FedEx Ground’s purchase of 150 acres in a Kernersville business park cost $13.3 million, according to public records, and while the purchase would seem to underscore FedEx’s intentions regarding a new ground cargo hub, the company declined again this week to confirm whether it will establish that operation in the …

Money is tight everywhere but that’s not why the Cook County Forest Preserve District is selling its old picnic tables on the auction site eBay. More: continued here

EBay to ban sale of ivory productsReuters South Africa, South Africa –3 minutes ago(Reuters) – EBay Inc will institute a global ban on the sale of all types of ivory products by January 1, 2009, after a conservation group investigation … More: continued here

County selling old picnic tables on eBayChicago Tribune, United States –15 minutes agoOn Monday, the Forest Preserve District of Cook County put 2000 of its picnic tables up for sale on eBay, for $15 apiece ($10 if sold to charities). … More: continued here

My colleague Felicity Barringer tells us that eBay will ban all transactions in ivory on its global e-commerce site starting next year. The announcement, made on the company’s eBay Ink blog Monday, comes as the Massachusetts-based International Fund for Animal Welfare prepares to issue a report condemning the Internet auctions …

Lord Mandelson has resurrected his call for the partial privatisation of Royal Mail, 10 years on from his initial proposed restructure. More: continued here

The London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, sounds like one of those funny British idiosyncrasies, like warm beer or the royal family. But if you have an adjustable-rate mortgage or a student loan tied to the LIBOR, you will not be amused by what’s been happening to this index in …

Historic Pairing of NASCAR and eBay Taking PlaceMarketWatch –11 hours agoJJ's amazing success as a 'Triple Crown' champion racer translates into more airtime for the sponsor, and we thought eBay was the perfect partner for this … More: continued here

Woman crashes car through post officeRocky Mountain News, CO –47 minutes agoBy Alan Gathright, Rocky Mountain News (Contact) Workers at Loveland's main post office thought a bomb had exploded when an elderly woman plowed her car … More: continued here

Workers at Loveland’s main post office thought a bomb had exploded when an elderly woman plowed her car through a huge window into the building at lunchtime Monday. More: continued here