Financial Times Think tank calls for Post Office to be turned into 'people's bank …24dash, UKThe report also called for the Post Office to be transformed into a "people's bank" which could safeguard the institution's branch network and tackle financial exclusion in poorer areas. The think tank called for the Government's enterprise finance …GORDON BROWN’S BANK…
L'Oreal takes action against eBayBBC News, UKCosmetics giant L'Oreal is starting proceedings against online auction site eBay at the High Court in the UK for selling fake versions of its products. The French company has now started legal proceedings in five European countries as it looks to … More: continued here
Royal Mail boss complains about potential buyer TNTBrand Republic, UKby Daniel Farey-Jones, Brand Republic 09-Mar-09, 14:15 LONDON – Royal Mail's chief executive has complained to the Government about the business tactics of TNT, the leading contender to buy a stake in the British state-owned postal operator. … More: continued here
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 growth …SmarTrend® News Watch: Coca-Cola…
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 Asset ClearinghouseForbesall 2 news articles…
AuctionBytes Blog A Closer Look at eBay's New Item PageAuctionBytes Blog, MABy Ina Steiner eBay has been testing a new Item page (also known as View Item page) for over a year, first announcing the new page in June 2008. Stating that the page had suffered from "improvement overload," eBay said at the time that it…
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 here
Paypal rival Moneybookers hopes to click with buyersReutersBased in London, Moneybookers competes with online auctioneer eBay's (EBAY.O) Paypal service. It has recently been added as an alternative payment option on eBay. It also vies with money transfer companies including Western Union (WU. …Moneybookers is on saleEcommerce JournalInvestcorp puts Moneybookers up for saleThomson Merger News (registration)Moneybookers…
Sydney Morning Herald Stamps send a message of action to solve a sticky problemSydney Morning Herald, AustraliaAUSTRALIA POST will join the growing chorus of voices raised on the subject of climate change with the release tomorrow of three stamps commemorating Earth Hour. The specially designed stamps feature an owl, a possum and an orang-utan and carry…
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 … More: continued here