Post office closures: 'There is clear evidence of over-provision'Scotsman, United Kingdom –3 hours agoWITH just over a month to go until Royal Mail opens consultation on the proposed closure of a number of local post office branches in Edinburgh, … More: continued here

eBay reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008, posting second quarter revenue of $2.20 billion, up $361 million from the same period last year. Net income on a GAAP basis was $460 million. Gross Merchandise Volume for the Marketplaces business was $15.68 billion for the quarter, …

Post office hold-upABC Regional Online, Australia –27 minutes agoPolice are searching for two men after an armed hold-up on a post office on Tapleys Hill Road at Seaton. The men, wearing blue overalls and balaclavas, … More: continued here

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) – Guilford County commissioners have approved nearly $1 million in tax incentives as they try to lure FedEx Ground to bring an operations hub to the area. More: continued here

Post Office Employees CU selects Sedona CRM technologyFinextra, UK –7 minutes agoPOECU Chief Executive Officer Sidney Parfait commented, "The Post Office Employees Credit Union is committed to delivering the very best in financial … More: continued here

Post ModernTIME –15 hours agoPostage stamps of odd shapes and sizes have been around for decades. The Pacific island nation of Tonga released coin- and star-shaped stamps in the 1960s …FARNBOROUGH 2008: Putting the stamp on historyFlight Internationalall 2 news articles More: continued here

eBay announced executive changes to its global Marketplaces business. Effective in October, Rajiv Dutta, President, eBay Marketplaces, will retire from the company. With eBay for 10 years, Dutta served as eBay’s Chief Financial Officer, then President of Skype and head of PayPal. More: continued here

(AP:CHICAGO–) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Jul. 18, 2008–Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. More: continued here

RTE.ie Investors rush for eBay exitGlobe and Mail, Canada –6 hours agoJohn Donahoe, eBay chief executive officer, promised it was going to be a busy year as the company worked to reinvent its struggling business, …EBay's Painful QuarterBusinessWeekEBay shares fall to 2-year lowForbesMore Jeers Than Cheers for eBayMotley FoolInternetNews.com – International Herald Tribuneall …

Postcards make a comebackOneindia, India –4 hours agoAccording to the Royal Mail, 135 million post cards were delivered last year, an increase of 30 million compared to 2003. Brian Lund, editor of Picture … More: continued here