Aedifica, Nobel, Semperit, Skanska, UBS: Europe Equity PreviewBloombergDeutsche Post AG (DPW GY): Europe’s biggest postal service is in the last of round of bidders for Royal Mail Group Plc, Britain’s state-owned postal service, Welt am Sonntag reported. The shares gained 20 cents, or 2 percent, to 8.85 euros. … More: …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Post, Europe’s biggest mail company, is bidding for a stake in the Royal Mail along with Dutch TNT and private equity firm CVC, a German weekly reported. More: continued here

Shopping on eBay just got a bit more rewarding, at least for some users of the online auction site. EBay has launched a “beta” test version of eBay Bucks. The program lets participants earn a 2 percent reward on certain items they buy through the site and pay for using …

Writer and online seller Ed Tomchin proposed to put some notes together as he researched online auction sites he was considering using for himself. In part one, Ed examined eBid, OnlineAuction and Overstock Auctions ( link ). In part two, he reviews Atomic Mall and Wensy. More: continued here

Double delight for Caerleon Road post officeSouth Wales Argus, UKCaerleon Road post office in St Julian’s has been shortlisted for the Best Post Office of the year in Wales – and is to mark the 50th year of service of one of its staff. It is one of four offices from …

MANAMA, April 5 (Reuters) – Bids for the sale of a 30 percent stake in British state-owned postal company Royal Mail are due this month, British Business Minister Peter Mandelson said on Sunday, signalling the government is pushing ahead with the controversial sale. “It’s due in the course of April, …

Chicagoist Many suburbs switching to eBay from city auctionsChicago Daily Herald, ILEven the state treasurer has an eBay store, offering unclaimed property at bargain prices. Most local governments say they are not using sites to make money but are instead looking to save money and unload goods quickly. Selling wares on …

FedEx Corporation spokesman Jesse Bunn has confirmed that the company has axed 1,000 jobs of ‘salaried exempt’ professionals and managers worldwide, including 500 in its US-based headquarters. Bunn described the decision as ‘very difficult’ and cited the worsening ‘bad global condition’. More: continued here

SAN FRANCISCO –eBay is making its pitch to developers, encouraging them to create apps for the auction giant’s new application marketplace it plans to release this summer. More: continued here

Bids for Royal Mail stake due in April-MandelsonReutersMANAMA, April 5 (Reuters) – Bids for the sale of a 30 percent stake in British state-owned postal company Royal Mail are due this month, British Business Minister Peter Mandelson said on Sunday, signalling the government is pushing ahead with the … More: …