High Need For Food StampsWILX-TV, MI –1 hour agoReporter: AP The number of Michigan households getting food stamps has risen 53 percent in the past five years, with one in eight state residents now aided …Need for food aid grows in stateDetroit Free Pressall 3 news articles More: continued here

Regenerate Live Boris puts stamp of approval on post office rescue fightEast London Advertiser, UK –1 hour ago"Post offices are crucial in supporting retailers. Where a post office closes, small businesses suffer." He added: "That's why we are taking legal action to …A loose but highly interesting cannonOttawa CitizenEXCLUSIVE: Boris will be …

There are no plans to get rid of the Saturday postal delivery, according to the Post Office Minister. More: continued here

eBay To Move To PayPal Only In AustraliaWebProNews, KY –34 minutes agoAfter negative publicity about an eBay plan to require users in Australia to use PayPal-only, its online payment system, rumors about a similar policy in … More: continued here

Viewpoint: Last chance to save post officesBelfast Telegraph, United Kingdom –5 hours agoThe postal service they created —encompassing the Royal Mail and Post Office Ltd — is expected to compete like an ordinary business and at the same time … More: continued here

The faltering U.S. economy and rising fuel costs have dealt a blow to Memphis’ delivery giant, FedEx. FedEx cut its expectations for fourth-quarter earnings to be $1.45 to $1.50 a share, compared to its prior forecast of $1.60 to $1.80 a share … More: continued here

After FedEx Corp. cut its fiscal 2008 forecast this weekend, analysts said higher fuel costs and decreased demand will weaken the shipping company’s profit into fiscal 2009 as well. More: continued here

SAN JOSE, Calif. — EBay is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in Australia, where a PayPal-only rule takes effect next month. More: continued here

Post office fraud charge committalShropshire Star, UK –1 hour agoA postmistress from a village near Bridgnorth, accused of defrauding the Post Office of £80563, appeared in court today. Tina Doughty, 42, of Cleobury North … More: continued here

The price of stamps has gone up from 41 cents to 42 cents as of May 12, 2008. Anticipating a run on penny postage, the U.S. Post Office printed one and a half billion one cent stamps. More: continued here