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AUSTRALIA'S smallest post office is on the market, three months after its grand reopening. More: continued here

eBay Barely Beats Investor Expectations With Revenue Of $3.9B, Stock Falls 5 …TechCruncheBay reported its third-quarter financial performance today, including revenue of $3.9 billion and non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.64. The company's revenue was up 14 percent from the same quarter last year, while its earnings per share rose …

Dog-chewed shoe sells on eBay for $378Boing BoingEric Bradley says: "I saw this eBay listing for a wingtip shoe some guy's dog chewed up. He positioned it with a very well-written description as a 'work of modern art' from his dog, Jack. It sold yesterday on eBay for $378. The …

The Independent Royal Mail workers to strike in November over issues linked to controversial …The IndependentIn an attempt to settle the dispute, Royal Mail said on Tuesday that its staff would receive 725 shares each in the public company, worth just under £3,500 at yesterday's share price close. CWU deputy …

TameBay eBay Had Some Really Scary Things To Say About The Outlook For The…Business InsiderYesterday, on eBay's earnings conference call, CFO Bob Swan had some worrying things to say about the outlook for U.S. consumer spending going into the holiday shopping season. "First, from a macro standpoint, Europe and [Asia-Pacific] …

The shares declined 5.3 percent to $50.71 as of 9:38 a.m. in New York , after dropping as low as $50.23, the biggest percentage drop since July. More: continued here

Early movers: VZ, GS, BX, IBM, AXP, EBAY& moreCNBC.comEBay– EBay earned 64 cents per share, excluding certain items, for the third quarter, beating estimates by one cent. However, the online auctioneer's current quarter guidance falls below current consensus, with eBay pointing to a weak U.S. economic …and more » More: continued here

Food stamps are the most inefficient, vastly expanding social welfare program in the country, according to a new study. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail workers vote for strike actionTelegraph.co.ukAs part of the Royal Mail's stock market listing, almost all of the 150,000 eligible UK-based workers received free shares amounting to 10pc of the company. Royal Mail shares were trading around 470p in the afternoon, down from a high of 491p yesterday …

Royal Mail has started to draw the attention of short-sellers, but data suggests there is a lack of conviction among traders that shares in the postal service will drop.         More: continued here