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 …

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 …

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 …

Rep. Lipinski's Bill Renaming Mount Greenwood Post Office for Fallen …Chicago TribuneToday the House of Representatives passed Congressman Dan Lipinski's (IL-3) bill, H.R. 3085, renaming Chicago's Mount Greenwood post office as the Captain Herbert Johnson Memorial Post Office Building. Captain Herbert "Herbie" Johnson died on … More: continued here

Post office prices to increaseTimes-JournalThe U.S. Postal Service is raising the rental fee for post office boxes in 1,625 areas nationwide, including Fort Payne. The increases will average about 20 percent for each box, according to govexec.com, a publication for senior executives and … More: continued here

Pilot Program to Set Up Mini Post Offices in Staples Stores to EndWall Street JournalThe office retailer began the pilot program last fall, and staffers in 82 stores in four states offer only USPS shipping services at postal service-branded counters. The chain and the postal agency said the program was …

Though the battle over infrastructure spending is occupying much of Washington this week, former Vice President Dick Cheney is urging lawmakers to forget about highways – and beef up the Pentagon’s budget instead. The federal Highway Trust Fund is on the brink of going belly up unless Congress finds a …

A village post office is to close with services being moved to a local church three days a week. More: continued here

MyWabashValley Public hearings for Post Office Changes in two Sullivan Co. townsMyWabashValleyThe Post Office wants to hear from you about moves it's planning in a couple of Sullivan county towns. A public hearing will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Graysville Fire Department. Another will follow two hours …

Daily Mail Jealous Royal Mail worker who stabbed his wife 32 times for texting other men …Daily MailShe was getting text messages from men at work, we both work for Royal Mail. 'We argued and she went to the kitchen and picked up a knife and said she would kill …