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Contentious plans published on Thursday morning to sell a stake of about 30 per cent in Royal Mail to a private sector rival are the “only credible option” to save the state-owned postal operator, the government asserted, as ministers tried to head off a mounting Labour rebellion. More: continued here
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At the Accel Symposium , we heard John Donahoe, eBay CEO, admit that there was little synergy between core eBay, PayPal, and Skype. He lauded PayPal, showed some false modesty around Skype, and talked about core eBay in a way that indicated a clear understanding of its limitations and challenges. …
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Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. , the world’s largest online auctioneer, won a German court ruling in a case brought by Rolex Group over sales of counterfeit watches on EBay’s Web site. More: continued here
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A former Hartsville post office employee has been indicted on charges that she took postal funds from the office while she worked there, U.S. Attorney Walter Wilkins said in a press release issued Wednesday. More: continued here
Read More »Serial post office bandit arrested (Adelaide Now)
A HOLDEN Hill man has been arrested over a string of post office robberies in Adelaide’s north-eastern suburbs. More: continued here
Read More »Sale of 30 percent Royal Mail stake eyed (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The government could sell a 30 percent stake in Royal Mail under plans to restructure the state-owned postal services firm, the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) said on Thursday. More: continued here
Read More »BC/EFA Offers 33 VARIATIONS Extraordinary EBay Auction – Broadway World
TheaterMania.com BC/EFA Offers 33 VARIATIONS Extraordinary EBay AuctionBroadway World, NYIn-keeping with their series of "Extraordinary EBay" packages, Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is proud to announce an online auction item that has been over 40 years in the making. After a 46 year absence from the Great White Way, …
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