The Independent Royal Mail sell-off: Sketch – Chinese walls are all Greek to MPsThe IndependentA bit puzzling, this “Chinese wall” business. On Monday Lazard and Co's chief executive William Rucker insisted that the separation between his bit of the business, the Government's lead adviser on the Royal Mail sell-off, and …

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Stamps.com's CEO Discusses Q1 2014 Results – Earnings Call TranscriptSeeking AlphaStamps.com undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. With that, let me hand the call over …Stamps.com Inc.: …

EBay's Repatriated Cash Opens Doors to Buy StartupsBloombergIn particular, EBay could open its checkbook for nimble, faster-expanding startups to bolster its slowing sales growth. EBay this week projected revenue for the second quarter that fell short of some analysts' estimates and the company is on pace to …More People Are …

The Guardian The disastrous Royal Mail sale didn't lack hindsight, it lacked foresightThe GuardianThis was essentially the position of the business secretary, Vince Cable, and the business minister, Michael Fallon, as they faced tough questions from the parliamentary business select committee over the sale of Royal Mail. "It was a …

Activists and citizens seeking details from various authorities through Right to Information have been running from pillar to post for the court fee stamp of Rs 5 and Rs 10, for the past three months. The stamps, which are a must for any RTI application, are not available from the …

News & Observer Smaller Nebraska, Iowa towns adjusting to post office changesKearney HubThe U.S. Postal Service has reduced hours at more than 7,000 post offices nationwide and consolidated 143 mail processing centers to reduce costs. In Lawton, Iowa, the post office now closes at 2 p.m. on weekdays and is …

Royal Mail Sale Would Have Thatcher 'Turning In Her Grave', Warns Margaret …Huffington Post UKRoyal Mail's controversial privatisation would have Margaret Thatcher "turning in her grave" as the business' shares went to a "masonic lodge" of City firms rather than ordinary investors, Labour MP Margaret Hodge has warned. Hodge, chairman …

Report: inmates and dead people sent food stamps and welfare benefitsKPHO PhoenixThe Auditor General's Office compared names, social security numbers and birth dates, of those on the state's food stamp and welfare programs, with the Department of Corrections' inmate records. Nearly 14,000 names matched. But, we don't know how …Report: Ariz. …

If Apple Did What eBay Has Just Done Then They'd Have A $44 Billion Tax BillForbesOvernight we had the report that eBay had a reasonable rise in operating profits and then a vast tax bill leading to an overall loss. This is a bit strange, obviously, for it's unusual to …