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Today Lord Mandelson has put firmly into question the plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. It’s not a huge surprise. There were two essential problems with the plan. First how to get value for money from any sale at the bottom of the market? More: continued here

June 29 (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Gordon Brown ’s government shelved a review of its spending and plans to sell a stake in the post office, saying it would focus instead on improving housing before the next U.K. general election. More: continued here

The money lurking in TwitterCNET NewsThis is particularly true when you track the executive departures from Microsoft to more agile competitors like eBay (Yes, even eBay is more agile than …and more » More: continued here

EBay’s intended spin-off of Skype as a new public company could be threatened by a dispute between Skype’s founders and the internet telephony firm’s parent. The online auction giant intends to… More: continued here

Lord Mandelson, the Business Secretary, suffered his clearest setback since rejoining Gordon Brown’s government yesterday when he had to admit that his plans to sell a 30% stake in the Royal Mail are on hold. More: continued here

There was more activity than normal last week at the former post office building. That’s because crews began preliminary demolition work this past Tuesday for the renovation project that will transform the historic structure into a new visitors and visual arts center. More: continued here

Skype IPO threatened by eBay-founders fightSmartBriefSkype's initial public offering might be affected or delayed if the VoIP provider's parent company, eBay, isn't able to settle an ongoing battle with …and more » More: continued here

eBay is suing the two founders of Skype, even as that pair say the Internet auction giant breached a licensing deal and threaten to pull the technology. More: continued here

The Newton Post Office, along with other post offices in the Des Moines-based Hawkeye District, will be open Friday until noon and will be closed Saturday in observance of Independence Day. More: continued here

eBay UK placed a ban on tickets for Michael Jackson concerts on Friday after learning the musician had passed away. More: continued here