Economic Times Amazon drones are 'fantasy,' says eBay CEOPCWorldIn the race to deliver online shopping purchases faster, drones don't impress eBay's CEO. ”We're not focusing on long-term fantasies, we're focusing on things we can do today,” John Donahue said in a televised interview with Bloomberg TV Friday morning.EBay's Donahoe Calls …
Read More »Milk for $7 a gallon? Farm bill impasse could send US off 'dairy cliff.'
Food stamps and subsidies for farmers are two of the sticking points as Congress negotiates the farm bill. If something isn’t done by next week, it will revert to the original 1930s 'farm law' on New Year’s Day. More: continued here
Read More »Harmony’s village post office open for business – Tribune-Review
Harmony's village post office open for businessTribune-ReviewHarmony business owner Suzie Rape hopes the new post office in town will bring more business and foot traffic to the small shops that dot the streets of the historic borough, founded in 1804. “It's wonderful that we have this here now,” she said. …
Read More »Royal Mail on course for FTSE 100 spot, while markets welcome US jobs news – The Guardian
Royal Mail on course for FTSE 100 spot, while markets welcome US jobs newsThe GuardianAnd next Wednesday, Royal Mail is likely to be confirmed as a member of Britain's leading 100 listed companies, with another recent flotation, Merlin Entertainments, having an outside chance of joining it. Vedanta Resources, Croda International …
Read More »Local post offices expand Saturday holiday hours, Christmas shipping dealines set – Mississippi Press (blog)
Local post offices expand Saturday holiday hours, Christmas shipping dealines setMississippi Press (blog)JACKSON, Mississippi — Several Post Offices in south Mississippi are among 25 statewide which will expand their Saturday hours for the final two Saturdays before Christmas, the U.S. Postal Service announced Friday. The Ocean Springs and Pascagoula …Extended hours …
Read More »UK Teen Buys Photo of Xbox One on Ebay for £450 – Tom’s Hardware Guide
UK Teen Buys Photo of Xbox One on Ebay for £450Tom’s Hardware GuideAhh, eBay. The Nottingham Post on Thursday morning reported that 19-year-old Peter Clatworthy had received a photo of an Xbox One Day One Edition console having bid £450 for what he thought was the actual console. The console …
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Harmony business owner Suzie Rape hopes the new post office in town will bring more business and foot traffic to the small shops that dot … More: continued here
Read More »‘Homophobic’ eBay ad for car removed after bid of £500000 – Metro
Metro 'Homophobic' eBay ad for car removed after bid of £500000MetroAn eBay listing for a 13-year-old Ford Fiesta that had been widely shared due to its colourful and controversial description has been removed from the auction site. An anti-homophobia charity called it 'offensive' because the seller had used …eBay removes …
Read More »Friday Poll: Have you ever been scammed on eBay? – CNET
The Independent Friday Poll: Have you ever been scammed on eBay?CNETA British teen recently dropped $735 on what he thought was an Xbox One Day One special edition on eBay. Unfortunately, he chose to ignore the item description specifying the auction was for a photo of the console, not the …
Read More »PS4 crushes Xbox One on eBay during respective launch weekends, data shows – GameSpot
GameSpot PS4 crushes Xbox One on eBay during respective launch weekends, data showsGameSpot15-22), total eBay sales for the platform were $12,554,461, compared to $7,898,233 for the Xbox One (Nov. 22-29), the firm said. Notably, the PS4's launch week covers North America only, while the Xbox One's first seven days span …
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