The day after he publicly walked out before a Lower House vote on the controversial extra budget, Kenta Matsunami was dismissed from his post as parliamentary secretary for the Cabinet Office, Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura said. The Cabinet tapped Yoshiro Okamoto, a House of Representatives member of the Liberal …

As December tuned into January and a new year, several of the more popular eBay alternatives announced site changes, new features and upgrades for sellers. Here we look at who is doing what to encourage traffic and business on their alternative selling sites. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. reported Tuesday it will offer a money-back guarantee for delivery by 10:30 a.m. the next day through its freight unit.FedEx started its r…. More: continued here

Italian police say they have seized more than 500 looted archaeological treasures that a man was trying to sell on online auction site eBay. More: continued here

ST. LOUIS: State food stamp worker accused of taking bribesSt. Louis Post-Dispatch,  United States –16 hours agoA Missouri Department of Social Services employee took bribes to approve food stamp applications for ineligible people, the US attorney's office in St. …Brown indicted for taking bribes to dole out food stampsSt. Louis Business …

eBay announced on Tuesday the launch of a “new eBay Stores Experience” that will go into effect for all Stores in April. eBay is changing storefront templates, the slideshow promotion box, and the Stores search (finding) experience. More: continued here

ReadWriteWeb eBay Chair Omdiyar Pops Up At Social News Startup GinxBarron’s Blogs –2 hours agoWhile former eBay CEO Meg Whitman mulls a run for the Republican nomination for governor of California, eBay Chairman and founder and venture investor …eBay Founder's New Gig: A News and People Recommender?ReadWriteWebGinx: Pierre Omidyar's Stealthy New …

eBay, Amazon and Netflix rank among 50 top US brands, report saysInternetRetailer.com, IL –2 hours agoWeb-only retail companies eBay Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Netflix Inc. have been named among the top 50 US retail brands in a report by Interbrand Design … More: continued here

ABOUT $750,000 worth of electrical goods sold on eBay by a Sydney man over the past two months were bought with fraudulent gift cards, police alleged in court yesterday. More: continued here

Sesquicentennial stamp slatedOntario Argus Observer, OR –2 hours agoThe 42 cent stamps, featuring Oregon artist Gregory Manchess’ depiction of a sunset on the Oregon coast, were made available today at all Oregon post … More: continued here