STOCKS NEWS US-Markets turn positive, lifted by big-cap techReuters UK, UKO) and online auction site eBay (EBAY.O) as among its top investment picks for the next 10 years. In its latest edition, the financial publication said that Microsoft was trading at appealing levels, and that it was supported by a long-term …
Read More »An eBay model for fixing the banks? – SmartBrief
An eBay model for fixing the banks?SmartBrief, DCHaley and Pigott compare their proposed clearinghouse to eBay, pointing out that eBay's primary function is to provide buyers with enough information about an item for them to assign a value to it, thereby making the asset marketable. Forbes (03/09)A Proposal For The National …
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Economy has more Arizonans turning to food stampsABC15.com (KNXV-TV), AZAnother sign of the crumbling economy, the number of Arizona households receiving federal food stamps is rising quickly. The Phoenix Business Journal is reporting that 26-percent more Arizona residents were on food stamps at the end of last year, … More: continued …
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Read More »Stamps send a message of action to solve a sticky problem – Sydney Morning Herald
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Read More »Royal Mail in row with potential buyer – Financial Times
Royal Mail in row with potential buyerFinancial Times, UKBy George Parker, Political Editor The boss of Royal Mail has accused TNT, its Dutch-based rival and a front-runner to buy a stake in the British postal operator, of using underhand tactics to poach business ahead of a planned part-privatisation of the … …
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Posted by Sam Diaz @ 4:15 amZDNetSwoopo – an online auction site that’s pretty much everything eBay is not – is a place where real, in-the-box, fully warrantied items like laptop computers, video game consoles and other products that otherwise might cost hundreds or thousands of … More: continued here
Read More »Sidmouth Post Office leasehold for sale – Devon 24
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Read More »Post office to close … unless you help – Runcorn World
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