An eBay Inc executive said on Thursday the auction company bought a stake in Craigslist partly to block rival web company Google Inc from acquiring the classified ads business. More: continued here
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The Royal Mail has given warning that its pension deficit is set to climb to an alarming £10bn. More: continued here
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Royal Mail is set to enter the record books next year — but perhaps not in the way it would wish to. More: continued here
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