Daily Mail Peter Mandelson must win his fight to reform Royal MailTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –4 hours agoIn reality, his plans were blocked by Gordon Brown at the Treasury and a wholly unsatisfactory compromise emerged which saw Royal Mail become an independent …Royal Mail sell-off plan is revivedTimes OnlineRoyal Mail’s partial privatisation backedFinancial TimesMandelson under fire from furious…
Trio sought over post office raidsGold Coast News, Australia –4 hours agoThe bandits broke into a post office on West Burleigh Road around midnight then went on to hit again another office on Currumbin Creek Road a few hours … More: continued here
EBay Bans Sale of IvoryNew York Times Blogs, NY –3 minutes agoBy Brad Stone My colleague Felicity Barringer tells us that eBay will ban all transactions in ivory on its global e-commerce site starting next year. … More: continued here
Hell Mail Privatising Royal Mail Would Be National DisgraceHell Mail, UK –7 hours ago“At a time of economic instability the last thing the British public wants to hear is that privatisation is the solution to Royal Mail's problems. …Royal Mail’s “Partner for Growth” campaignTameBayall 2 news articles More: continued here
Reuters StubHub helps parent company eBay post solid quarterTicket News, CT –2 hours agoBy Alfred Branch Jr. Online auctions giant EBay posted a $228 million increase in revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, in part due to a solid …eBay: Getting Something for NothingSeeking AlphaHas eBay hit its twilight?CNNMoney.comeBay fears Christmas gloomScotsmanCNET News – TheStreet.comall 490…
The Mobile Citizen Services Office will be in the ShopRite of Bound Brook parking lot at 611 W. Union Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22. BOUND BROOK – The County Welfare Directors Association of New… More: continued here
Royal Mail pitches direct mailBCS, UK –2 hours agoDirect mail has been suggested as a way of improving search engine marketing by the Royal Mail. The organisation has conducted research which found that 58 …Combining direct mail with search tactics 'can improve campaigns'Business Strata – Business NewsRevenge of snail-mailBusiness Feetall 3 news articles More: continued here
NEW YORK — A JPMorgan analyst on Monday lowered his earnings estimates for a slew of transportation companies, including railroads and truckers and package delivery carriers UPS Inc. and FedEx Corp, predicting that economic weakness will continue throughout 2009. More: continued here
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 and easy to follow, and…
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