Business In BriefGlasgow Daily Record, UK –55 minutes agoTHE Royal Mail's profits have fallen by almost a third to £162million, the lowest figure for five years, it was announced yesterday. … More: continued here

Free bus for post office showdownNorwich Evening News, UK –7 minutes agoThe Evening News is to offer free bus travel for people looking to give post office bosses a grilling at our public meeting. As part of the battle to save … More: continued here

Forcing businesses to use Welsh would be unhelpfulic Wales, United Kingdom –22 minutes agoOne of those affected, the Royal Mail, said it “did not expect the new arrangements to cause us any significant problems”, a sign that this is not exactly a … More: continued here

EBay unveils San Jose's largest solar roofWashington Business Journal, DC –6 minutes agoFoster City's SolarCity Inc., which installed the system, said Thursday it will offer special deals to eBay's employees to encourage them to buy solar … More: continued here

China Daily Samaranch adds personal touch to Olympic ExpoChina Daily, China –2 hours agoStamps from 23 countries that have been specially issued for the Olympics, as well as coins, pins and works of art will be on display at the Expo. … More: continued here

Discontent fails to move eBayTVNZ, New Zealand –6 hours agoIn its quest to make online shopping safer, auction website eBay seems to have stirred up a hornet's nest of discontent. For approximately five million … More: continued here

KHOU Last call for 41 cent Forever postage stampsChattanooga Times Free Press, TN –1 hour agoSaturday is the last chance for letter writers to buy Forever stamps from the US Postal Service before the cost of a first-class stamp increases to 42 cents …Long lines for stamps, prices increase MondayMyNorthwest.comForever stamps a …

KILL THE COMPETITION: £9bn Energy bid … Repossessions soar …Times Online, UK –4 minutes agoThe Independent: Royal Mail is to call for price controls to be lifted after revealing that it lost £200 million on its regulated letters and parcels … More: continued here

Forever on the increase: now it’s the price of stampsEnterprise News, MA –5 minutes agoUnless you have bought Forever stamps to cushion the blow, it will cost you another penny to mail a letter on Monday. Nothing is forever — unless you have … More: continued here

Santa Rosan accused of slapping camel selling autographed shoes on …Santa Rosa Press Democrat, CA –5 minutes agoAllen is selling on eBay the shoes he was wearing Sunday when he was arrested in Vallejo after park officials said a witness saw him "slapping" a camel on … More: continued here