Mark Twain stamp will be commemorated in Old SacramentoSacramento Bee (blog)The US Postal Service has chosen Old Sacramento as the launch site for its new postage stamp honoring the author. A USPS representative will deliver the dedication and present the anniversary stamp to Twain avatar Jon DeCles, who will "pontificate" to … More: continued here
FedEx Corp. says the global economy will continue to see moderate growth as fuel and other costs subside. More: continued here
Online prices soar for space shuttle Atlantis launch ticketsFlorida TodayJohn Milleker was so disheartened when he saw the prices listed on eBay for tickets to the last shuttle launch that he nixed traveling to Florida to watch the final liftoff. Packages of tickets are being offered for hundreds of dollars — and as high …and…
Jingle of tills gradually falls silent across the land The UK’s network of 12,000 Post Offices will start accepting contactless payment cards and thus NFC phones by October next year, making it the largest retailer to yet do so.… More: continued here
WASHINGTON – The financially troubled Postal Service is suspending its employer contribution to the federal employee retirement system. The agency said Wednesday it was acting to conserve cash as it continues to lose money. More: continued here
Daily Mail Identity card belonging to 'murdered' Pope John Paul I sells on eBay for …Daily MailAn identity card belonging to Pope John Paul I, who died mysteriously after just 33 days in the Vatican, has been sold on eBay for almost £5000. Known as the 'Smiling Pope', he was elected in August 1978 but…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – FedEx Corp’s quarterly profit and outlook beat forecasts as higher shipping rates and tight cost controls more than offset a slowing economic recovery and high fuel prices. More: continued here
BBC News eBay Motors Announces Changes to Low-Volume Seller FeesAuctionbyteseBay Motors announced that users who list up to six vehicles on eBay Motors nationally in a calendar year and up to six locally through eBay Classifieds will pay no listing fees. They will continue to pay a Successful Listing Fee if …eBay to raise fixed…
LORAIN — The South Lorain Post Office is on the chopping block as the U.S. Postal Service looks for ways to save money, a spokesman said. More: continued here
FedEx Corp., operator of the world’s biggest cargo airline, forecast full-year earnings that may top analysts’ estimates as global shipping demand climbs. More: continued here