AFP Softbank to Form Venture With Ebay Inc.'s PayPal, Son SaysBloomberg(9984), Japan's third-largest mobile-phone company, will form a joint venture with EBay Inc. (EBAY)'s PayPal to offer digital payment services in the country. Softbank and PayPal will each invest 1 billion yen ($12.5 million) in the venture, …PayPal Joins With …
Read More »Postal Service scales back free post-office boxes in Old Town
The U.S. Postal Service no longer plans to offer free post-office boxes to people living in a large expanse of Old Town, a result of the Postal More: continued here
Read More »EBay setting up a second development center in India – ARNnet
Wall Street Journal EBay setting up a second development center in IndiaARNnetEBay is hiring for a development center it is setting up in Bangalore, its second in the country. The online auction company said Tuesday that it will hire 1000 employees over the next three years at the new facility. …
Read More »Post office will not ship laptops, iPads abroad – Boston.com
Post office will not ship laptops, iPads abroadBoston.comBeginning Wednesday, consumers may no longer make the shipments, including to army and diplomatic post offices. That means friends and family will have to use more expensive private companies such as UPS and FedEx to ship electronics to US troops based …and more » …
Read More »John Weigle stamp column: Germany makes money with stamp for prostitutes – Ventura County Star
John Weigle stamp column: Germany makes money with stamp for prostitutesVentura County StarBy John Weigle The current issue of The American Revenuer, the magazine of the American Revenue Association, reports on two German towns that are issuing revenue stamps to show a tax levied on streetwalking prostitutes has been paid. …
Read More »Rural post offices to remain open – Cortez Journal
Rural post offices to remain openCortez JournalBy Reid Wright Journal Staff Writer Four area post offices being studied for closure will remain open with shorter hours under a new proposal from the US Postal Service. “We hope that the people understand (shorter hours) is a way to keep them open,” …
Read More »Food Stamp Myth Busting – OpEdNews
Food Stamp Myth BustingOpEdNewsBy Robert Weiner (about the author) By Carol Olander and Robert Weiner F or over four decades, the Food Stamp Program, which Congress renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in 2008, has had bipartisan support as the nation's most …US Rep. Frank Lucas defends food stamp …
Read More »Postal service announces strategy to cut losses
TUCSON – Rural areas may have to adjust to less convenience at their local post office. Not as drastic as the original plan to close down rural post offices, the postal service proposes to cut hours at smaller post offices. More: continued here
Read More »Post office in laptop shipping ban
The US Postal Service is banning international shipments of electronics with lithium batteries such as smartphones, laptops and iPads, because of the risk of fire. More: continued here
Read More »Springfield Stamps Out Hunger with Food Donations ‘in the Mail’ on Saturday – Patch.com
Hot Springs Sentinel Springfield Stamps Out Hunger with Food Donations 'in the Mail' on SaturdayPatch.comStamp Out Hunger, in its 20th year, will benefit the Community FoodBank of NJ in Hillside, NJ. Put your food donations out with your Saturday mail for your letter carrier to take. By Lauren Burgoon You …
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