'Tea party' rally set Wednesday at downtown post officeReporterNews.com, TXBy Doug Myers (Contact) If you've got a beef with what you consider to be runaway government spending, you can let your voice be heard during a rally Wednesday in front of the main US post office on Pine Street. Hundreds of …
Read More »Locust Grove Post Office Closing – WCAV
Locust Grove Post Office ClosingWCAV, VAThe Post Office located in a convenience store on Route 20 is closing down for good, leaving many customers upset. For many it is more than just Post Office it's a local gathering spot. In just a few days the Locust Grove location will close down …
Read More »Food stamp caseloads on the rise in Central Texas – News 8 Austin
Food stamp caseloads on the rise in Central TexasNews 8 Austin, TXThe number of people applying for food stamps is on the rise in Central Texas. The downturn in the economy has meant a downturn in shifts at work for Norma F. Rodriguez and her daughter, who share the same economic …
Read More »ebay Unloads stumbleupon – Wall Street Journal
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Read More »Chevron pay cut – San Francisco Chronicle
Chevron pay cutSan Francisco Chronicle, USATwo founders of Web content recommendation service StumbleUpon said Monday they bought the company back from online auctioneer eBay, two years after eBay paid $75 million for the startup. The founders, Garrett Camp and Geoff Smith, bought the company …Chevron chief earns $13.8 millionForbesall 17 …
Read More »BJ's expands food stamp payment options – The Associated Press
BJ's expands food stamp payment optionsThe Associated Press(AP) — BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. said Tuesday it will allow its club members to use electronic food stamps to pay for items at all of its clubs. The membership wholesale club previously allowed use of food stamps at 30 of its clubs. …
Read More »EBay buys Korean rival’s stake for $413 million: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
EBay Inc has agreed to buy a controlling stake in South Korean online retailer Gmarket Inc for $413 million, at a 32.5 percent premium, news service eDaily reported on Monday. More: continued here
Read More »Teamsters Denounce FedEx For Accepting Award From Country Guilty of Widespread Labor Violations (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
The Teamsters today denounced FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) for accepting an award for “corporate responsibility” from the Chamber of Commerce in Dubai, where indentured servitude is widespread among immigrant construction workers. More: continued here
Read More »Report: eBay to buy stake in SKorean auction site (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
EBay Inc. will purchase a substantial stake in the operator of a leading South Korean online marketplace, a news report said Monday. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Will Not Stay Open Later On Tax Day – WBKO
Post Office Will Not Stay Open Later On Tax DayWBKO, KYWith the United States Post Office is struggling financially, Bowling Green's office won't be open late on tax day. Instead, the office will operate during normal business hours. With more and more taxpayers switching to electronic filing methods, … More: continued …
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