Shipping company will up their freight prices by 5.5 percent in January. MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — FedEx Corp. said Wednesday it will increase rates for its freight and long haul less-than-truckload units by about 5.5 percent effective Jan. 14. More: continued here

eBay Watch: Shipping Rate Hikes, Promotions ToolsECommerce-Guide, United States –3 hours agoBy Vangie Beal EBay announced several changes to item specifics that will take effect in early January. Item specifics enable sellers to complete listings … More: continued here

A campaign begins in Laverstock to save the village post office. More: continued here

FedEx Corp., United Parcel Service Inc.’s largest competitor, will increase rates at FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL by 5.48 percent effective Jan. 14. (FDX) More: continued here

Keeping ChristmastheOneRepublic, CA –2 hours agoby JF Kelly, Jr. 12/26/07 I asked the very pleasant clerk at the local post office for some Christmas stamps the other day. “Which ones would you like? … More: continued here

    “I’m calling about the Post Office here in Statesboro. I think it’s a shame they took the machine out for stamps that you could put money in to. Not all people have credit cards or debit cards. They got this new machine; and especially if you go in after …

FedEx Corp. today announced a general rate increase of 5.5 percent for its freight trucking division to take effect Jan. 14. More: continued here

We are maintaining our Hold on FedEx Corporation, but reducing our target price to $100. More: continued here

Our correspondent some seasonal advice to a Prime Minister in a hole . . . Dear Gordon, I’m sorry this greeting arrives late, but as you know the Royal Mail service is not what it used to be. More: continued here

AFP eBay launches microlending websiteAFP –5 hours agoSAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — Online auction giant eBay has launched a microlending website that lets people invest in entrepreneurs in poor communities around the … More: continued here