Twitter, eBay roll out results to skittish investorsMarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — It's been a mixed bag so far, and this week technology earnings season continues with major Internet players, Twitter, eBay, LinkedIn and Yelp scheduled to post results. If the previous week was any indication, they're … More: continued here
Estelle Lovatt and David Bailey discuss Finland's decision to produce the "world's first" homoerotic stamps More: continued here
KVAL Post office delivers card from before World War IIKVALU.S. Postal Service worker Sunny Bryant had been working at the Butte Falls Post Office only a month when the World War II-era message arrived in July 2013. The front shows a boat with a handwritten inscription underneath: "Leaving Manilla Bay. Feb. 1906. More: continued here
ITV News Union describes Royal Mail privatisation as 'botched'ITV NewsCredit: Lewis Whyld/PA Wire. Business secretary Vince Cable, who visits the Business Select Committee on Tuesday to give further evidence on the Royal Mail sell-off, has continued to receive criticism over selling shares too cheaply. Share · Tweet … More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Ministers and bankers to face grilling over Royal MailTelegraph.co.ukMinisters and bankers responsible for the sale of the Royal Mail will face a parliamentary committee hearing on Tuesday over allegations that the service was sold off “on the cheap” last October. Vince Cable, the Business Secretary, will make his third … More: continued here
Forbes Start-up Tips From The Bosses Of Ebay, Chegg, Airbnb–And Ashton KutcherForbesOn April 11th, some of Silicon Valley's top minds flew 3,000 miles from San Francisco to Colgate University to kick off the college's entrepreneur weekend. CNBC's David Faber hosted a panel with eBay's eBay's John Donahoe, Chegg's Dan Rosensweig, …and more » More: continued here
Marketing effort helps city seniors get food stampsPhilly.comIn a rare bit of good news for the poor, a Philadelphia nonprofit increased participation by city seniors in the food-stamp program by using marketing techniques better known to the private sector than the anti-poverty world. Food-stamp usage among … More: continued here
Exec charged with letting slip that eBay was buying his employerNew York PostA former tech executive was hit with criminal and civil charges for tipping friends and family about eBay's planned takeover of the company where he worked. Chris Saridakis, 45, who was then the head of a marketing division at GSI Commerce, encouraged … More:…
Express.co.uk MPs quiz Vince Cable over Royal Mail flotationExpress.co.ukRoyal Mail shares were sold at 330p in October but quickly soared, sparking fury that the stake in the 500-year-old company had been sold off far too cheaply, cheating taxpayers out of their due. A National Audit Office report published earlier this … More: continued here
Post office union to halt mail delivery on MondayJerusalem PostPost office union to halt mail delivery on Monday. By NIV ELIS. 04/28/2014 02:36. Tweet. The workers, backed by the Histadrut Labor Federation, complain that a restructuring plan will fire as many as 2,000 workers. Israel Postal Company branch in …and more » More: continued here