NDTV eBay shifts gears in India as rivals step upINDOlinkeBay Inc (EBAY.O) is stepping up investment in India to boost its share of a market dominated by domestic players such as Flipkart and fend off encroachment from arch-rival Amazon.com (AMZN.O). The e-commerce company dipped a toe into the Indian market …EBay to step up investment…
Food stamp asset test will begin on TuesdayPhiladelphia InquirerBy Mark Scolforo Associated Press HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Public Welfare Department will start asking food-stamp recipients next week to prove they do not have significant personal assets in order to qualify for benefits.New asset test for food stamps set to beginPocono RecordProof for Food Stamps Set…
Sydney Morning Herald BMW Sydney Carnival – Royal RandwickThe Daily TelegraphLIVE: Follow all the action from Royal Randwick as the BMW Sydney Carnival comes to a close. Late, late mail with Ray Thomas. RANDWICK RACE EIGHT: Joe Pride had Tiger Tees ($9.00) set for a first-up win at Royal Randwick today and the galloper …Ray…
FOX6Now.com Milwaukee Audit: Prisoners get state food stampsAppleton Post CrescentAP MADISON — Hundreds of Wisconsin prisoners, fugitives and parole violators have been illegally collecting food stamp benefits, costing the state hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a state audit released Friday.Felons, prisoners get food stampsHerald Times Reporterall 58 news articles » More: continued here
The soaring price of stamps will force millions of people to stop sending cards and letters through the post, Royal Mail has admitted. More: continued here
MinnPost.com James Gattuso: Time to deliver on post office closingsOCRegisterAmong them: closing underused post offices. It has so far identified about 3700 for possible closure, ranging from Pony Express Station in Fallon, Nev., to the US Capitol Station in Washington. The plan has caused an uproar, leading the Senate to vote …Franken, other lawmakers scramble…
This Weekend's Barron's: Time to Shake Up the Dow ~ eBay Is the Leader in E …Barron’sNo longer just an auction site, eBay dominates the online-payment business with PayPal, and is an all-around leader in e-tailing, Barron's reports. Why Wall Street looks ready to bid up the shares. Scientific-products supplier Thermo Fisher is posting …and…
Potential move to different downtown digs still many months away. More: continued here
Santa Barbara Independent Downtown Post Office May Be SoldSanta Barbara IndependentBy Nick Welsh (Contact) Workers at Santa Barbara's historic downtown post office were notified by Postal Service bosses that their current digs could soon be up for sale, but that their service — and their jobs — would be maintained elsewhere.Smaller Main Post Office Coming…
Burton Mail Lazy postman kept more than 3000 undelivered letters in car and shedDerby TelegraphJonathan Bowler, who worked for Royal Mail for 11 years, admitted he had "let himself, his partner and his family down" after being convicted of failing to deliver the items. The 28-year-old was told to pay £1770 costs and do 180…