BBC News UK public sector borrowing hits record high of £14.4bnBBC NewsThe April 2012 net borrowing figures included two one-off transactions to the government – £28bn from the transfer of the Royal Mail Pension Plan and £2.3bn following the closure of the Special Liquidity Scheme. The ONS says that for the period April …and more »…
Today, 16 March, about 100 participants of the public movement “observers of Petersburg” for an hour to submit their complaints through the city main post office. More: continued here
Graystone Company Announces Power Seller StatusDailyFinanceA power seller is an eBay seller who is invited by eBay to participate in the Power Sellers program after sustaining a gross trading volume above a set cutoff for several months in a row. Power sellers must also maintain both a high quality feedback …and more » More: continued here
Fears for post officeEssex EnquirerWH Smith has given notice that it intends to quit its existing store in Grays Shopping Centre when its lease runs out next March, raising the question of what will happen to the town's Post Office, which moved into the store when its former Victorian …WH Smith departure sparks post office…
Fast Company With Setify, eBay Goes Back To Its Roots And Creates The Nerdiest Pinterest EverFast Company's recent moves help point to where the company's headed in the future: straight for Amazon. First, it bought retail-curation startup Svpply. Then it debuted its first-ever logo redesign. And this week, it launched Setify, a new Pinterest-like service…
Is a $15 gift card enough to compensate for public humiliation at your local grocery store? According to one Georgia woman, the answer is absolutely not. Cindy Nerger, 28, who relies on food stamps to feed her family, said she was brought to tears after… More: continued here
eBay Option Bears Eye a Near-Term RetreatSchaeffers ResearchOnline marketplace eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY – 47.85) has been quite a standout on the charts in 2012, jumping 58% year-to-date. In fact, EBAY has outperformed the broader S&P 500 Index (SPX) by more than 10 percentage points over the past three … More: continued here
eBay-Alibaba Battle for China Market Chronicled in New Documentary Film …Victoria Times ColonistFresh off the heels of winning both the Jury and Audience Awards for “Best Documentary” at the San Francisco United Film Festival, a new film, Crocodile in the Yangtze: The Story of a Westerner Inside China's Alibaba.com, will hold its International …and more »…
Getac, a leading innovator and manufacturer of rugged computers, and FedEx Corp. , announced today that Getac has chosen to incorporate repair, refurbishment, and logist More: continued here
Is a $15 gift card enough to compensate for public humiliation at your local grocery store? According to one Georgia woman, the answer is absolutely not. Cindy Nerger, 28, who relies on food stamps to feed her family, said she was brought to tears after… More: continued here