Charlie Swan expects a bold show from his improving Royal Man in the valuable Ellen Construction Thyestes Handicap Chase at Gowran Park tomorrow. Swan, who landed the prestigious three-miler with This Is Serious in 2002, believes the testing conditions should suit his contender. More: continued here

Auctionbytes Analysts Talk of Layoffs at eBayAuctionbytes –21 minutes agoBy Ina Steiner On the heels of reports that eBay CEO Meg Whitman will soon retire comes talk of layoffs at eBay from at least two Wall Street analysts. … More: continued here

POST Office Ltd today has announced decisions on the future of branches across Cheshire following a six-week public consultation which ended on December 17. More: continued here

DETECTIVES have charged a 33-year-old Australind man after he allegedly snatched a bag from a woman and stole money bags from a local post office. More: continued here

The latest deficit projections from the Congressional Budget Office forecast a sea of red ink that will only deepen under plans to jump-start the economy with tax cuts and government spending. More: continued here

ic CheshireOnline Post Office talks are branded a shamic CheshireOnline, UK –3 hours agoJust before Christmas they challenged Post Office chiefs over their claim that 90% of users live about a mile away from an alternative branch. …Fury as post office branches are to be axedic CheshireOnlinePost Office Ltd announce Cheshire branch …

An era at eBay is about to end. Meg Whitman, chief executive of eBay for the past 10 years, is retiring. More: continued here

The Wall Street Journal says Whitman’s handpicked successor, John Donahoe, is likely to take over the top job at eBay. More: continued here

The first set of commemorative stamps marking the 96th anniversary of the Titanic have been designed. More: continued here

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