United Parcel Service Inc on Monday warned that its second-quarter earnings would be below expectations due to a sluggish U.S. economy and soaring fuel costs. More: continued here
Post Office starts to shut branchesNews Shopper, UK –3 hours agoThe Albemarle Road post office, Beckenham, closed on June 19 and the Walden Road branch, Chislehurst, is set to close tomorrow. …Birmingham Mail comment on Post Office closuresBirminghamMail.netPost office closures 'a done deal'Yorkshire Evening PostTwo more post offices close todayHendon & Finchley TimesBirminghamMail.netall 7 news articles More:…
KIDK Buffett Lunch Auction Starts on EBay; Last Year's Tab, $650100Bloomberg –5 hours agoBidding for the ninth annual auction to benefit San Francisco's Glide Foundation began last night on EBay Inc., and runs until 10 pm New York time on June …Bidding for Buffett charity lunch kicks offReutersAuction of lunch with Warren Buffett starts SundayThe Associated…
An Australian man who is trying to auction off his life on eBay says he just wants to move on following the breakup of his 8-year marriage.Ian Usher, 44, of Perth, Australia, decided to auction off nearly everything in his life, including his car, home, jet ski, friends, hobbies and job, after his marriage collapsed,…
Divorcee's eBay auction $2.2m bogusNEWS.com.au, Australia –26 minutes agoBy Narelle Towie June 24, 2008 04:15am A PERTH man who was offered $2.2m when he put is life up for sale on eBay has had his multi-million dollar dreams … More: continued here
A PERTH man who was offered $2.2m when he put is life up for sale on eBay has had his multi-million dollar dreams crushed after bids were cancelled. More: continued here
An Australian man who decided to auction his life on eBay after his marriage ended saw bids that reached $2.1 million in the first day of the sale. Ian Usher, 44, said in March he was auctioning his life on eBay, that included his $420,000 three-bedroom home in Perth, along with his job at a…
Solving postal problem could win million-dollar prizeNew Scientist (subscription), UK –4 hours agoBut even mathematicians have been surprised by the depth of the mystery that lurks behind an innocent question about postage stamps. … More: continued here
About 2,500 people rush the front doors of the Marcia Coggs Human Services center hoping for free food stamps. More: continued here
Sovo.com Results are in: Post office wonVentura County Star, CA –2 hours agoElections officials in Ventura County are down to just a relative handful of votes — about 1000 provisional ballots whose validity will be determined …Campaigning gets in way of votingIndianapolis StarMcCain Searches for Message, Keeps Heat on ObamaABC NewsCalifornia dreaming for John McCainAsia Times OnlineSlashdot –…