Buyer faces libel case over eBay complaintThis is London, UK –19 minutes agoA MAN who complained on eBay about a £155 mobile phone he bought via the site is facing a charge of libel from the seller. Father-of-five Chris Read, 42, … More: continued here

Like most professionals with good jobs, Sandra Kramer never thought it would happen to her. But when she lost her major client and used savings to pay down a pile of medical bills, she had no choice. More: continued here

eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, who runs a non-profit foundation and a venture capital firm, routinely picks up eBay executives to join his companies, and this week, he picked up a few more. More: continued here

UK's Royal Mail H1 profit soars, outlook uncertainguardian.co.uk, UK –8 minutes agoLONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) – British postal firm Royal Mail on Thursday reported a 51 percent increase in half-year operating profit after cutting costs but … More: continued here

The number of calls to the Department of Children and Families to get food stamps has doubled from 2007. More: continued here

Oct. 22 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. said the U.S. Internal Revenue Service withdrew a preliminary finding that it owes back taxes for misclassifying drivers. The move bolsters FedEx’s assertion that the workers are contractors and not employees. More: continued here

Gold And Silver: Ebay Vs NYMEX Spot PriceWorld Of WallStreet, NY –16 hours ago… graphs) and by tracking all completed (actually SOLD) Ebay auctions for name brand 1 oz gold coins (Eagles, Buffalos, Kruggerands, Maple Leafs, etc. …Response to Bloomberg's 'Gold May Pay Only in Case of Maximum Despair'Seeking Alphaall 2 news …

BATON ROUGE — Jefferson and six other parishes have been approved for a second month of disaster food stamps following Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, the Louisiana Department of Social Services announced Wednesday. More: continued here

Royal Mail says fall in post volumes acceleratingFinancial Times, UK –6 minutes agoBy John Willman, Business Editor Royal Mail on Thursday warned of an acceleration in the decline of mail volumes, with the number of items falling 4 per … More: continued here

A polar bear lumbers across Alaska, fish flutter through Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. In rural China, the earth cracks where a pond once flowed. Starting today, these images by Oregon photojournalist Gary Braasch go worldwide on United Nations commemorative stamps…. More: continued here