Rapp has poached Royal Mail’s head of data strategy Colin Bradshaw to become managing director of its data division. Bradshaw (pictured) will take up the role within the data division -formerly called Identex – in January. More: continued here

FedEx settled a case on how to classify some workers. More: continued here

FedEx says it will pay $26.8 million to settle a case in its ongoing battle over whether its Ground unit workers are illegally classified as independent contractors instead of employees. More: continued here

Associated Press – December 5, 2008 12:23 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) – FedEx says it will pay $26.8 million to settle a case in its ongoing battle over whether its Ground unit workers are illegally… More: continued here

eBay’s lobbyist joined retailers and antitrust experts in Washington, D.C. on Thursday to discuss the Retail Price Maintenance (RPM), calling it “price fixing.” More: continued here

Associated Press – December 5, 2008 12:35 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) – FedEx says it will pay $26.8 million to settle a case in its ongoing battle over whether its Ground unit workers are illegally… More: continued here

Royal Bank of Canada, living up to a warning it issued last month, said Friday that its profit fell to $1.12-billion or 81 cents a share, down from $1.32-billion or $1.01 a year earlier, as trading losses and imploding U.S. financial markets took their toll. More: continued here

Post-hurricane planning efforts falter in LouisianaUSA Today –5 hours agoBut a year and a half later, many of the larger proposals haven't progressed, and the overarching state planning office touted as the linchpin of the … More: continued here

NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) – FedEx Corp said on Friday it had reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit brought by contractors in California who claimed the package delivery company owed them business expense reimbursement. Pending court approval, FedEx will settle Estrada versus FedEx Ground Package System Inc for …

Whether it’s electronics or clothes, it can be tough to find a good deal on the internet. Some of the best deals on Web sites like eBay are hard to find. That’s because the listings are misspelled and don’t pop up during searches. More: continued here