San Diego CityBEAT Mauritius at the AlleyHouston Press, TXIf I told you all this jittery apprehension happens because of two old postage stamps, you'd scoff, but these tiny slips of paper are none other than the exceedingly valuable One and Two Penny "Post Office" stamps, issued in 1847 from the island …
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US online auction giant eBay was on Wednesday banned by the British advertising watchdog from claiming its prices were a quarter cheaper than those sold in British stores. More: continued here
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Read More »Sale of Royal Mail, Land Registry and QE2 Centre to raise £16bn … – Telegraph.co.uk
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Read More »Stock Preacher Issues Technical Trade Alerts on: AAPL, CAT, EBAY … – PR Newswire (press release)
Stock Preacher Issues Technical Trade Alerts on: AAPL, CAT, EBAY…PR Newswire (press release), NYToday's Trade Alerts include: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) , Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) , eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) , Emulex Corp. (NYSE: ELX) , Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (NYSE: FCX) , International Business Machines Corp. … More: …
Read More »eBay Earnings Call: Low … – InternetNews.com
eBay Earnings Call: Low …InternetNews.com, NYBy Michelle Megna: More stories by this author: eBay will issue first calendar quarter earnings tomorrow after the close of trading on Wall Street, and investors will be looking for quite a bit of information on how the online marketplace is faring, …eBay Releases IPO Plan …
Read More »Budget: Plan for £9bn in efficiency savings – Belfast Telegraph
Straits Times Budget: Plan for £9bn in efficiency savingsBelfast Telegraph, United Kingdom"It means the Government is pressing ahead with the sale of Royal Mail in the face of massive public opposition. This programme of cuts and privatisation will be made worse when the Chancellor's unsustainable growth predictions are exposed. …Video: Budget …
Read More »'Bad time' to sell Royal Mail – Scotsman
'Bad time' to sell Royal MailScotsman, United KingdomTHE Government will lose hundreds of millions of pounds on its plan to part-privatise the Royal Mail because of the timing of its controversial proposals, a report claimed today. Pressure group Compass said a partial sale would net £1 billion – less … More: …
Read More »Santa Clara County families piling into social services offices – San Jose Mercury News
Santa Clara County families piling into social services officesSan Jose Mercury News, USAApplications for food stamps increased 60 percent between September and January, Social Services Agency Director Will Lightbourne told county supervisors Tuesday. Those seeking cash assistance through the CalWORKs program — which requires parents to … More: continued here
Read More »Internet sales tax may be put on the table – SmartBrief
Internet sales tax may be put on the tableSmartBrief, DCPolitical experts disagree on the likelihood of whether the measure can actually pass, as Internet sales giants Amazon and eBay lobby to protect the interests of the small businesses that use their services. BusinessWeek (04/20)Amazon and eBay may become tax collectorsDaily FinanceIf …
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