Prosper suspends operations, returns to 'quiet period'Bizjournals.com, NCProsper and similar services are pioneering a new form of lending in which borrowers and lenders are matched through a service likened to Ebay for money. “As a result of this decision, we will not be accepting new lender or borrower registrations or …Prosper …

A woman who crashed her vehicle into a post office after going to look for her partner was found to be nearly two and half times over the limit, police say. More: continued here

Times Online Papal stamp set marks Israel visitTimes Online, UKTo commemorate Pope Benedict XVI's visit this week to the Holy Land, the Israel Postal Company has released a personalised stamp sheet, together with an "Israel Welcomes Pope Benedict XVI" souvenir booklet. The labels adjoining the stamps in the sheet … More: …

Moving to make good on last month’s promise to trim costs, eBay Inc. has announced plans to close a Vancouver, Canada, customer service center that employs 700 workers. The facility will close by Sept. 30. More: continued here

Plans to partially privatise Royal Mail have come under increased pressure again this week following reports that the mail operator’s much-publicised pension deficit could be as much as double the previous £6bn estimate. More: continued here

The Tories have issued a stark warning to Lord Mandelson, threatening to withdraw critical support for government plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail if the Business Secretary makes concessions to Labour rebels. More: continued here

A petition drive to save the downtown post office is meeting with overwhelming success, its backers say. The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce hoped to get 1,000 signatures in support of keeping the post office open. Last week, the number of signatures topped 3,500 and some petitions were still …

Unless You’ve Got A Stash Of Forever Stamps Sitting Around, It Might Be Time For A Trip To The Post Office. The Price Of Mailing A Letter Jumps 2 Cents Monday. More: continued here

Police arrested two men this morning in connection with a reported 2 a.m. burglary of two vans belonging to the FedEx Kinkos business on Mooney Boulevard in Visalia. More: continued here

Detroit — Authorities say a rural postal carrier in suburban Detroit stole and sold stamps worth nearly $20,000 because he was behind on his mortgage. More: continued here