Ever wanted to buy the Big Bopper’s coffin — not a replica, but the actual box that was in the ground for 48 years, where his corpse used to be? Well now you can, thanks to the magic of eBay! More: continued here

Post Chronicle Coed's Virginity Selling for Over $3.7 Million: Natalie Dylan's …Post Chronicle –5 hours agoby Mitch Marconi Coed Natalie Dylan is actually on the verge of collecting $3.7 million for her virginity, something the 22-year-old woman put on 'the …Bids Top $5 Million for San Diego Woman's Virginity AuctionSan Diego …

Shares of online auction site eBay Inc. tumbled Wednesday as a dismal reading on December’s retail sales and concerns about the banking industry sent Wall Street sharply lower. More: continued here

The Government was on a collision course with Labour MPs as ministers stood firm over controversial plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail amid hints of a new light-touch regulatory regime in the postal industry. More: continued here

LONDON: Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said yesterday the government would press ahead with plans to bring an outside investor into the state-owned Royal Mail despite opposition from dissident lawmakers. More: continued here

Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — At least 71 lawmakers from Prime Minister Gordon Brown ’s Labour Party called for the U.K. government to reject plans to sell a minority stake in the state-owned postal service Royal Mail Group Plc. More: continued here

OLATHE, Kan.—-Heart to Heart International Inc., a leading global humanitarian organization, today announced that FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. , is donating US$25,000 to assist with the organization’s relief and recovery efforts in Sichuan Province, PRC, site of a massive earthquake that claimed more than 60,000 lives in …

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The Government was on a collision course with Labour MPs today as ministers stood firm over controversial plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail despite opposition from a growing number of backbenchers. More: continued here