The Consumer Memo, 11/24:Safety regulator promises swift action on mammoth …Kansas City StarEBay Inc.'s Web-site crash on Nov. 21 may have cost merchants about 80 percent of their sales for the day, according to ChannelAdvisor Corp., …and more » More: continued here
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With more Americans going hungry than ever before, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is concerned that dozens of states aren’t adequately administering food stamp programs designed to provide food to low-income Americans. More: continued here
Read More »How to find items to sell on eBay, Part One – Examiner.com
Daily Mail How to find items to sell on eBay, Part OneExaminer.comIf you are ready to start making money on eBay, you need items to sell. One of the best places to look for inventory is your own home. …eBay offers compo for search failureRegisterMore Details On eBay's Search OutageistockAnalyst.com …
Read More »Spring Hill post office to stay open – Tampa Tribune
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Read More »Andy Plesser: eBay Launches Online Magazine with “Inside Source” — and Fake Hamsters are Hottest Holiday Gift (The Huffington Post)
Earlier this month, eBay launched Inside Source, a style/fashion/shopping guide published by the auction giant. Here’s the launch story in The New York Times…. More: continued here
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The U.S. Postal Service has issued a 44-cent Nature of America: Kelp Forest commemorative stamps in 10 designs in a pressure-sensitive adhesive pane of 20 and a $8.95 Premium Stamped Postal Card booklet of 10. Designed by Ethel Kessler, Bethesda, Md., the stamps are on sale nationwide. More: continued here
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After Kennedy flap, clergy abuse victims say RI bishop not doing enough to protect kids – Clergy sex abuse victims and their supporters said Tuesday that Rhode Island’s Roman Catholic bishop is not doing enough to protect children from pedophile priests even as he’s taken on Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy …
Read More »Royal Mail signs cloud deal with CSC (Computer Weekly)
Royal Mail has signed a contract with CSC to provide cloud-based IT services to its 30,000 employees. More: continued here
Read More »US urges Americans to help feed their neighbors – Reuters
US urges Americans to help feed their neighborsReutersThe USDA will spend $58.3 billion next year on food stamps to help poor people buy groceries, up from about $54 billion this year. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Private equity consortium acquires 70% stake in Skype Technologies from eBay – Trading Markets (press release)
Bizcommunity.com Private equity consortium acquires 70% stake in Skype Technologies from eBayTrading Markets (press release)eBay received approximately $1900 million in cash and a note from the buyer in the principal amount of $125 million. Skype is a web-based telecommunication …ebay: S&P Turns Bullish After Skype SaleBarron’s (blog)eBay completes sale of …
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