CVC bid for stake in Royal MailThe Press AssociationPrivate equity group CVC Capital Partners has bid just under £2 billion for a 30% stake in Royal Mail, it has been reported. The offer is below the Government's original target in its controversial plans to sell off part of the postal …

GREENSBORO – FedEx started operations at its new $300 million hub at the Piedmont Triad Airport on Monday. This first phase moves operations from a nearby cargo terminal to the hub, although a FedEx spokesperson said because of the struggling economy, it’s starting out on a much smaller scale. More: …

The East Village group that purchased the historic 1933 service station at 203 E. Grand Ave. in Des Moines and moved it to a nearby parking lot has put the building up for sale on eBay at an asking price of $26,000. More: continued here

Bidding $17655 On eBay, Brammo Wins An Ad CampaignWall Street JournalAuction site eBay, of course. Last month, advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky, which has been behind popular campaigns for Burger King, Microsoft and Volkswagen in recent years, allowed their 40 summer interns to auction their services on eBay… More: …

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – FedEx Corp. was beginning operations Monday at a new $300 million hub at Piedmont Triad International Airport, but the company…. More: continued here

Lewisville officials trying to save post office in Old TownDallas Morning News, TXBy WENDY HUNDLEY / The Dallas Morning News Lewisville city officials are making a last-ditch effort to save a post office in the Old Town area. The post office at 320 S. Charles St. is one of two in …

The U.S. Postal Service has notified customers in Harmony, Butler County, that it will suspend operations of the post office there — at least temporarily — at the close of business June 30. More: continued here

Comparison shopping tool could boost ebay's conversion rates …InternetRetailer.com, IL“Compare on ebay,” a comparison shopping tool ebay Inc. is designing to divert traffic from product and search pages on sites like Amazon.com and Google.com, could boost the e-marketplace's conversion rates and lower its cost of acquiring new customers … More: continued …

SAN JOSE, Calif.—-eBay Inc. announced today that it has extended the expiration date for its previously announced tender offer for all outstanding common shares and American Depositary Shares of Gmarket Inc. . More: continued here

TNT denies bid for Royal Mail, confirms talksInternational Business Times UK, UKTNT, the Dutch post company has denied reports that it has made a bid for Royal Mail, but admitted having an interest in the company. A postal worker of Dutch TNT delivers mails in Haarlem August 11, 2008. (REUTERS) The …