Last month, I proposed the idea of simply keeping cumulative scores, relative to par, for the entire four-week FedEx Cup race. The player with the lowest score after four weeks — 16 rounds — would get the $10 million. It’s less sexy than the current points system, perhaps, but simple …
Read More »eBay Changes Quantity Displayed on Multi-Quantity Listings (AuctionBytes)
eBay will prevent shoppers from seeing the exact number of items for sale in a listing that has over 10 quantities of an item. Instead of displaying the actual quantity, such as “83 available,” eBay will begin displaying “more than 10 available.” More: continued here
Read More »THOM LOVERRO: Newcomer Plackemeier gets his kicks (The Washington Times)
The Washington Redskins played a variation of the West Coast offense Sunday at FedEx Field that we haven’t quite seen before. It was a version of the West Coast offense if an earthquake dropped half the United States into the ocean and the West Coast now started at Lincoln, Neb. …
Read More »Quick Take: Put it on eBay (Sun-Sentinel)
If you put it on eBay, they’ll see it on eBay. After all, even big-ticket items, such as airplanes, have been for sale at the online venue. More: continued here
Read More »Balanced attack rewards Stamps’ wideouts (Canada.com)
Joffrey Reynolds is paying the price and Calgary Stampeder receivers are reaping the benefits. The Stampeders’ running back and Canadian Football League rushing leader has been the victim in recent weeks of aggressive game-planning aimed at shutting him down. More: continued here
Read More »Local Concierge Medical Practice Management Firm Secures Major … – MarketWatch
Local Concierge Medical Practice Management Firm Secures Major …MarketWatch –3 hours agoRichard Stamps, president and CEO of Total Access Medical, reportedly closed on the financing deal on October 11th. Mr. Stamps stated, "In this economy, … More: continued here
Read More »Local post office 142 miles away (BBC News)
Customers at a post office in Bedfordshire which closes this week are mistakenly told their nearest branch would now be 142 miles away. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Wanders, UPS Follows (The Motley Fool)
The way fuel costs have dropped, they don’t have to charge customers higher rates. More: continued here
Read More »Portland port sells 77 acres to FedEx (Memphis Business Journal)
Two days after Daimler Trucks North America announced a plant closure that will cost the city 950 jobs, the Port of Portland signed a deal that could add 500 jobs to the local economy. (FDX) More: continued here
Read More »Canadian Stocks Advance, Led by EnCana, Potash, Royal Bank (Bloomberg)
Oct. 20 (Bloomberg) — Canadian stocks rose for a second day, building on the main index’s biggest weekly gain in six years, as commodity producers and financial companies climbed on higher crude-oil prices and lower borrowing costs. More: continued here
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