Royal Mail heads for bond debut at 10 to 20 yearsGlobalCapitalThe tour began in Paris on Thursday, the same day as Standard & Poor's gave the company its only credit rating, of BBB. BNP Paribas, JP Morgan, RBC Capital Markets and Royal Bank of Scotland are leading the deal. They …
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Sotheby's and eBay to Launch Virtual Auction HouseTIMEThe iconic auctioneer Sotheby's will open its bidding wars to eBay's 145 million shoppers, as the two companies team up to build an online auction house for fine art. The two announced on Monday that Sotheby's will be the “anchor tenant” for eBay's …
Read More »Cocoa Beach Post Office Named After Richard Salick – SpaceCoastDaily.com
SpaceCoastDaily.com Cocoa Beach Post Office Named After Richard SalickSpaceCoastDaily.comABOVE VIDEO: The House passed H.R. 451 on Monday to designate the U.S. Post Office on N. Brevard Avenue in Cocoa Beach, as the “Richard K. Salick Post Office” which was introduced by Congressman Bill Posey. More: continued here
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Postal workers have protested the program for months, objecting to expanding post office services to Staples stores, staffed with non-union workers. The news comes days after the American Postal Workers Union won the support of the American Federation of Teachers after it approved a resolution to boycott Staples. More: continued …
Read More »EBay VP and Seattle general manager Ken Moss joins Electronic Arts as CTO – GeekWire
Gamasutra EBay VP and Seattle general manager Ken Moss joins Electronic Arts as CTOGeekWirePrior to eBay, Moss spent 20 years at Microsoft before helping to start Seattle-based CrowdEye. At eBay, he was VP of the company's marketplaces technology, science and data, leading a group of 1,300 employees. He reported directly …
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Bay will release its Q2 2014 earnings on July 16. We expect robust growth driven by continued expansion in Europe, growing e-commerce volume, the positive impact of a new delivery system that allows customer to collect their purchases from a nearby store and PayPal?s ever-growing customer base. The company?s stock …
Read More »UK taxpayers lost £1bn on Royal Mail sale – FinancialAdvice.co.uk
UK taxpayers lost £1bn on Royal Mail saleFinancialAdvice.co.ukThe privatisation of the Royal Mail could have lost UK taxpayers around £1bn, according to a select committee of MPs. Royal Mail shares were priced at 330p when 60% of the company was floated on the stock market; however these have since peaked …
Read More »EBay, Sotheby’s Team Up to Stream Auctions: Will Consumers Bite? – Fox Business
EBay, Sotheby's Team Up to Stream Auctions: Will Consumers Bite?Fox BusinessEBay is known as the place to score a designer bag at a lower price or to bid on concert tickets, but now art collectors can get in on the auction action. The online shopping giant is partnering with world-famous …
Read More »US House passes resolution to name Jackson post office after slain officer … – The Jackson Citizen Patriot
US House passes resolution to name Jackson post office after slain officer …The Jackson Citizen PatriotJackson Police Department Sgt. David Stadelman and others stand in silent reverence on Friday morning after a prairiefire crabapple tree was planted in honor of fallen officer James Bonneau at the Ella Sharp Museum of …
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