Sorry, 24-hour party people in need of late-night/early-hour postal workers: The Daily News reports that the 24-hour retail window at the James A. Farley Post Office will close starting May 9. The new hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; and Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m. The Farley post …
Read More »Royal protection officer ‘conned his colleagues to fund life of luxury’ (Daily Mail)
Altogether officers protecting the royals lost more than £250,000 to a spread-betting venture called ‘the currency club’, one of a number of apparently successful sidelines Paul Page allegedly set up to clear spiralling debts, a court has heard. More: continued here
Read More »eBay to Buy South Korea’s Gmarket For $1.2 Billion (New York Times)
eBay offered to buy South Korean online retailer Gmarket for up to $1.2 billion, a deal that would make it the leader in the world’s sixth-largest e-commerce market. More: continued here
Read More »A Stamp of Disapproval (Stamp Collecting's Fate in the Internet Age) – History News Network
A Stamp of Disapproval (Stamp Collecting's Fate in the Internet Age)History News Network, WAOne of the innocent victims of our Brave New Electronic Age has been, I suspect, the hobby of stamp collecting. I'd give odds that there are a great many young people who are only dimly aware of the …
Read More »EBay seeks better focus on core strengths (Market Watch)
EBay Inc. says that it is focusing its efforts on business areas “where we can win,” which include the company’s core electronic commerce market but not the Internet telephony business the company paid a large sum to enter less than four years ago. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Offers $1.2 Billion For Korea's Gmarket – InformationWeek
eBay Offers $1.2 Billion For Korea's GmarketInformationWeek, NYBy W. David Gardner EBay on Thursday said it will offer $1.2 billion to purchase Gmarket, a Korean e-commerce firm that specializes in online auctions. The Gmarket deal is at the heart of eBay's online business and along with eBay's Internet Auction Co … …
Read More »eBay announces plans to acquire No. 1 Gmarket – 중앙데일리
중앙데일리 eBay announces plans to acquire No. 1 Gmarket중앙데일리, South KoreaIn a bid to expand its share in the online market business, eBay, the world's top online auctioneer, announced yesterday that it plans to acquire Gmarket, Korea's top online marketplace. It is eBay's second acquisition notice since it bought a stake …
Read More »Collection of Lincoln stamps up for auction (KFDA-TV Amarillo)
Associated Press – April 15, 2009 11:15 AM ET DALLAS (AP) – A collection of more than 10,000 stamps depicting President Lincoln goes up for auction Friday by a Dallas-based auction… More: continued here
Read More »Fla. lawmakers to probe food stamp calls in India – Forbes
Fla. lawmakers to probe food stamp calls in IndiaForbes, NYBy TAMARA LUSH , 04.16.09, 12:47 PM EDT Florida lawmakers on Thursday questioned why customer call centers in India are handling questions from food stamp recipients who use a debit-like card to buy groceries. State Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Valrico, … More: continued …
Read More »ebay Hits the "Buy It Now" Button – Motley Fool
ebay Hits the "Buy It Now" ButtonMotley FoolInstead of simply buying a piece of South Korea's leading online marketplace, ebay is going to swallow down all of Gmarket (Nasdaq: GMKT). The $1.2 billion deal finds ebay paying $24 a share to Gmarket investors. It already has a majority of the …
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