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Food Stamps Slashed as Congress Approves Farm BillNewsmax.comCongress passed a massive, long-overdue bill Tuesday that overhauls agriculture policy, including halting direct payments to farmers. The five-year $956.4 billion measure, which also reforms the food stamp program for the poor to save $8 billion, marks …and more » More: continued here

How the Super Bowl Affects eBay Prices: A Tale of Two Peyton Manning Rookie …SI.comAs a rule, veteran eBay sellers post their auctions on Sunday night so that they'll end the following Sunday night. It creates an expectation of when people should be obsessively refreshing their browsers. But what happens …

Fort Dodge Messenger Congress Passes Farm Bill to End Fight Over Food StampsBloombergThe Senate passed and sent to President Barack Obama a measure that sets U.S. agricultural policy for five years, ending the toughest legislative battle on renewal of the farm bill in almost two decades with cuts to crop …

As a rule, veteran eBay sellers post their auctions on Sunday night so that they’ll end the following Sunday night. It creates an expectation of when people should be obsessively refreshing their browsers. But what happens when that Sunday is Super Bowl Sunday? More: continued here

Could your local post office become your bank? A new report from the Office of the Inspector General explores the idea. More: continued here

Congress's newly approved farm bill cuts $8 billion from food stamps over a decade, barely 1 percent a year. Low-income households in 16 states will feel the effect the most. Why is that (and answers to other FAQs)? More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk eBay is conduit for family firm to prosperTelegraph.co.ukAuction site eBay was at its height, so the pair decided to sell the worktops through an eBay shop. “It doesn't cost anything up front,” said Mr Rees. “It's 5-10p a listing but you only get charged when you sell the item …

eCreditDaily.com eBay Views BitPay and Coinbase as Potential PayPal CompetitorsCoinDeskIn the report eBay outlines the scope and operation of PayPal, and it goes on to itemize competitive challenges faced by the service. Such challengers include: providers of digital wallets, payment card processors, Amazon payments, providers of mobile …eBay Cites Bitcoin Startups …

The FDX Master Executive Council met last week in Memphis for its first quarterly meeting. While the MEC dealt with a few issues, the current round of collective bargaining was the main focus. More: continued here

Belfast Telegraph Nothing found amid security alert after suspect package found in Royal Mail…Belfast TelegraphA package containing 'an unknown substance' has been found in the Royal Mail sorting office in Tomb Street. 04 February 2014. A security alert at a Royal Mail sorting office in Belfast city centre has ended …