Hawaii proposes to collect taxes on Internet salesForbes, NYThe measure being pushed by Senate Democrats is meant to force online shoppers of Amazon.com Inc. (nasdaq: AMZN – news – people ) and eBay Inc. (nasdaq: EBAY – news – people ) to pay the state's 4 percent general excise tax, just …
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Daily Mail Fury At Royal Mail Boss Fund BoostGlasgow Daily Record, UKFATCAT Royal Mail bosses have had their pensions pot doubled while the staff fund faces meltdown. Royal Mail paid £6million to senior executives' pension plan last year, double the previous year's payments, but the fund for workers has a £9billion …
Read More »eBay found not guilty of fake Rolex sales – Ecommerce Journal
eBay found not guilty of fake Rolex salesEcommerce Journal, MAeBay Inc. , the world’s largest online auctioneer, has been reported to have won a German court ruling in a case brought by Rolex Group over sales of fake watches. Rolex had sued EBay in 2001. Federal Court of Justice, Germany’s highest …
Read More »Rare stamp goes on auction this week – WNCT
WNCT Rare stamp goes on auction this weekWNCT, NCAP LONDON (AP) – A rare and coveted US stamp will be offered for sale at an auction in Britain this week. The 1918 inverted Jenny stamp is expected to fetch more than $200000 when it is sold on Wednesday. The 24-cent air …
Read More »Rare stamp set to fetch £150k at auction – Mirror.co.uk
Rare stamp set to fetch £150k at auctionMirror.co.uk, UKBy Rod Chaytor 2/03/2009 A rare stamp with its picture printed upside down is expected to fetch around £150000 at auction. The tiny scrap of American history – showing a Curtiss JN-4 Jenny biplane in flight – is being offered for sale by …
Read More »Schumer Seeks Federal Stimulus Funds to Jump-Start Moynihan … – New York Times
Schumer Seeks Federal Stimulus Funds to Jump-Start Moynihan …New York Times, United StatesBy CHARLES V. BAGLI State officials selected two developers nearly four years ago for a grand project to transform the James A. Farley Post Office into a transit hub that would serve as an annex to Pennsylvania Station, the …
Read More »Breaking News: Royal Mail worker in rooftop protest – Stoke & Staffordshire
Breaking News: Royal Mail worker in rooftop protestStoke & Staffordshire, UKA ROYAL Mail employee today protested on the roof of Burslem delivery office, demanding an apology 17 months after being suspended. Postal worker Paul Dawson used ladders to scale the Scotia Road depot from about 4am this morning. … More: continued …
Read More »eBay Germany Sellers Are Fraud Targets – AuctionBytes Blog
eBay Germany Sellers Are Fraud TargetsAuctionBytes Blog, MAAccording to German watchdog group Falle-Internet.de, fraudsters continue to target eBay users. If someone uses the eBay"Ask the Seller a Question" feature to tell you there is a discussion forum where people are accusing you of fraud, do not click on … More: continued …
Read More »Maryland Responds To Story – Washington Post
Maryland Responds To StoryWashington Post, United StatesThe Maryland Athletics Compliance Office last night released a statement in response to The Post's story yesterday on the involvement of the sports apparel company Under Armour in the Terrapins' recruitment of New York high school basketball standout …The Under Armour-Lance Stephenson StoryWashington Post BlogsUMD …
Read More »How CAN the struggling Royal Mail find millions to boost boss's … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail How CAN the struggling Royal Mail find millions to boost boss's …Daily Mail, UKBy Sean Poulter Royal Mail has been heavily criticised after admitting it more than doubled payments into the gold-plated pension pot of its chief executive, Adam Crozier. It revealed that multi-millionaire Mr Crozier received around £3.5million …
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