A junior Royal Navy officer is facing a court martial after a laptop containing the personal data of 600,000 people, including serving personnel and thousands of people who have shown an interest in a military career, was stolen from his car. More: continued here

Shock over post office bombshellBlackpool Gazette, UK –2 minutes agoSheila Holder and her husband Brian, 71, are set to lose their home after almost 40 years running the Singleton post office. Mrs Holder, 70, said the … More: continued here

RACINE — Due to the recent surge in passport applications, and the desire to serve as many customers as possible, the Four Mile Road Post Office at 2635 4 Mile Road will hold two passport fairs next month — on Feb. 2 and 16. More: continued here

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The fourth quarter is typically a strong one for eBay Inc., though Wall Street is already looking ahead to the company’s challenges of revamping its core online auction business More: continued here

Hexham Courant Pledge on post office closuresBradford Telegraph Argus, UK –1 hour agoBy Anika Bourley The Post Office will "carefully consider" the concerns of people in Shipley over post office closures, the Government has said. …Ruling wait for post office fateYork PressPost office battle loomsHexham CourantPublic Post Office views being ignored says …

With recession fears rising and the stock market tumbling, President Bush on Friday called for up to $150 billion in tax relief for consumers and business – and said there was no time to waste. Bush’s urgent remarks gave fresh impetus to congressional leaders already hard at work on an …

EBay Upgrades Auctions, But Investors Aren't BuyingWall Street Journal –54 minutes agoBy MYLENE MANGALINDAN Wall Street is awaiting eBay Inc.'s fourth-quarter results Wednesday, anxious to hear more about the transformation of the … More: continued here

PR Web (press release) Leading Carbon Trading Broker Uses EBay to Offer Carbon Offsets …PR Web (press release), WA –43 minutes agoTech's unprecedented carbon initiative by using eBay Giving Works. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) December 16, 2007 — Feeling like you're leaving carbon … More: continued here

World War I war bond posters on display at SmithsonianTimes Herald-Record, NY –2 minutes ago“Over the Top: American Posters from World War I” presents 44 vintage posters from four Liberty Loan campaigns, the War Saving Stamps program, … More: continued here

After announcing its long-sought site for a new Beaches post office last year, the U.S. Postal Service now says the Jacksonville Beach location is unsuitable and will start a new search. More: continued here