Web Merchants Credit Rater Wins VC BackingBloombergThe Atlanta-based finance provider, which helps EBay Inc. (EBAY) and Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) merchants buy inventory, just closed on $17 million in new venture funding from investors including Mohr Davidow Ventures. It plans to use some of that money to …Online cash-in-advance provider Kabbage …
Read More »In Tough Economy, More Local Seniors Apply for Food Stamps – Patch.com
In Tough Economy, More Local Seniors Apply for Food StampsPatch.comAs part of our "Dispatches" series on how the economy has affected life in the Rivertowns, Patch explores the increase in seniors applying for food stamps. By Lizzie Hedrick Many local senior citizens are faced with a tough choice: pay for …
Read More »Days are numbered for downtown Pinehurst’s 1934 post office – Fayetteville Observer
Days are numbered for downtown Pinehurst's 1934 post officeFayetteville ObserverPINEHURST – For more than three-quarters of a century, the post office on Cherokee Road has been an anchor that has drawn residents into the village center. But the downtown post office, which opened in 1934 when Franklin Delano … More: …
Read More »One in Five Internet Users Visited Amazon in June; Ebay Close Behind – International Business Times
International Business Times One in Five Internet Users Visited Amazon in June; Ebay Close BehindInternational Business TimesEbay, the online auction site, received 223.5 million visitors in June, or 16.2 percent of the total number of Internet users, according to comScore. "Technology has changed the way consumers behave, and increasingly they …
Read More »Robber driven out of post office with shopping bag jailed
An armed robber driven out of a post office by an elderly man wielding a shopping bag containing a lettuce and bottles is jailed for nine years. More: continued here
Read More »Belgrade can’t decide on Kosovo, Kosovo official says
PRIŠTINA — Kosovo government representatives have rejected the idea of two customs stamps, stressing that Belgrade cannot decide on Kosovo. Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister Hajredin Kuci has stated that Priština coordinates its activities with Brussels and that Belgrade has no right to decide. More: continued here
Read More »Duo held with Rs 66L fake stamp papers – Times of India
Mumbai Mirror Duo held with Rs 66L fake stamp papersTimes of IndiaMUMBAI: The Ghatkopar police on Tuesday arrested two men who were found to possess a huge quantity of fake stamp papers in the denominations of 500, 100 and 50. The seizure is reportedly to the tune of Rs 66.5 …
Read More »Leaders Make Plea To Keep Milwaukee Post Offices Open – WISN Milwaukee
Leaders Make Plea To Keep Milwaukee Post Offices OpenWISN MilwaukeeGwen Moore to make a plea to the Postal Service on Wednesday. The leaders are asking the agency to reconsider a plan to close five office locations in the city. They said the five locations in danger of shutting down are …
Read More »Pres. Obama Promotes Dependency With Food Stamps – Houston Chronicle (blog)
Houston Chronicle (blog) Pres. Obama Promotes Dependency With Food StampsHouston Chronicle (blog)Newt Gingrich got into trouble with the left recently because he called Obama “The food stamp President.” Somehow this was supposed to be racist, even though more whites are on food stamps, but then the left turn anything anyone …
Read More »Amazon, eBay, Apple among top retail sites visited – CNET
PhysOrg.com Amazon, eBay, Apple among top retail sites visitedCNETTrailing in second place was eBay.com with 223.5 million visitors, or 16.2 percent of the global audience. Across the world, China's Alibaba Corporation (which includes Taobao, Alibaba.com and Alipay) saw 156.8 million people, or 11.3 percent of all …Think eBay is the …
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