VentureBeat PayPal alums launch CapLinkedBizjournals.comThe company said San Jose-based PayPal Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) alums Peter Thiel, Dave McClure and Joe Lonsdale led the round. CapLinked CEO Eric Jackson — a former vice president at PayPal — said the Manhattan Beach-based company "acts like LinkedIn for …Latest from the PayPal Mafia? A …
Read More »Census spies will track every home: Anger at ‘intrusion of vast computer network’ – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Census spies will track every home: Anger at 'intrusion of vast computer network'Daily MailAddresses have been collected from state and commercial sources and recorded on a database, which will be handed over to the Royal Mail and Ordnance Survey for continual updating after the census. The tracking network …
Read More »Postage stamps raise cash for Forest dog charity – Salisbury Journal
Postage stamps raise cash for Forest dog charitySalisbury JournalA FOREST dog rescue charity is appealing to people to save used stamps to help raise funds. People wishing to support Southern Counties German Shepherd Rescue, based in Linwood, can cut or tear off stamps, leaving about a quarter … More: continued …
Read More »Royal Mail spends £5m on rubber bands – This is Money
Newbury Weekly News Group Royal Mail spends £5m on rubber bandsThis is MoneyThe Royal Mail has spent almost £5m on 4bn red rubber bands in the last five years, it has been revealed. The current level of spending works out at £2840 being spent each day, up 40% from five …
Read More »Inflation-linked accounts offer respite to savers – Investors Chronicle
Money High Street Inflation-linked accounts offer respite to saversInvestors ChronicleThe Post Office's five-year Inflation Linked Bond will return Retail Prices Index (RPI) Inflation as measured in April each year, plus 1.5 per cent gross per year. In the instance that RPI inflation was negative in any year, the return would …
Read More »eBay (EBAY) Showing Bullish Technicals With Resistance At $34.94 – Market Intelligence Center
eBay (EBAY) Showing Bullish Technicals With Resistance At $34.94Market Intelligence CentereBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) closed Friday's unsure trading session at $34.53. In the past year, the stock has hit a 52-week low of $19.06 and 52-week high of $35.35. eBay stock has been showing support around $34.20 and resistance in the $34.94 …
Read More »With More Than One Million Trade-In Offers Generated, eBay Extends Instant … – Business Wire (press release)
With More Than One Million Trade-In Offers Generated, eBay Extends Instant …Business Wire (press release)(BUSINESS WIRE)–eBay, the world's largest online marketplace and a leader in mobile shopping, today announced the extension of its Instant Sale smartphone promotion until 12PM CST on Tuesday, March 8. The program, which provides a cash …
Read More »No mail damaged in truck fire at Norfolk post office
NORFOLK A tractor-tailer caught fire this morning while was parked at a dock at the Main Post Office at Brambeton Avenue and Church Street. The fire was reported shortly after 4 a.m., said Battalion Chief Harry Worley, spokesman for Norfolk Fire-Rescue. More: continued here
Read More »Bats signed by Tendulkar up for auction on eBay – Hindustan Times
CBC.ca Bats signed by Tendulkar up for auction on eBayHindustan TimesPTI Aiming to cash in on the interest generated by the ongoing Cricket World Cup, online market place eBay India has started auctioning bats autographed by master blaster Sachin Tendulkar for charity. Two cricket bats signed by the cricket maestro …
Read More »Post office to be renamed in Height’s honor – Washington Post (blog)
Post office to be renamed in Height's honorWashington Post (blog)By AP A post office in Washington will be officially renamed in honor of civil rights leader Dorothy Height. A ceremonial renaming of the post office near Union Station is scheduled for 3 pm Tuesday. It will become the first federal …
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