Bid on Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff's Mets seats at eBayNew York Daily News, NYBY Thomas Zambito Bernie Madoff's behind-the-plate Mets season tickets will be auctioned off on eBay to pay back a slim fraction of the $65 billion he stole from investors. Bidding begins at $30375, half the value of a …

Skype 'Stand-Alone' Push Sounds Like a LineWall Street JournalBy MARTIN PEERS ebay's statement Tuesday that Skype can maximize its potential as a stand-alone public company sounds like the claim someone makes to their romantic partner when they want to break up. The reality is that Skype may not have a …

Post office locations not open late for tax deadlineAlexandria Town Talk, LAmust be sure to get to their post office before the close of business today. Even if you can't make the deadline, the Internal Revenue Service says you shouldn't panic. According to the IRS, you still should file a return, …

News Update: Petition set up to save sorting officeStoke & Staffordshire, UKCAMPAIGNERS fighting to save 100 Royal Mail jobs are urging people to sign a petition to stop all Stoke-on-Trent mail being sorted in Wolverhampton. Both online and hard copies of the petition have been made available after Royal Mail outlined …

Digitaltrends.com EBay, Gmarket reach tentative dealWall Street JournalSEOUL – EBay Inc. reached a tentative agreement to buy a controlling stake in Gmarket Inc., South Korea's largest online auction service by revenue and market share, for $24 a share, a source close to the deal said Wednesday. EBay and the sellers …

Stamp of approval for heroine who rescued pensioner from fireSheffield Telegraph, UKDoncaster postman Lewis Thorpe, 34, was also recognised at the Royal Mail's First Class People Awards for going above and beyond the call of duty. He was nominated by the daughter of an elderly couple who described him as the …

Two Indicted In Plot To Steal StampsWBAL Radio, MDWBAL Radio as reported by John Patti and AP A federal grand jury has indicted two men in a plot to steal more than $682000 worth of stamps from the Postal Service. The grand jury indicted 54-year-old Marvin Foster of Rosedale and 23-year-old …

WBAL Radio No late post office hours this year as tax deadline loomsMonroe News Star, LABecause more people are filing electronically, the US Postal Service has seen declines in the number of last minute trips to the post office. Because of the drop, Mike Green, acting maintenance manager for northeastern Louisiana, …

WIVB Post office pick up times on tax dayWIVB, NYBUFFALO, NY (WIVB) – With the deadline for filing tax returns rapidly approaching, the United States Postal Service reminds last-minute filers to pay special attention to collection box pick-up times and Post Office retail hours. … More: continued here

CNET News Internet Pair Start Fund to Tackle Global IssuesWall Street JournalBy ROBERT A. GUTH The former director of Google Inc.'s philanthropic arm and Jeff Skoll, the billionaire founding president of eBay Inc., are starting a $100 million fund to find solutions to five pressing problems for the planet. …Former …