April 29 (Bloomberg) — U.K. stocks gained after Royal Dutch Shell Plc and BP Plc , Europe’s two largest oil producers, reported earnings that beat analysts’ estimates. More: continued here

Wigix believes its Nasdaq-style, community-boosted trading system is better than eBay’s auctions for selling most things. But the company faces formidable challenges. More: continued here

Owners say final farewell as post office closes its doorsic Wales, United Kingdom –5 hours agoTHE owners of Cwmcelyn Post Office have paid a touching tribute to the community as they close its doors for the last time. Simon Anthony, originally from … More: continued here

A Detroit company, as early as this week, will begin delivering hybrid-electric delivery vehicles to FedEx that started out as vans from Ford Motor Co.’s plant in Avon Lake. More: continued here

EBay loses bid to shield sellers from taxmanGlobe and Mail, Canada –5 hours agoWhen Judy Baldwin started making several hundred dollars a month selling quilt supplies on eBay, she quickly became an eBay PowerSeller. … More: continued here

Retired eBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman received compensation valued at $10 million in 2007, a pay package that included $787,936 for personal air travel, according to a securities filing by the company on Monday. Whitman, a billionaire who owns a 2 percent… More: continued here

Court ruling means Canada Revenue Agency will be checking to make sure roughly 10,000 PowerSellers are reporting their eBay revenue More: continued here

Royal Mail to introduce Carry On and Hammer Horror postage stampsRetro To Go, UK –2 hours agoAnd 50 years on, both series of movies are being celebrated by the Royal Mail with its Carry On and Hammer Horror postage stamps. … More: continued here

Spotted carousing at Casa Tua last night: Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, who were playing in a backgammon tournament until the wee hours. Wilson won. Oddly enough, Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer were there the night before. Wilson and Vaughn were at the FedEx Miami Beach Polo World Cup earlier …

Auctionbytes eBay Partners with Newspaper Classifieds Site in AustraliaAuctionbytes –1 hour agoBy Ina Steiner eBay Australia announced a "listing distribution" deal between eBay Motors and Drive.com.au that will see the integration of eBay Motors … More: continued here