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I fear that your future scenario for Royal Mail ( Editorial , 13 September) is over-optimistic. My guess is that by 2020 the company will have fallen into the hands of private equity who, by 2023, will have burdened it with debt to line their pockets so that by 2025 …

Six weeks to stop Tories selling off Royal MailSocialist WorkerPostal workers are building for strikes against government plans to sell off Royal Mail. Ministers have announced that it could be privatised in as little as six weeks. The sell-off goes further than even Margaret Thatcher dared. The government wants … …

WASHINGTON (AP) – The House is expected to consider a bill this week that would cut food stamps by an estimated $4 billion annually and allow states to put broad new work requirements in place for recipients. More: continued here

A couple retiring from running a village post office after more than 25 years have thanked their customers, and said they are sad to be going. More: continued here

Borrowers have benefitted from a mortgage price war in recent months, but most of the cuts have concentrated on either big or small loans to value. More: continued here

Joker's Daughter Rocketing In Price On eBay, Hits $130Bleeding Cool NewsOkay, I so I initially thought that this successful eBay sale is something of a fluke. An advance sale of the 3D cover of Joker's Daughter #1, out in a week-and-a-bit, for $130.01. But there are three ongoing sales of …

'Teddy Bear' Airplane That Taunted Lukashenka Goes On eBayRadioFreeEurope/RadioLibertyTomas Mazetti is taking bids on eBay for the single-engine French Jodel aircraft that he and a colleague flew unannounced into Belarusian airspace one year ago to drop hundreds of teddy bears with free-speech messages attached. Bidding is open until … More: continued …

US Postal Service partners with eBay for online collectible storeThe Star-Ledger – NJ.comThe U.S. Postal Service has opened a store on eBay featuring an initial auction of more than 100 items, from rare stamps to original artwork commissioned by the government. Postal officials said the eBay partnership will help them …

Empowering Moroccan artisans to sell on Etsy and EbayWamdaWith the success of Etsy and Ebay, artisans can now become entrepreneurs more easily and market their products to a large global audience. The only glitch for entrepreneurs around the world is that they have to speak and write English. Some NGOs …

Daily Talker: Should People On Food Stamps Be Required To Work For Benefits?CBS LocalAnd if Republican lawmakers get their way, people who use food stamps could be required to work to get benefits. President Obama says he'll veto any cuts to the program. Should the government require people on food …