The author of a recent Fortune article ponders the weakness of auctioneer giant eBay (EBAY: sentiment, chart, options)…( Read More ) More: continued here

The only real question about the future of the Royal Mail is when, and how, the service will be restructured and partly privatised, not whether. It will happen either over the next year under the Brown Government, or later under a likely Conservative successor. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Union threatens to withdraw £1 million Labour funding over Post…Telegraph.co.uk, United KingdomThe Communication Workers Union is threatening to withdraw its £1 million annual donation to the Labour party over the Government's plans to sell-off part of the Royal Mail. By Andrew Porter, Political Editor The CWU said it's relationship with …

The retailer name “ebay” was searched for a whopping 19.3 million times in January, with “walmart” coming in a distant second with almost 6.1 million searches and “amazon” third with just over 5.2 million searches. More: continued here

A dozen civil rights pioneers take their places of honor on U.S. postage stamps Saturday. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Privatising Royal MailReutersThe government is trying to defuse anger over its plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. Postal workers are protesting in Westminster after it was announced that 30 percent of the company is to be sold off. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Gordon Brown faces a …Row grows over Royal Mail …

eBay is attempting to increase the security of its auction site and of its users’ machines this year with the release of a new site and new technology. For the eBay auction site the company is introducing technology called Trustyear. Through that technology eBay will be able to monitor user …

Sarkozy stamps his mark on his latest hobby as Queen helps French President cultivate new philately pursuit More: continued here

New Zealand Herald Judge to Hear Dispute on Ownership of JFK 'Sniper's Perch'FOXNewsCaruth Byrd, 67, of Van, Texas, sued 81-year-old Aubrey Mayhew, of Nashville, Tenn. over who owns the "real" window after both had been posted for sale on eBay. Cach claims his father had removed it years ago, CBS …

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s government faced a major revolt among his supporters and a union threat of a strike over plans to sell a stake in state-owned postal services operator Royal Mail. More: continued here