A strange scene at a normally quiet Westend post office caught customers and employees by surprise. It was a deer that had somehow managed to walk through two sets of sliding glass doors and into the customer service area. More: continued here
Read More »South Wales MPs defend post office actions (icWales)
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Read More »FedEx Says Profit Declined, Sees `Limited Growth’ (Update5) (Bloomberg.com)
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Read More »EBay lays off 125 employees (San Jose Mercury News)
EBay, the San Jose-based online consumer-products marketing site, has laid off 125 employees – about 70 of them in the Bay Area – said company spokesman Jose Mallabo. More: continued here
Read More »Confidential post dumped in street – Newbury Weekly News Group
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Read More »Vzaar video adverts for eBay: bring your stamp collection alive (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The Vzaar video service for eBay has had a revamp, and now allows longer videos and an increased monthly transfer limit of 1GB. The brainchild of former eBay employees, Vzaar allows users to insert video into their listings, increasing buyer protection. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Says Profit Declined, Sees `Limited Growth’ (Correct) (Bloomberg.com)
(Corrects that third-quarter profit exceeded estimates in fourth paragraph.) March 20 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. said profit fell for the second consecutive quarter and forecast a drop in the current period and “limited earnings growth next year.” More: continued here
Read More »FedEx profit hit by economy, fuel (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
FedEx Corp on Thursday reported a higher-than-expected third-quarter net profit, but gave a low outlook for the current quarter citing soaring fuel prices and slowing U.S. economic growth, sending the package delivery company’s shares down more than 2 percent. More: continued here
Read More »The only thing saving eBay is no competition (CNET)
eBay has decided to restructure and downsize. Don Reisinger believes eBay is in serious trouble and must do something quickly if it wants to survive. More: continued here
Read More »Henry County post office evacuated after employees get sick – Atlanta Journal Constitution
Henry County post office evacuated after employees get sickAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA –1 hour agoBy MIKE MORRIS A Henry County post office was evacuated late Thursday morning after several employees became sick. Henry County fire Capt. …McDonough Post Office EvacuatedCBS 46all 3 news articles More: continued here
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