BBC News Campaigns to save post branchesBBC News, UK –36 minutes agoCampaigners are seeking to ward off the closure of a town's post office and to see another Highland branch reinstated after a temporary closure. … More: continued here
Miss Babe Ruth’s collar nets $290 on eBayGreensboro News Record, NC –5 hours agoBy Joe Killian GREENSBORO — It's nothing to see celebrities such as David Bowie or Jay Leno sell their belongings for charity on eBay. … More: continued here
18/01/08 – Post office staff deserved award not redundancyGrantham Journal, UK –1 minute ago… business with them has been a pleasure. They have been a credit to the Post Office and their loyalty should have been rewarded, but not with redundancy. More: continued here
plus A$16.50 for Rio. Other mining shares were mixed, with BHP trading slightly lower. Shares in oil majors BP and Royal Dutch Shell also dropped. More: continued here
‘It’sa victory for common sense’ic Wales, United Kingdom –1 hour agoPostmistress Sue Evans, who has been at the High Street post office in Barry for 21 years, said: “I am in shock. I am happy, of course, but I understood …Saved – but what about the others?ic Walesall 2 news articles More: continued here
(Corrects spelling of company in headline.) Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) — Alpha Trading Systems, the stock trading platform backed by Canadian banks, plans to start operating in September, the Globe & Mail reported, citing Chief Executive Officer Jos Schmitt. More: continued here
Marketing Week Social media for the massesMarketing Week, UK –2 hours agoRoyal Mail commissioned think-tank The Future Foundation to explore the social networking phenomenon that now sees more than 11 million people using such … More: continued here
President Bush is putting together his first public call for an emergency fiscal stimulus bill while negotiations on Capitol Hill focus on rebates for taxpayers and other steps to jump-start the sagging economy. More: continued here
NEW YORK, January 18 (newratings.com) – Analyst Robert S Peck of Bear Stearns upgrades eBay Inc ( EBAY.NAS ) to “outperform.” The target price is set to $36. More: continued here
Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) — Royal Philips Electronics NV, the world’s biggest maker of light bulbs and electric shavers, may say fourth-quarter profit rose 81 percent on gains from selling Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. shares. More: continued here