If Online Sales Add State Tax, Do Amazon (AMZN) And Ebay Get Dinged?24/7 Wall St., NYThe would require companies like Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Ebay (EBAY) to track the source of each sale and levy the local tax due accordingly. Now that states are bedeviled by falling tax receipts and the federal government moves further into debt…
Examiner.com NYC says sayonara to 24-hour Post OfficeExaminer.comIn an effort to save money, the gigantic James A. Farley Post Office in Manhattan will cease 24-hour service on May 9, according to the Daily News. The Post Office, which is located across from Penn Station, will no longer cater to the all-night party … More: continued…
AuctionBytes Blog A Guide to eBay's Spring 2009 ChangesAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay made some major announcements on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. The marketplace will expand the rollout its new Item page, launch a new dispute resolution process, introduce new features for sellers including a Smart FAQ and …AuctionBytes Soundoff: Letters from ReadersAuctionbytesFrom the EditorAuctionbytesFirst Item…
Wooster Ethnic Fair offers passport stamp to diverse culturesWooster Daily Record, OHEthnic fairgoers were encouraged to visit all exhibitors by collecting stamps on a passport form. Each stamp on the passport brought with it an exchange of cultures and traditions. Elvira Nurieva, a Russian language assistant from Tomsk, Siberia, … More: continued here
Congratulations are in order! As a life-long Berkshire resident and a box holder at the Pittsfield Post Office, I thought it was Impossible to make a trip there any more difficult. But with the removal of the stairs along Willis St. they have succeeded. Boy, what will they think of next? More: continued here
AZ Central.com Lincoln stamp trove scores nearly $2M at auctionThe Associated PressDALLAS (AP) — A Georgia man's collection of more than 10000 Abraham Lincoln stamps has sold at auction in New York City for a total of nearly $2 million. Dallas-based Spink Shreves Galleries on Friday auctioned off the Lincoln-focused collection that …Lincoln stamps collection…
Food stamps now taken at some farmers' marketsEnterprise-Record, CABy HEATHER HACKING-Staff Writer An innovative program to allow people to use their food stamps to buy locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables earned recognition recently from the Sierra Cascade Region of the Network for a Healthy California. … More: continued here
SEOUL, South Korea — EBay Inc. said Thursday that it planned to pay as much as $1.2 billion for control of South Korea’s top online marketplace, potentially making it one of the company’s largest acquisitions as it moves to expand in Asia. More: continued here
Temecula post office's 150th anniversary nearsPress-Enterprise, CABy JEFF HORSEMAN But in 1859, the then-tiny Old West outpost marked another milestone — its first post office. "Having an actual mail service come in twice a week …was phenomenal," said local historian Darell Farnbach. "There was communication with … More: continued here
Poizner takes early shot at rival Whitman Meg Whitman is touting her business bona fides as a main reason people should elect her California governor next year. More: continued here