9 conservatives against America's food safety netCurrent TV (blog)More than 47 million Americans rely on support from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, to feed themselves and their families. SNAP, along with federally assisted programs such as the National School … More: continued here
The Justice Department on Friday sued online retailer eBay over what it called an illegal agreement with Intuit not to recruit Intuit's employees, according to a department news release. More: continued here
The Justice Department alleged Friday that Meg Whitman, the former CEO of eBay Inc., was intimately involved in making an anticompetitive agreement that prohibited eBay and Intuit Inc. from hiring each other's employees. More: continued here
Stamps Going Up a PennyNewser(AP) – The cost of mailing a first-class letter will go up by a penny in January. The Postal Regulatory Commission today approved the proposed rate increase, which raises the price of a first-class domestic stamp to 46 cents. The price of a postcard …and more » More: continued here
Twinkies for $25-$200000 on ebay? Everyone's going bonkersExaminer.comThe mad dash price to have a piece of this junk food history in your possession ranges from $25-$200,000, on ebay. A box of Twinkies actually sold for $59.99. Could the $200,000 asking price on ebay be from one of the 18,000 workers of the plant who ……
The USPS reports a record loss of 15-billion dollars* in 2012. That's triple the loss from last year. read more More: continued here
Even as Post Office Loses Money, Execs Boost PayReasonDespite nearly $16 billion in annual losses announced by the U.S. Postal Service on Thursday, all but one of the top five executives for the nation's mail service had an overall compensation increase this year, records show. Unlike past years, when the … More: continued here
EBay and Intuit struck accords to avoid recruiting each other’s workers and EBay agreed not to hire employees of Intuit, even those who approached the online auction company for jobs, according to a complaint by the U.S. Justice Department filed today in federal court in San Jose, California. More: continued here
Village post office could be in broom cupboardWorcester NewsThe preferred option is a post office at the village shop – The Original Stores – but one of the 700 to 800 outreach services in the country could also be used. This would mean Kempsey could have a post office at a pub, a church vestry…
On eBay, the Starting Bid for a Single Twinkie Is Now $5000The AtlanticWhich is evidenced by the market for Twinkies and Twinkie-related products that is currently emerging on eBay. According to prices set by the sellers on the auction site, if you want a piece of air-puffed, sugar-soaked, corn-fed American history … it …Starting bid…