Virginia governor Timothy M. Kaine introduced legislation aimed at standardizing corporate response to data breaches to the state's General Assembly. It guards against identity theft and credit fraud.

United Parcel Service announced plans to borrow $10 billion to buy back stock and expand through acquisitions.

The Direct Marketing Educational Founda­tion is asking for nominations for its 2008 Rising Star Award and Corporate Commitment Award.

Retail sales tumbled across the board this December in what analysts have deemed the worst shopping season in five years.

US House members reportedly spent $20.3 million of tax budget last year to send constituents mass direct mail appeals on topics ranging from meeting announce­ments, surveys on public policy and general interest advisories, according to a review by the Associated Press.

FedEx Corp. will increase its rates by 5.5 % for its FedEx Freight trucking division on January 14.

Home shopping cable TV network HSN settled charges that it failed to report in a timely fashion serious injuries from pressure cookers for $875,000 with the US Consumer Product Safety Commis­sion last week.

The US Postal Service launched a new stamp series to commemorate the Chinese New Year

The Federal Trade Commission has released a statement reminding merchants to comply with federal law, ensuring that full credit card and debit card num­bers are not printed on customer receipts.