NEW YORK (AP) — A former FedEx worker admitted Thursday to tipping off thieves who hijacked a company truck in Manhattan and held its driver hostage for hours in a brazen but bungled heist, prosecutors said. More: continued here
Read More »Centralia council rejects trench shield bids, city may turn to eBay – WJBD Online
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Read More »Royal Mail employees face pay freeze – ClickAJob News
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Read More »$50,000 Reward Offered in OP Post Office Robbery (KSHB-TV Kansas City)
Postal officials are offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect who robbed an Overland Park post office last December. More: continued here
Read More »Central Oxford gets new post office – Oxford Mail
Central Oxford gets new post officeOxford Mail, UKBy Andrew Ffrench » A NEW post office opened in central Oxford yesterday, 50 yards from where another closed despite a fight by 3000 people to save it. In February, the Post Office franchise at Lloyds Pharmacy closed after Lloyds decided to shut. … …
Read More »Cruise lines cancel Mexico stops over flu fear – The Associated Press
WSAV-TV Cruise lines cancel Mexico stops over flu fearThe Associated PressMeanwhile, Royal Caribbean International and Norwegian Cruise Lines, along with their competitors, told passengers their ships are carefully cleaned and they don't need to worry. Norwegian's Pearl is on a special voyage with Mexico stops, …Baltimore Now Home Port For …
Read More »Online auction on eBay for collectible coins and currency – WKOW-TV.com
Online auction on eBay for collectible coins and currencyWKOW-TV.com, WIeBay bidders will have a chance to join an online auction for items like a $50 Civil War Note, gold billion, United States Proof sets, silver dollar coins and much more. More than 2000 abandoned collectible coins and currency are being auctioned …
Read More »Marion mayor confident about GM plant (The Indianapolis Star)
Marion Mayor Wayne Seybold was optimistic about the future of the city’s General Motors plant Monday after the company announcement it will cut 21,000 U.S. jobs and phase out the Pontiac brand that the factory stamps metal panels for. More: continued here
Read More »ProfBay Tracks How Profitable Your eBay Sales Are [EBay Hacks] (Lifehacker)
If you’re a regular lister on eBay, you know how much your items are selling for, but maybe not the hard margins on your best stuff. Free (in beta) web tracker ProfBay aims to help. ProfBay can’t… More: continued here
Read More »eBay Earnings Release Not Entirely Good News – Practical Ecommerce
HispanicBusiness.com eBay Earnings Release Not Entirely Good NewsPractical Ecommerce, Grand JunctionLast week, eBay announced first quarter 2009 revenue of $2.02 billion, a $171.6 million year-over-year decrease. While PayPal, Classifieds and Skype performed well, according to eBay, delivering year-over-year revenue growth, text and graphical …Reports of ebay's New Dispute Process in ActionAuctionBytes …
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