KMOX.com Missouri Food Stamp Numbers Inflated Since 2002KBIAJEFFERSON CITY, MO (KBIA) – The Missouri Social Services says a computer glitch is to blame for years of inaccurate reporting about food stamp program …Mo. could face financial repercussions from food stamp countKWMUMo. reported inflated food stamp figures to fedsThe Associated PressMissouri …
Read More »National Day stamps… (Gulf Daily News)
MANAMA: A collection of commemorative stamps have been released to mark Bahrain’s National Day and the 10th Anniversary of His Majesty King Hamad’s accession to the throne. More: continued here
Read More »eBay’s November Traffic Down 7.7% Year-over-Year (AuctionBytes)
Amazon.com’s number of unique visitors for November 2009 was up 5.57% year-over-year to 60.89 million, while eBay’s unique visitors dropped 7.72% year-over-year to 51.16 million. November was the third consecutive month that Amazon.com exceeded eBay in terms of uniques, according to data provided by Nielsen. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail predicts record £10bn pension deficit (Guardian Unlimited)
• Chief expects to face biggest shortfall in UK corporate history • Royal Mail profits up 4% to £184m in first half of year Royal Mail has a found a £10bn black hole in its retirement postbag – the biggest pension deficit in UK corporate history, its chief executive Adam …
Read More »Craigslist CEO’s “Evil Meg” Statement a Lie, Says eBay (NBC Bay Area)
Jim Buckmaster’s testimony “false and malicious” according to eBay executive. More: continued here
Read More »Norwood post office branch to remain open (Knoxville News Sentinel)
KNOXVILLE – The Norwood branch post office on Clinton Highway in Knoxville is being spared the budgetary axe.U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Knoxville, welcomed the news in a release today. Duncan said he received many letters and e-mails from people calling for the branch at 5727 Clinton Highway to …
Read More »Craigslist CEO didn’t complain about early eBay competition but defends protective measures (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
GEORGETOWN, Del. – Facing a competitive threat from one of its own shareholders and board members, online classifieds site Craigslist was justified in adopting antitakeover measures to protect itself from eBay, Craigslist CEO James Buckmaster said Tuesday. More: continued here
Read More »Downtown Winston-Salem Post Office Avoids Closure (FOX 8 WGHP)
The downtown Winston-Salem post office has been removed from a list of about 170 locations facing possible closure. More: continued here
Read More »Web Host Rackspace Names Former eBay Exec as COO (Web Host Industry Review)
December 15, 2009 — Web hosting provider Rackspace Hosting announced on Tuesday it has named former eBay executive Mark Roenigk as its new chief operating officer. More: continued here
Read More »Irish Post Office awards mail carriage to airBaltic (Journal of Commerce Online)
An Post, the Irish Post Office, has awarded a contract to airBaltic for the carriage of mail between Ireland and Riga (Latvia), Vilnius (Lithuania) and Tallinn (Estonia). More: continued here
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