Sydney Morning Herald From Perth to Panama: the man who sold his life on eBaySydney Morning HeraldFancy selling your life on eBay and seeing Iceland? That's exactly what Ian Usher did. In July 2008, Perth man Ian Usher made international headlines when he decided to sell his entire life – including his house, job, car…
The town of Pickens in Randolph County is still waiting to see if its post office will remain open. More: continued here
Jainism comes alive on stampsDeccan HeraldThis month's Dakshina Kannada Philately and Numismatics Association's (DKPNA) monthly exhibition displayed the stamps of this 4.2 million followers' religious minority, which celebrated the Jayanthi of their last Thirthankara Vardhamana Mahavira on … More: continued here
Movers roundup: EBay, InterMuneBusinessWeekBy AP — EBay Inc.'s stock climbed as the e-commerce and online payment company showed strong growth in a key revenue figure in March. — Shares of InterMune Inc. dropped after the company disclosed delays in European sales of its lung disease drug … More: continued here
The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage. NEW YORK (Trefis ) — EBay's primary focus seems to be on PayPal, its fastest-growing business and probably its best acquisition to date. PayPal has rolled out some additional…
Architects who put their stamp on the Post OfficeThe GuardianIan Jack's necessarily nostalgic discussion of the legacy of the cruelly undermined Post Office (The great age of the Post Office is past, 7 April) perhaps underestimates the value of its architecture. For there were not only the grand stone head post … More: continued here
Playing politics with food stampsThe Hill (blog)04/09/12 03:10 PM ET Two weeks ago, the House Republican Majority passed a budget – embraced by their likely presidential nominee, Mitt Romney – that, among other things, slashes deeply into the social safety net and ends the Food Stamp program as we … More: continued here
TalkBack: Al Sharpton, Traveling, Post office 4/8/2012 11:35 PMAiken StandardTalkBack: Al Sharpton, Traveling, Post office 4/8/2012 11:35 PM Where were you? To the person who wants to know where Al Sharpton was when those two Aiken officers were killed by two African-American males: Where w … There were be some pro golfer …and more » More:…
TheStreet.com PayPal Business Offerings Could Boost EBay StockTheStreet.comNEW YORK (Trefis ) — EBay's(EBAY) primary focus seems to be on PayPal, its fastest-growing business and probably its best acquisition to date. PayPal has rolled out some additional online and mobile payment options geared specifically to small …and more » More: continued here
Among the stock activity stories for Monday, April 9, from AP Business News:— EBay Inc.'s stock climbed as the e-commerce and online payment company showed strong growth in a key revenue figure in March.— … More: continued here