The senator overseeing Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony said Monday she's writing to Internet sites such as eBay asking them not to sell scalped inauguration tickets. ...more

November 12, 2008

In this Twittering, podcasting, digital age, the morning after America's presidential election found thousands of people clamoring for something more old-fashioned and tangible: extra copies of the morning paper. ...more

November 6, 2008

The next president's choice of a treasury secretary may well be the most important appointment he'll make - someone to grab the reins of a trillion-dollar-plus program to shore up the world's largest economy, probably in the middle of a severe recession, and at the right hand of a chief executive who'll be a rookie himself. ...more

October 20, 2008

OK, so it's not Sarah Palin trying to sell a state plane on eBay, but these tough economic times are prompting the state of Florida to sell off this 1985 Beechcraft King Air 300 twin-engine plane through a closed-bid sale. Estimated resale value: $1.94 million. ...more

October 17, 2008

A new, larger Confederate flag flying at the junction of Interstates 4 and 75 will be like "lipstick on a pretty woman," attracting more attention to a memorial park at the flag's base, the owner of the property said today. ...more

October 13, 2008

A crowd cheered as a even larger Confederate flag was hoisted above Interstates 4 and 75 on Sunday. ...more

October 13, 2008

Patricia Ohlemiller packed up her Edmund Scientific Astroscan telescope recently and headed to the Gaithersburg, Md., iSold It eBay drop-off center. She hoped to recoup $150, minus commission, of its original $350 value. ...more

October 12, 2008

EBay Inc. is eliminating 1,600 jobs, about 10 percent of its work force. The online auction site operator will cut 1,000 full-time employees and let several hundred temporary and part-time workers go. It will also leave some open positions unfilled. ...more

October 7, 2008

With millions of dollars in surplus property gathering dust in warehouses across the city, officials think they have found a faster way to unload their unwanted merchandise. ...more

October 6, 2008

UserNameCheck.com When you think up that perfect new handle for storming social networks and other registration-only sites across the Web, run it through UserNameCheck.com first. The application's purpose is simple: to tell you whether that name is already in use at a pretty impressive list of sites, from Delicious and Digg to eBay and Xbox Live. The list of checks can take some time, so grab a cup of coffee. ...more

October 6, 2008