NEW YORK, 14 MAY 2008 – Classified-advertising site Craigslist is countersuing eBay, accusing the online auction company of using its stake in Craigslist to misappropriate proprietary information and engage in false advertising, trademark infringement and a host of other wrongdoings. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps Commemorate Charles and Ray Eames (Architectural Record)
Charles Eames would have turned 100 on June 17. To commemorate his birthday, the United States Postal Service is issuing 42-cent stamps featuring the collaborative work of the influential designer and his wife, Ray. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps Commemorate Charles and Ray Eames – Architectural Record
Stamps Commemorate Charles and Ray EamesArchitectural Record –5 hours agoTo commemorate his birthday, the United States Postal Service is issuing 42-cent stamps featuring the collaborative work of the influential designer and his … More: continued here
Read More »Giant beetles seized at Pennsylvania post office – The Associated Press
Brocktown News Giant beetles seized at Pennsylvania post officeThe Associated Press –4 hours agoThe large bugs arrived last week from Taiwan at a post office in Mohnton, about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia, in a box whose contents were labeled as …Illegal giant beetle shipment intercepted in MohntonReading Eagleall 92 news …
Read More »Post office savings await rate prop (The Telegraph)
New Delhi, May 14 : The Congress-led government is planning to raise interest rates on post office savings. More: continued here
Read More »Craigslist Sues eBay, Makes Documents Public (AnandTech)
Craigslist accuses eBay of free-riding among other things… More: continued here
Read More »Postcomm wants Royal Mail part-privatised (Independent)
Saturday deliveries could be threatened unless the Royal Mail is partly privatised, the postal regulator has warned. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Bank of Canada Will Write Down C$855 Million (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
May 14 (Bloomberg) — Royal Bank of Canada , the country’s largest lender, will take additional writedowns of about C$855 million ($854 million) on its debt investments, the second- biggest writedown taken by a Canadian bank since the credit crisis began last year. More: continued here
Read More »eBay gives Craigslist a 28.4% yank of the chain; Craigslist bites back – BloggingStocks
eBay gives Craigslist a 28.4% yank of the chain; Craigslist bites backBloggingStocks –10 minutes agoAs you may know, Craigslist has been embroiled in a legal tussle with Internet giant eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY). After purchasing a 28.4% stake in the company … More: continued here
Read More »Farm bill contains goodies for almost everyone (CNN.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House moved Wednesday toward passing a $290 billion farm bill that contains more subsidies for farmers as well as big increases in food stamps and other nutrition aid to help people with skyrocketing grocery prices. More: continued here
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