Brocktown News Giant beetles seized at Pennsylvania post officeThe Associated Press –4 hours agoThe large bugs arrived last week from Taiwan at a post office in Mohnton, about 50 miles northwest of Philadelphia, in a box whose contents were labeled as …Illegal giant beetle shipment intercepted in MohntonReading Eagleall 92 news …
Read More »Post office savings await rate prop (The Telegraph)
New Delhi, May 14 : The Congress-led government is planning to raise interest rates on post office savings. More: continued here
Read More »Craigslist Sues eBay, Makes Documents Public (AnandTech)
Craigslist accuses eBay of free-riding among other things… More: continued here
Read More »Postcomm wants Royal Mail part-privatised (Independent)
Saturday deliveries could be threatened unless the Royal Mail is partly privatised, the postal regulator has warned. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Bank of Canada Will Write Down C$855 Million (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
May 14 (Bloomberg) — Royal Bank of Canada , the country’s largest lender, will take additional writedowns of about C$855 million ($854 million) on its debt investments, the second- biggest writedown taken by a Canadian bank since the credit crisis began last year. More: continued here
Read More »eBay gives Craigslist a 28.4% yank of the chain; Craigslist bites back – BloggingStocks
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Read More »Farm bill contains goodies for almost everyone (CNN.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House moved Wednesday toward passing a $290 billion farm bill that contains more subsidies for farmers as well as big increases in food stamps and other nutrition aid to help people with skyrocketing grocery prices. More: continued here
Read More »Craigslist Clicks eBay’s “Sue It Now” Button (The Motley Fool)
eBay and Craigslist are suing and countersuing one another. More: continued here
Read More »eBay and Craigslist: Cross-Listed Bedfellows – Walrus Magazine
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Read More »Few answers yet on post office site – Waynesville Daily Guide
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