EBAY, PCLN, GRPN, ACOM Top Goldman Internet Picks ListBarron’s (blog)Lost in the shuffle of a down market today was a fairly bullish initiation of coverage of Internet stocks by Goldman Sachs's Heath Terry, who started Groupon (GRPN), Priceline (PCLN) and Ancestry.com (ACOM) with Buy ratings, and eBay…Goldman Sachs Resumes eBay …
Read More »Christmas Island post office very busy – UPI.com
Christmas Island post office very busyUPI.com14 (UPI) — A tiny Canadian post office in Christmas Island, New Brunswick, is busy applying its festive postmark and forwarding mail received from around the world. Since the 1990s, the post office has been receiving parcels with addressed Christmas …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Christmas Stamps Are OK; Christmas Carols? Not At The Post Office
When a trio of carolers were asked to leave a Post Office in Maryland, the whole “war on Christmas” debate had another flashpoint. But USPS isn’t exactly anti-Christmas, as its annual holiday stamps show. More: continued here
Read More »Postal Service Delays Closing Post Offices and Mail Processing Facilities – WBOC TV 16
Postal Service Delays Closing Post Offices and Mail Processing FacilitiesWBOC TV 16Entertainment News from AP WASHINGTON (AP/WBOC)- The US Postal Service has agreed to delay the closing of 252 mail processing centers and 3700 local post offices until mid-May. The cash-strapped agency announced Tuesday that it would hold off on …
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Westfield’s mayor said he is glad to hear plans to close post offices such as the one in his town will be delayed until May of next year. More: continued here
Read More »EBay’s PayPal Counts on Its 103 Million Users to Target Groupon – BusinessWeek
Bloomberg EBay's PayPal Counts on Its 103 Million Users to Target GrouponBusinessWeek14 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc.'s PayPal business, aiming to challenge Groupon Inc. and LivingSocial.com in the market for online daily deals, plans to start offering coupons tailored to users' buying habits and mobile-phone locations. …Ebay's PayPal Counts on 103 …
Read More »Post Office Closings Could Cost Jobs, Delay Mail – Western Queens Gazette
Post Office Closings Could Cost Jobs, Delay MailWestern Queens GazettePhoto office of Councilmember Gennaro Each day, more than seven million Americans visit the post office. But the volume of first class mail is declining and the United States Postal Service (USPS) lost $5.1 billion last year. … More: continued here
Read More »Council Wants to Save City’s Targeted Post Offices – Patch.com
Council Wants to Save City's Targeted Post OfficesPatch.comAlexandria Mayor Bill Euille will draft a letter to the US Postal Service and the city's Congressional delegation emphasizing the City Council's desire to keep open two city post offices under review for closure. … More: continued here
Read More »EBay’s PayPal to go after Groupon – Chicago Tribune
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Read More »Postal official boots Christmas carolers from Maryland post office
Postal Service defends move, saying only “postal business” should be conducted on the property. More: continued here
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