Customers at a post office in Bedfordshire which closes this week are mistakenly told their nearest branch would now be 142 miles away. More: continued here

The way fuel costs have dropped, they don’t have to charge customers higher rates. More: continued here

Two days after Daimler Trucks North America announced a plant closure that will cost the city 950 jobs, the Port of Portland signed a deal that could add 500 jobs to the local economy. (FDX) More: continued here

Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose for a second day, building on the main index’s biggest weekly gain in six years, as commodity producers and financial companies climbed on higher crude-oil prices and lower borrowing costs. More: continued here

BBC News Recalled LittleBigPlanet Version Hits eBayWired News –59 minutes agoBy Earnest Cavalli October 20, 2008 | 3:01:33 PMCategories: Console Games Copies of LittleBigPlanet containing references to the Qur'an have landed on eBay…Recalled copies of LittleBigPlanet selling on eBay for up to $249GamesIndustry.bizLittleBigPlanet Hit with Worldwide DelayGame ReviewsRecalled 'LittleBigPlanet' Discs Going …

Mandelson faces battles over employment rights and Royal MailThe Herald, UK –5 minutes agoNew Business Secretary Peter Mandelson was embroiled in controversy on two fronts last night over the future of the Royal Mail and whether planned … More: continued here

October may have seemed like a bad time for online auctioneer eBay to get in the practice of letting its shoppers buy now and pay later, what with the trouble facing most lenders. More: continued here

Since Oct. 1, new federal rules make it easier for households with income from combat pay, retirement accounts or education savings to be eligible. The rules are part of the 2008 Farm Bill, which changed the name of the food stamp program to SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. More: continued …

Drivers for FedEx Corp. have won about $14.4 million in a dispute over whether the delivery company illegally classified them as independent contractors instead of employees. More: continued here

Say, remember the poor fellow was was duped into buying a Bigfoot corpse for $50,000, only to discover it was an empty ape costume? Well, he’s selling it on eBay as some sort of collecter’s item of stupidity, with bids currently as high as $200,000. More: continued here