That the corporate world’s work-a-day lameness has been mined for comedic gold in Hollywood is no big news, as seen in such movies as Office Space and TV’s The Office. More: continued here
Read More »EBay at crossroads as Whitman weighing retirement (Market Watch)
News that Meg Whitman, the chief executive of eBay, may be retiring sometime soon was not a surprise to investors, who appear to welcome the possibility of a new leader. More: continued here
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FORTUNE magazine and the Great Places to Work Institute today pronounced FedEx (NYSE: FDX) as among More: continued here
Read More »Report: EBay Chief Preparing to Retire (ABC News)
Meg Whitman, the longtime chief executive of eBay Inc., is preparing to retire. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail’s attacks on union hit a rock at Burslem (Socialist Worker)
Royal Mail’s attempts to undermine the CWU postal workers’ union have come unstuck at the Burslem delivery office in Stoke-on-Trent. Around 100 workers there have been on strike since the end of last year, and plan to remain out until at least the end of January. More: continued here
Read More »Tax rebates maybe not quick enough, budget office head warns (Detroit Free Press)
WASHINGTON — The head of the Congressional Budget Office this morning warned that the economic effects of tax rebates to Americans could take as long as six months to be felt and that lawmakers and the White House may want to consider quicker measures such as pumping up unemployment benefits …
Read More »Australia Post honours legends – PerthNew
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Read More »Australia Post issues legends stamps (The West Australian)
Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, along with four other prominent Australians, has joined a philatelic list of national legends. Australia Post is honouring some of the country’s most generous and respected philanthropists in its 2008 release of Australian Legends stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Australia Post issues legends stamps – The Age
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Read More »Hazlemere Post Office to move site – Bucks Free Press
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