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Siliconrepublic.com EBay retailer raises €2.5m in venture fundingSiliconrepublic.com, Ireland –6 minutes agoAn electronic gadget retailer that sells primarily through eBay and Amazon has raised €2.5m in venture capital funds from Delta Partners. … More: continued here

Seven Summits Research Releases Alerts on EBAY, HAL, ANF, GFI, and SWYCNNMoney.com (press release) –3 minutes agoToday’s PriceWatch Alerts cover the following stocks: eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY), Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL), Abercrombie & Fitch Co. … More: continued here

AuctionBytes Blog Could GoAntiques Solve Problem of Small eBay Sellers?AuctionBytes Blog, MA –2 minutes agoGoAntiques told users yesterday it would launch an auction platform in part because of eBay's decision to take away third party arbitration and mutual … More: continued here

The FedEx Cup might not mean much to many golf fans, though the Tour Championship still has its appeal that comes from a long history of the event representing a top field and its traditional place as the end of the season. More: continued here

EBay hoping rule changes will ease angerLondon Free Press, Canada –Aug 21, 2008By RACHEL METZ, AP NEW YORK — Some people who sell things on EBay are fed up with new rules the company has been imposing in hopes of making the auction … More: continued here

Federal Express Corp. was ordered by a federal jury in Marshall to pay a Daingerfield man $2 million, attorney Blake C. Erskine announced Thursday. The jury found that the 21-year-old FedEx driver did not yield the right of way to a car in which James Hughes was a passenger. More: …

Political buzz builds for ex-eBay exec Meg WhitmanSacramento Bee,  USA –1 minute agoNow McCain is calling on the former eBay president and CEO to deliver a prime-time speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. … More: continued here

The 31st player in the field got off to the quickest start when Hunter Mahan opened with an eagle and added eight birdies on a round that finished at 9-under 62. It was good for a 4-stroke lead at The Barclays in Paramus, N.J., the first of three tournaments leading …

PARAMUS, New Jersey (AP) — Hunter Mahan opened with an unlikely eagle after spinning in a sand wedge from 98 yards and never let up, shooting a 9-under-par 62 Thursday to take the first-round lead at The Barclays in the FedEx Cup playoff opener. More: continued here

BBC News Stylist jailed over theft of hair ironsScotsman, United Kingdom –Aug 20, 2008By Michael MacLeod A HAIRDRESSER has been jailed after stealing almost 1000 sets of hair straighteners from his up-market salon and selling them on eBay to …Salon boss jailed for stealing £62K worth of hair straightenersGlasgow Daily RecordJail for …