Three current accounts, including one with £5 a month fee, offered as Post Office attempts to increase high street presence The Post Office is to extend its presence in the current account market with the roll out of services to another 81 branches. The pilot scheme, which so far has …

Union says public sold short as figures reveal shares in company up 80% on valuation prior to stock market float The government faced fresh accusations of shortchanging the taxpayer over the Royal Mail float on Tuesday after it was revealed that bankers valued the company at up to £8.67bn when …

Federal Express Canada Ltd. , a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. , has announced its most comprehensive Canadian retail expansion in the company's history. An agreement has been reached with Home Hardware Stores … More: continued here

Thousands of retail investors rush to book £300-plus profit as privatised company officially floats on London Stock Exchange Tens of thousands of people have made more than £300 profit from selling Royal Mail shares as the privatised company officially floated on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday morning. Royal Mail …

UPDATE 2-US alleges insider trading in eBay dealReutersWASHINGTON/NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday filed criminal and civil charges accusing a former executive of insider trading in advance of eBay Inc's purchase of his e-commerce company. The case against Christopher … More: continued here

MSNBC Politicians from the hungriest counties voted to cut food stampsMSNBCWelcome to Humphreys County, Mississippi. Population: 9,189. Poverty rate: 41.2%. Food insecurity rate: 32.8%, the highest in the nation. Earlier this week, the national anti-hunger organization Feeding America released its annual “Map the Meal Gap … More: continued here

The Post Office plans to increase workers' pay by up to 7.3% over three years after a major deal was struck between employees and the company. The move comes after months of negotiations between the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the employer. The milestone agreement covers three years and includes …

  MANILA, Philippines – In honor of the two popes who will be canonized this Sunday (Manila time) at the Vatican, special three-dimensional stamps will be unveiled, the Philippine Postal Corp. (PHLPost) announced Friday. The special commemorative stamps and souvenir sheets of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII …

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Two stamps celebrating Ireland’s Viking heritage issued to mark 1014 celebrations More: continued here