CWU unhappy over lack of concessions on Royal Mail privatisationBrand Republic, UKby Daniel Farey-Jones, Brand Republic 26-Feb-09, 14:45 LONDON – The leader of the Communication Workers Union has given a negative reception to the draft bill paving the way for the partial privatisation of the Royal Mail, claiming it contains no …

PC World Top 10 worst internet outagesVNUNet.com, UKSkype, acquired by Ebay for $2.6bn (£1.8bn) in 2005, said at the time that it did not fully understand the reasons for the outage, but denied that it had anything to do with capacity problems caused by its rapidly expanding user base. …Having a …

Thrifts lost $3B in 4Q; post record annual lossThe Associated PressThe Office of Thrift Supervision says net losses last year surged to $13.44 billion, from $649 million in 2007. But the fourth-quarter loss was actually better than the $4.4 billion loss in the third quarter. Thrifts last year set aside …

CALA hails Stamp's move on Harron caseWest Virginia Record, WVBy Chris Dickerson -Kanawha Bureau CHARLESTON — A statewide legal reform group is praising US District Judge Fredrick Stamp's decision not to dismiss an action against a West Virginia radiologist who was paid close to $10 million by personal injury … More: …

Auctionbytes eBay Expects New Motion in Antitrust LawsuitAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay noted in its 10K filing with the SEC that a class certification motion is scheduled for June 2009 in the Malone v. eBay Inc. antitrust class action lawsuit. In 2007, two eBay sellers filed separate lawsuits against the company, …

BBC News Sarkozy and the 'hobby of kings'BBC News, UKI meet many company chairmen who would not let on to their staff that they collect stamps," he says. He estimates that there are at least 50 million stamp collectors around the world, around a third of whom are in China. Generally, …

EBay Wins Lawsuit in Germany Over Fake Rolex SalesBloomberg26 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc., the world’s largest online auctioneer, won a German court ruling in a case brought by Rolex Group over sales of counterfeit watches on EBay’s Web site. The decision on Feb. 24 in Dusseldorf found that Rolex couldn’t …

eBay Town Hall: Expect Major Announcement Next MonthAuctionBytes Blog, MABy Ina Steiner If you listened to the questions posed by sellers at eBay's Town Hall meeting yesterday, you would probably conclude that sellers are unhappy with the DSR (Detailed Seller Ratings) feedback system. eBay said it would be making some … …

Royal Mail's second-class proposalsguardian.co.uk, UKWithin that Warwick agreement was a clear commitment to maintaining Royal Mail in the public sector: "We have set out a vision of a wholly publicly owned, integrated Royal Mail group in good health providing customers with an excellent service and its … More: continued here

Sky News Mandelson Bid To Head Off Postal RevoltSky News, UKThe Government will today attempt to head off a growing revolt over its plans to part privatise the Royal Mail. In a bid to appease critics it will pledge to enshrine in law that the organisation will remain publicly owned. … …