A year after acquiring Bill Me Later, eBay Inc. has begun offering the deferred credit option on the eBay online marketplace and through the PayPal web payment service eBay also owns. More: continued here
eBay and PayPal now offer Bill Me Later as a payment option during checkout for Buy It Now purchases and for some auction listings. PayPal took into consideration general factors such as seller performance and product category when determining which auction listings would qualify. More: continued here
The Daily Mail has learned that some of the 30,000 casual workers being hired by Royal Mail to work during this week’s planned strike have criminal convictions but references are not being checked before they start work. More: continued here
ABC News Is poverty at 40 million — or 47 million?msnbc.comIt includes as income non-cash aid such as food stamps, public housing and free school lunches. For 2008, the Census estimated the poverty threshold under …Revised formula puts 1 in 6 Americans in povertyThe Associated Pressall 373 news articles » More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Union members ordered to cover work in Royal Mail disputeTimes OnlineThe Royal Mail dispute enveloped another trade union yesterday after thousands of its members were ordered to cover the work of striking employees. …Strikes Seen Putting Royal Mail In The RedNew York TimesUK Govt Urges Postal Workers To Call Off StrikeWall Street JournalUnion and…
When eBay Inc. reports its third-quarter earnings Wednesday after the closing bell, investors may get a better sense of how well the company’s ongoing efforts to refresh its online marketplace are working. More: continued here
The finances of state-owned Royal Mail will dive into the red if a planned national strike by workers goes ahead this week, Business Minister Peter Mandelson said yesterday. More: continued here
New Zealand Herald Alien Halloween costume spooks immigrantsThe Associated PressSince Friday, when the Coalition for Humane Immigration Rights in Los Angeles first raised the issue, companies including Target, Walgreens and eBay have …'Illegal Alien' mask flap spooks retailersUSA Todayall 687 news articles » More: continued here
Mirror.co.uk 70st man piled on pounds after dad died… then he lost job and mumMirror.co.ukA former Royal Mail colleague said: “Paul was always a big lad – but doing the deliveries kept him fit. I think he suffered from depression when he lost his …World's heaviest man must have surgery or dieTelegraph.co.ukBriton named as world's…
ebay to limit sale of cultural artefactsSwissinfoSwitzerland's Federal Culture Office and online auction house ebay have agreed to limit the sale of archaeological artefacts over the internet. …and more » More: continued here