Soon to Be Single, eBay Gets Back to ShoppingWall Street JournalAfter resisting calls to split itself in two, eBay Inc. in September announced it would create two new companies, splitting off fast-growing payments unit PayPal, which investor Carl Icahn referred to as “the gem” of the business. Once the firms …
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The Williams Lake Stampeders scored 18 goals in two winning outings during the weekend to improve to a league-leading 9-0. More: continued here
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In These Times Postal Workers Push Back Against Privatization and Post Office ClosuresIn These TimesUnion workers at the U.S. Postal Service staged one of their largest national demonstrations to date November 14, protesting fresh job cuts and continuing efforts to privatize some post office operations. With rallies at more than …
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New York Daily News Jose Canseco tweets he will sell finger he shot off on eBay, as well as gun …New York Daily News“The eBay ad will read slightly used middle finger with 462 home runs could be used as a stirring straw for drinks,” Canseco tweeted Monday. “The 45 …
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Getting started in stamps as an investment is unlike the securities market, and yet, it shares enough similarities to be considered for a diversification of one’s investment capital. Before getting started, it is important to differentiate stamp investing from the multiple participants who are in it as a hobby. Philately …
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Read More »Indiana Gov. Mike Pence: We’re ‘ennobling’ poor people by cutting off food stamps – Raw Story
Raw Story Indiana Gov. Mike Pence: We're 'ennobling' poor people by cutting off food stampsRaw StoryIndiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) explained on Tuesday that a new policy that could cut off food stamps for thousands of people in his state would be “ennobling” for poor people. The Indiana Family and …
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Legislation to name the post office for the military hero (S.1093) was approved by the House of Representatives on Monday. The measure, cosponsored by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, cleared the Senate in August 2013. More: continued here
Read More »Wednesday’s agenda – What will Royal Mail deliver in Q2 results? – Proactive Investors UK
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