DAILY DIGESTSan Francisco Chronicle,  USA –3 hours agoEBay Inc. said Wednesday it is negotiating to buy a minority stake in the South Korean online marketplace operator Gmarket. The talks are with Interpark … More: continued here

WHDH-TV Hair at post office not anthrax suspect'sUnited Press International –1 hour agoFriends and former colleagues say they want to know about the DNA advances authorities say pointed to a flask in Ivins's lab, the Post said. …Hair Samples in Anthrax Case Don't MatchWashington Postall 140 news articles More: continued here

MP Anne Moffat pledges to fight for Gifford Post OfficeEastlothian Today, UK –12 minutes agoBy Craig Finlay MP for East Lothian, Anne Moffat, has pledged to come out "with all guns blazing" if Post Office Ltd announces the closure of Gifford Post… More: continued here

Readers' letters: Fight against developmentis a success – 13/08/2008Peterborough Today, UK –5 hours agoPeterborough Green Party has joined local wildlife charity Buglife in celebrating the news that Royal Mail has formally abandoned its controversial plans to … More: continued here

EBay eyes controlling stake in GmarketFinancial Times, UK –4 hours agoSAN FRANCISCO, Aug 13 – EBay Inc is seeking to buy a controlling stake in Gmarket Inc, the US online auctioneer said on Wednesday, lifting shares of the … More: continued here

Auctionbytes Fee Changes Coming to eBay MotorsAuctionbytes –29 minutes agoBy Ina Steiner eBay Motors is lowering insertion fees for all vehicle listings and is raising the "Successful Listing" fee next month. … More: continued here

‘Sham consultation on post office closures’Huddersfield Examiner, UK –2 hours agoLast week the Post Office announced plans to close Birkby PO on Wheathouse Road; the Leeds Road office at Bradley Mills; Lockwood PO on Lockwood Road; … More: continued here

13 post offices on hit listScotsman, United Kingdom –7 minutes agoPost Office Ltd say they have considered the size of branches, number of transactions and proximity to other branches in drawing up their closure list. … More: continued here

Alternative investmentsThis is Money, UK –32 minutes agoMichael Hall, chief executive, says that the index rose by so much because an American sold his collection and the stamps sold for more than was expected. … More: continued here

Another post office is now under threatMiddleton Guardian, UK –5 hours agoIN A new twist in the Post Office closure saga another Middleton branch now faces the axe. Higher Tonge Post Office, on Oldham Road faces a fight to stay … More: continued here