AL.com Post Office Pies chef John Hall (Stephen DeVries)AL.comSteeped in concentration, John Hall boils handmade pasta and heats lamb ragout for the initial course of an informal dinner for a dozen or so people at a private residence. Over the next two hours they savor slow-cooked lamb shoulder and shanks …

Insider Monkey (blog) Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA), eBay Inc (EBAY): Dan Loeb's Large-cap …Insider Monkey (blog)Hedge fund managers have a hard time delivering market-beating returns to their investors. The last seven years have proven testament to that, with the average return of hedge funds underperforming the market every single …

MarketWatch Apple, Google, eBay step up mobile payments arms raceMarketWatchNEW YORK (MarketWatch)—Pulling out a wad of cash, or writing a check at the Whole Foods checkout counter, are already outmoded ways of paying for goods. And as mobile payment systems continue to evolve, that swipe of a plastic card outfitted …

Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette 10 area post offices' hours to change; most will close earlierChampaign/Urbana News-GazetteOn March 16, post offices in Bement, Chrisman, Gifford, Homer, Mansfield, Newman, Potomac, Ridge Farm, Sidney and Thomasboro will all see their lunch hours reduced from two hours to one. In most cases, they'll close between an …

Broker spolight: Jimmy Choo, Genel Energy, Royal Mail, Midatech Pharma, San …Proactive Investors UKUpmarket shoe and accessory retailer Jimmy Choo (LON:CHOO) has caught the eye of Liberum's Tom Gadsby. Shoes are increasingly being used by consumers to add a luxury touch to high street fashion, he said. Sales of personal …

Daily Mail eBay users bid more than $65000 for a bag of AIR from a Kanye West concertDaily MailA plastic Ziploc bag containing the air from one of Kanye's Yeezus tour shows was selling for $65,000 on eBay with three days left to go on the auction. The bizarre memento, …

Export officials say they hope residents turn out en mass next week to show support for the restoration of a borough post office. The U.S. … More: continued here

Daily Mail Bar of soap 'made from the fat of Jewish Holocaust victims' is removed from eBayDaily MailDutch prosecutors have blocked the sale of a bar of soap which its owners claimed was made from the fat of Jewish people murdered at a Nazi death camp. The owner attempted to …

Future of Export post office to be discussedTribune-ReviewPostmaster Mary Ellen Kucenic, of Greensburg, packs up her office at the Export Post office on June 20, 2008. The office closed about a week later after the landlord decided not to negotiate another lease with the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here

Fast Money Picks For March 6: eBay, Michael Kors, Blackstone GroupBenzingaTim Seymour said on CNBC's Fast Money that he would sell eBay Inc (NASDAQ: EBAY) at $60 as the stock is pushing higher towards that price level. Brian Kelly wants to buy Andersons Inc (NASDAQ: ANDE). Karen Finerman bought Michael …