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Before UPS's bid for TNT Express, some analysts thought rival FedEx Corp. might make a bid for the company, but FedEx executives said — in March 2012 at least — they had no plans to do so. More: continued here

Yahoo! Sports (blog) eBay: 2005 White Sox World Series ring for saleYahoo! Sports (blog)She's a beaut, ain't she? All right, who did it? Which one of the Chicago White Sox put a 2005 World Series ring for sale on eBay? So far, 14 offers have been on the 14k gold, …

Practical Ecommerce (blog) Ebay Selling With a Personal TouchPractical Ecommerce (blog)Does it ever bother you that when you buy an item from someone on eBay all you get is the item you bought? I've done a lot of shopping on eBay over the years and I've noticed more and more …

1839 Letter from Granby Being Auctioned on EbayPatch.comA letter dated 1939 from Wilson Dewey of Granby to his brother Willis Dewey in Georgia is being auctioned on EBay. Only one bid — for $9.99 — has been submitted so far, but the auction doesn't end until Jan. 16. To view …

Reduced window hours proposed at Lemont Furnace post officeUniontown Herald StandardWilliam Battles (left), manager of post office operations with United States Postal Service, discusses reduced hours at the Lemont Furnace Post Office during a community meeting Friday evening at the North Union Township Volunteer Fire Company.and more » More: continued here

Expectations are high for eBay ahead of its earnings call this week as this charter member of the web's old guard shows signs of finding strong footing in the mobile era. More: continued here

MercoPress Twenty million US children, one in four, received food stamps in 2011MercoPressOne in four children in the United States participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, in fiscal year 2011, according to data from the United States Department of Agriculture and US Census Bureau. Comment. According …

Post Office announces amnesty for Horizon evidenceComputerWeekly.comThe Post Office is calling for evidence from people that have worked with the Horizon accounting system as it takes a closer look at claims that agents have been wrongly accused of false accounting. The Post Office wants people to come forward without … …

Amazon and eBay fail to give end of season sales liftgulfnews.comChannelAdvisor helps merchants sell more on websites such as Amazon.com, eBay.com and Google's shopping site. Investors watch the firm's data closely because it provides an early window into the performance of the leading US e-commerce companies.Amazon Is A Dot Com, …

2013 Could Be the Year eBay Takes on Amazon for RealWiredColin Gillis, director of research at BGC Financial, said in a note to investors that he believes eBay could break $4 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time ever when it reports earnings Wednesday. The number is slightly above …