After spending more than a year in Wall Street’s doghouse, eBay Inc. has managed to win back favor from investors and analysts in recent weeks, as data has shown improvements in the company’s core online auctions business. More: continued here
Read More »New district Post Office to reopen (West Cumberland Times & Star)
A POST office in Maryport which closed in February is set to reopen in new premises later this month. More: continued here
Read More »Old Post Office deal not sealed and delivered yet (Chicago Sun-Times)
The sale of the Old Chicago Main Post Office remained a muddled affair Wednesday after the buyer who won it at auction missed a deadline to close the deal. Bill Davies, a globe-trotting investor who pledged $40 million at the Aug. 27 auction for the vacant hulk that spans the …
Read More »eBay Lays Off 40% of German Workforce (AuctionBytes)
eBay is laying off 400 of its 1,000 workers in Germany, its second-largest market after the U.S. The move comes after eBay laid off 700 workers in Vancouver, Canada, effective last month. More: continued here
Read More »Pepper Plan: LPGA needs its own version of FedEx Cup (Golf Magazine)
As interim commissioner of the LPGA, Marty Evans has been a stabilizing influence, but as we get closer to the announcement of a full-time replacement for Carolyn Bivens, I have one really big idea I think he or she should consider: an LPGA version of the FedEx Cup. More: continued …
Read More »neosaej Raises $1.7 Million For ebay-Style Banking Marketplace – paidContent.org
neosaej Raises $1.7 Million For ebay-Style Banking MarketplacepaidContent.orgneosaej, an online auction tech startup, has raised $1.7 million worth of a proposed $3.1 million round of funding, per an SEC filing. The Burlington, Mass. …and more » More: continued here
Read More »WALTHAM FOREST: Royal Mail managers help sort post as crisis deepens – Guardian Series
WALTHAM FOREST: Royal Mail managers help sort post as crisis deepensGuardian SeriesROYAL Mail managers in East London are volunteering to help keep the post moving as the crisis caused by an ongoing industrial dispute … More: continued here
Read More »As consumers slow down, FedEx and UPS adapt (Standard-Examiner)
NEW YORK — When Wall Street collapsed, the paper stopped. Memos, invoices and order forms were left unsent. At package delivery behemoths FedEx and UPS, last fall’s meltdown and the worst recession in a generation has meant a sharp drop-off in the number of documents and packages sent overnight. And …
Read More »Kids’ News: New Stamps Feature Underwater Animal and Plant Life (Washington Post)
— It’s October 1, and that means National Stamp Collecting Month has begun. Every year the U.S. Postal Service unveils new stamps in honor of the occasion, and this year it has gone to new depths for inspiration — really. More: continued here
Read More »I auctioned grandma on eBay (Adelaide Now)
WHEN selling an item on eBay there is a strict etiquette. Give an honest appraisal of the goods, including their faults. More: continued here
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