Taiwan post office pulls fixed-deposits for companiesReuters India, IndiaWith effect from Monday, Chunghwa Post will stop renewing contracts for fixed deposits by companies and drafting new fixed deposit accounts for them, post office officials said. State-run Chunghwa Post's savings and deposits portfolio totalled T$4.53 …Chunghwa Post moves to close time-deposit service to companieseTaiwan NewsTaiwan post to…
PRESS DIGEST – Financial Times – March 9ReutersThis price is based on similar deals like Ebay buying Bill Me Later for 945 million US dollars. Moneybookers is used by Unicef, Wikipedia and Skype for payment processing, and has deals in place with the likes of Thomas Cook, MTV, Ebay and Facebook to … More: continued…
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail boss attacks TNT for 'poaching'guardian.co.uk, UKThe government's plans to sell a stake in the Royal Mail were in disarray last night after it emerged that the company's chief executive, Adam Crozier, is at loggerheads with TNT, the Dutch company that is the front-runner to take a 30% share in the …'No alternative' to…
Guide to the Different eBay Auction마인드스포츠올림피아드, South KoreaThese are the bread-and-butter of eBay, the auctions everybody comprehtrimmings: trimmings customer bid, others outbid them, they bid anew, and the winner gets the write-up. unfussy. keep auctions are for agents who don't want their bulletins to plug … More: continued here
TVNZ Jade Goody: Dying Reality Star Baptized With Her Two SonsCelebuzz, CAThe service, which took place in the chapel of London's Royal Marsden Hospital, was attended by her close friends and family, with a fragile Goody in a wheelchair. Her two sons, Bobby, 5, and Freddy, 4, were also christened with their dying 27-year-old …Jade Goody…
Elizabethton's Sossner Steel Stamps branching out in attempt to …Kingsport Times News, TNJust a week ago Neil Friedman, president of Sossner Steel Stamps, was considering the first layoff in the 100-year history of the company. Slumping sales caused him to consider laying off as much as half of his 32-person labor force. … More: continued here
New York Magazine The Senators’ Railway StationNew York Times, United StatesVeterans of this project and its many iterations see a glimmer of hope that the grand old Farley Post Office on Eighth Avenue can still be converted into a splendid new railroad hall named for the late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. …Smith: How Bloomberg Could Finally…
'A shame': long-forgotten post office mural finds new lifeBeaver County Times, PAThe art: Oil on canvas mural, pasted to the wall of the Aliquippa Post Office on Franklin Avenue on Jan. 13, 1938. The artist: Niles Spencer, born 1893 in Pawtucket, RI, died 1952 in Dingmans Ferry, Pa. The dimensions: 15 feet 4 inches wide, ……
Seattle Times US Postal Service and rising cost of stampsSeattle Times, United StatesI will soon be distancing myself further from their mismanagement by paying all my bills through online banking, thus avoiding the increased cost of the stamps that apparently buys houses for key employees. And for employees out there wanting to write … More: continued…
EBay's Big Plans for PayPalBusinessWeekBut just when other companies have stopped giving financial guidance because of the unpredictable nature of today's world markets, struggling eBay (EBAY) plans to provide more details about its business than it has in three years, say company insiders. … More: continued here