Forbes Apple Pay is such a big deal that eBay already has had to change strategyQuartzApple Pay, not even launched yet, is already making waves. Apple's payment system has caused eBay to move people and business units around. Early in 2012, PayPal's president, Scott Thompson, abruptly left the company to …

McCraney Property Co. signed a lease with FedEx Ground to occupy 60 percent of its John Young Business Park's Building 3, which includes 142,638 square feet. More: continued here

EBay, PayPal and 8 other notable spinoffsFortuneFor some companies, it's like a divorce. For others, it's merely saying goodbye to a good friend. They are corporate spin-offs, in which businesses cleave off part of their operations into an independent company. E-commerce giant EBay EBAY is just the … More: continued …

FedEx Corp. (FDX) said a ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court that, under state law, its drivers are employees rather than independent contractors applies to a business practice it hasn’t been using since 2011. More: continued here

Bon appétit! Letter-writing may be a lost art, but when your stamps pay homage to the nation's great chefs — well, it just makes you want to write a thank-you note, doesn't it? Thank you, Julia Child, for teaching us to make beef bourguignon. More: continued here

Three men are charged after a postal van hijacked in Northern Ireland was used in a robbery in the Republic of Ireland. More: continued here

A Christmas parcels price war is looming after Royal Mail announced it is slashing postage on some packages. Small parcels are to get bigger as the Royal Mail supersizes its budget packages in time for the festive period for no extra charge. More: continued here

Yahoo Sports (blog) Wilt Chamberlain becomes first NBA player ever to appear on US postage stamp…Yahoo Sports (blog)The movement to feature the Hall of Fame big man on a stamp began some six years ago. Donald Hunt of the Philadelphia Tribune started a campaign to earn the iconic Chamberlain, who …

First village post office opens in south Miss. The Big Level Grocery is hosting the office, offering stamps, postal boxes, prepaid priority mail envelopes and a mail collection box. More: continued here

First village post office opens in south Miss.seattlepi.comBIG LEVEL, Miss. (AP) — South Mississippi's first village post office has opened in the Stone County community of Big Level. Mississippi's first Village Post Office opened in May at the Knox Grocery in the Prairie community of Monroe County in north … More: …