this week and the subway fares in the weeks to come, what will they put a price hike on next. The Epoch …

Thank you from post officeEast Dubuque Register, ILThe East Dubuque Post Office and all it's employees wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to all those involved in the recent food drive. The residents of East Dubuque were once again very generous in their donations. Last Saturday employees of the East …

eBay announced that Paul Jones, former vice president of asset protection at the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), has joined eBay as global director of retail partnerships. More: continued here

UK Stocks Rebound; BT Dividend Cut123Jump.com, FLRoyal Mail returns to profit after heavy cost cuts. ITV revenues decline and look for more cost cutting. Invensys surges on an increase in orders and a dividend hike. Stocks in UK traded sideways and closed higher. Investors appeared willing to take … More: continued …

KOMO News White powdery substance causes scare at Shoreline post officeKOMO News, WAHazardous materials crews rushed to the Shoreline post office late Thursday morning after a postal employee came in contact with an unknown substance. Fire officials say the employee was handling an envelope that had a white, powdery substance and …