With a postal rate increase just two weeks away, Americans are buying 30 million Forever stamps a day. The cost of sending a first-class letter will rise a penny to 42 cents on May 12, but the Forever stamps — currently selling for 41 cents — will remain valid for …

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell’s has reported a 25 percent rise in first-quarter earnings, crediting strong increases in energy prices. More: continued here

Expert Reveals How Anyone Can Overcome EBay's Digital Download Ban …PR Web (press release), WA –4 hours agoHe demonstrates how to utilize the eBay restrictions on digital delivered products and turn them into an even more lucrative online business. … More: continued here

Elections bring big increase in mailDaily Post, UK –5 hours agoROYAL Mail has joined forces with the Electoral Commission to prepare for an increase in mail in this week’s run-up to the local government elections in … More: continued here

Sellers call for global boycott of eBay on MaBusiness Standard, India –6 hours agoHundreds of sellers of eBay have called for a global boycott of the online auction giant on May 1 over payment, pricing and feedback changes which they … More: continued here

NetApp Delivers For Belgian Post OfficeData Storage Connection (press release) –33 minutes agoThe Belgian Post Office recently collaborated with NetApp for its data backup and archival. To manage this data, the post office is switching to a virtual … More: continued here

Wigix Out to Steal eBay Power Sellers. It May Work.Mashable, CA –5 minutes agoeBay has been having a number of problems these past few months, and they’re in part due to its outdated processes and current pricing practices. … More: continued here

Stamps adhere to salary capCalgary Herald,  Canada –3 hours agoThe Stamps, meanwhile, were under the cap, but not by as much as they'd expected. The team did not release its final salary total. … More: continued here

eBay Australia announced a “listing distribution” deal between eBay Motors and Drive.com.au that will see the integration of eBay Motors listings onto Drive.com.au and vice versa. The new site is in beta phase at cars2.ebay.com.au. More: continued here

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