New York Times (blog) EBay to pay $800M for payment firm BraintreeUSA TODAYGlobal online commerce giant eBay, plans to buy payment firm Braintree in an $800 million cash acquisition aimed at expanding mobile transactions handled by PayPal, the eBay-owned online payment system. Braintree works with online and mobile firms …EBay buying …
Read More »Postal Service Proposes 3-Cent Increase in First-Class Stamp – DailyFinance
Postal Service Proposes 3-Cent Increase in First-Class StampDailyFinanceThe postal Board of Governors said Wednesday it wants to raise the price of a first-class stamp by 3 cents, citing the agency's "precarious financial condition" and the uncertain prospects for postal overhaul legislation in Congress. "Of the options … More: continued here
Read More »EBay Shells Out $800M to Buy Braintree
EBay said it would buy payment platform Braintree for about $800 million in cash to add to its PayPal business. More: continued here
Read More »EBay buying Chicago-based Braintree
EBay Inc. said Thursday it will buy Chicago-based Braintree, which operates an online payment platform, for about $800 million in cash. More: continued here
Read More »eBay: We don’t share customer data with NSA – MiamiHerald.com
eBay: We don't share customer data with NSAMiamiHerald.comBERLIN — Online retail platform eBay says it doesn't share data it collects on its customers with the U.S. National Security Agency. NSA leaker Edward Snowden has suggested that major web companies have set up systems to help the NSA monitor online …and more » …
Read More »EBay to bolster PayPal business with Braintree acquisition
By Chandni Doulatramani (Reuters) – EBay Inc said it would buy payment gateway Braintree for about $800 million in cash to strengthen PayPal's presence on smartphones and tablets. Braintree owns Venmo, an app which lets consumers make payments on smartphones and tablets, an area that EBay is looking to get …
Read More »FedEx Freight Technicians Earn Top Honors at 2013 TMC SuperTech
Fleet maintenance technicians from FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. , swept the top four spots at the nationwide 2013 TMC SuperTech competition held in Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. More: continued here
Read More »Why Food Stamps Matter – New Yorker (blog)
New Yorker (blog) Why Food Stamps MatterNew Yorker (blog)On Saturday mornings in North Philadelphia, hundreds of people can be found lining up along the sidewalks of West LeHigh Avenue and Sixth Street, near the basement entrance of a local public library. They aren't looking for books, they are looking to …
Read More »Royal Mail promises 120 new jobs with Parcelforce depot opening at Beckton – East London Advertiser
Royal Mail promises 120 new jobs with Parcelforce depot opening at BecktonEast London AdvertiserThe massive 100,000sq ft Parcelforce site at Beckton, just off the A13, is part of Royal Mail's UK-wide expansion programme and is expected to create 200 jobs over the next three years. It is part of Royal …
Read More »Stamps increase proposal to face Senate scrutiny
Stamps increase: Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe's appearance Thursday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee comes one day after the post office said it wanted to raise the price of a first-class stamp by 3 cents. More: continued here
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