Alibaba heads into Amazon, eBay turf with 11 Main – CNET

Alibaba heads into Amazon, eBay turf with 11 MainCNETEssentially, 11 Main is putting itself in direct competition with US e-commerce giants Amazon and eBay. However, there are a few ways 11 Main says it's different than other e-commerce sites. It touts itself as a "shopping destination that brings … More: …

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eBay zooms in on fashion & lifestyle – Economic Times

Economic Times eBay zooms in on fashion & lifestyleEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: Online marketplace giant eBay is sharpening focus on the fashion and lifestyle segment in India saying that buyers are looking beyond electronics and gadgets to shop on e-commerce sites. eBay India, which started operations nine years ago, …eBay India Focusing …

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What Happens If You Have No Welfare and No Job?

While some poor adults could still receive help from food stamps and disability insurance, the "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act" dramatically cut how much cash aid they could collect. That left me wondering—what happened to the moms who had neither jobs nor cash assistance through TANF, which comes with …

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Alibaba Tackles Amazon, eBay on Home Turf – Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal Alibaba Tackles Amazon, eBay on Home TurfWall Street JournalChina's Alibaba Group Holding launched a U.S. shopping website called 11 Main, in what could be its biggest foray into the market dominated by the likes of Amazon and eBay. Brian Fitzgerald joins MoneyBeat. China's Alibaba Group Holding launched …

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Raitt vows NDP will repay for mailings

OTTAWA – The minister responsible for Canada Post says she will ensure New Democrat MPs pay back "every single penny" of free parliamentary postal privileges used to send out almost 2 million partisan missives. More: continued here

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