Shares of online auctioneer eBay Inc. bucked a decline among major online stocks Wednesday ahead of its fourth-quarter report, as a Stifel Nicolaus & Co. analyst called the stock his “best short-term idea.” More: continued here

Carry on Royal MailBromley Times, UK –5 hours agoFollowing an exclusive report in the Times (January 3) Royal Mail employees contacted the Times news team claiming it is the bosses who instruct them to …SOUTH WOODFORD: Neglected postbox causes a stormEpping Forest Guardianall 2 news articles More: continued here

EBay Rises Ahead of 4Q ReportForbes, NY –3 hours agoAP 01.23.08, 12:04 PM ET Shares of online auctioneer eBay Inc. bucked a decline among major online stocks Wednesday ahead of its fourth-quarter report, … More: continued here

Hell Mail Royal Mail bosses climbdown over BurslemSocialistworker.co.uk, UK –4 hours agoby Yuri Prasad Around 100 strikers at Royal Mail’s Burslem office, who have been on strike since 18 December, have agreed to a deal to end their dispute. …Royal Mail’s attacks on union hit a rock at BurslemSocialistworker.co.ukMarching behind the Burslem …

Whitman stepping down, Donahoe new eBay CEOBizjournals.com, NC –1 minute agoJohn Donahoe will succeed chief executive Meg Whitman at eBay Inc., the company said Wednesday. Whitman is retiring on March 31, San Jose-based eBay… More: continued here

Lawyers for FedEx Ground/Home Delivery drivers who have been misclassified as independent contractors instead of employees today are hailing the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit upholding the granting of class certification by the U.S. District Court in Indiana. More: continued here

Legendary director Ingmar Bergman portrayed on Swedish stampsThe Canadian Press –4 hours agoSTOCKHOLM, Sweden – Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman, who died last year at the age of 89, will be honoured with two stamps in his home country. …Swedish director Ingmar Bergman honoured with stampsEarthtimesall 11 news articles More: continued …

The first wave of post office closures in the Sussex Express area …Sussex Express, UK –5 hours agoPost Office Ltd officials phoned post offices in Upper Dicker and Willingdon on Tuesday to drop the bombshell. Tess Flower, postmistress in Cold Harbour … More: continued here

Surrey Advertiser Post office closures – public have their sayLancashire Evening Post, UK –4 hours agoBy Ben Robinson The public have been given a chance to air their views following the news that post offices across Lancashire will be axed. The Post Office…Chester post office savedChester StandardCouncil's concern at post office closuresScarborough …

Ebay CEO Whitman to step down as of Mar 31 -sourceReuters –4 minutes agoSAN FRANCISCO, Jan 23 (Reuters) – EBay Inc (EBAY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will announce later on Wednesday that Chief Executive Meg Whitman will step … More: continued here