Earnings Preview: Expecting Stamps.com to DisappointSeeking Alpha, NY –4 hours agoStamps.com is scheduled to report third quarter 2008 results after the market closes on Thursday, October 23. Based on our analysis, … More: continued here
Green-controlled Stroud Town Council is celebrating an against-the-odds victory, after sealing a deal to reopen a post office closed under the government’s Network Change programme. More: continued here
EBay is banning the sale of ivory products to help protect African and Asian elephants. The policy will go into effect in December and will be enforced starting in January, eBay Inc. said. More: continued here
Poor eBay hasn?t had much luck lately. Even as its PayPal arm has done fairly well, the auction business that it?s k More: continued here
Last night, eBay announced that as of Jan. 1, it will institute a global ban on ivory sales. According to a new report from the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the site is responsible for almost two-thirds of the online trade in wildlife products globally. More: continued here
Drivers for FedEx Corp. have won about $14.4 million in a dispute over whether the delivery company illegally classified them as independent contractors instead of employees. Lawyers for about 200 drivers said Monday that a referee appointed by a Superior Court judge had awarded the amount in reimbursed job-related expenses and interest. The award… More:…
BOISE — Food stamp use throughout Idaho has reached at an all-time high as the economy continues to squeeze household finances.In August 2007, officials with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare said 87,771 Gem State residents received food purchase assistance with their Idaho “Quest” cards. In August this year, that number rose to 105,822…
(RTTNews) – eBay, the top online auction site, said that it will ban the worldwide sales of all types of ivory products with effect from January 1, 2009. More: continued here
Village joy as post office reopensThe Thetford and Brandon Times, UK –51 minutes agoResidents of Methwold yesterday said they hoped to provide inspiration to other communities after it emerged that their post office was set to reopen. … More: continued here
Postal worker burned mail in an incineratorCrewe Chronicle, UK –2 minutes agoJohn Oates, prosecuting, said Lavin started work at Royal Mail in January 2008 and by April, complaints were made about missing mail. … More: continued here