Royal Holloway and CABI both bring a combination of individual scientific skills, expertise and resources to the project. More: continued here

Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, along with four other prominent Australians, has joined a philatelic list of national legends. More: continued here

Tax rebates maybe not quick enough, budget office head warnsDetroit Free Press, United States –3 hours agoDebbie Stabenow, a Democrat who serves on the committee, said it sounded as though putting more money in unemployment benefits and food stamps might have a … More: continued here

EBay Inc Chief Executive Meg Whitman, one of the most powerful women in business, is preparing to retire from the online auctioneer, The Wall Street Journal said on Tuesday. More: continued here

That the corporate world’s work-a-day lameness has been mined for comedic gold in Hollywood is no big news, as seen in such movies as Office Space and TV’s The Office. More: continued here

News that Meg Whitman, the chief executive of eBay, may be retiring sometime soon was not a surprise to investors, who appear to welcome the possibility of a new leader. More: continued here

FORTUNE magazine and the Great Places to Work Institute today pronounced FedEx (NYSE: FDX) as among More: continued here

Meg Whitman, the longtime chief executive of eBay Inc., is preparing to retire. More: continued here

Royal Mail’s attempts to undermine the CWU postal workers’ union have come unstuck at the Burslem delivery office in Stoke-on-Trent. Around 100 workers there have been on strike since the end of last year, and plan to remain out until at least the end of January. More: continued here

WASHINGTON — The head of the Congressional Budget Office this morning warned that the economic effects of tax rebates to Americans could take as long as six months to be felt and that lawmakers and the White House may want to consider quicker measures such as pumping up unemployment benefits …