Today's share price confirms the company was grossly undervalued, cheating the taxpayer out of billions of pounds "There's no way we will sell Royal Mail 'on the cheap'," promised the government in its Royal Mail: Myth-Busters factsheet , issued before the sale of most of our stake in the public …

EBay has not ruled out a spinoff forever. More talk from Carl Icahn and heightened scrutiny could bring the day closer, Robert Cyran of Reuters Breakingviews writes. More: continued here

A FedEx truck collided with a charter bus carrying prospective college students in California Thursday, killing 10 people and injuring dozens of others, authorities say. More: continued here

Students face food insecurities with food-stamp backlogN.C. State University Technician OnlineAs the amount of time it takes to receive food stamps increases, N.C. State's Feed the Pack Food Pantry becomes an on-campus resource for an increasing number of students experiencing food insecurity. Last year, after applying for the food stamp… …

See Charlton Heston's damn dirty postage stampEntertainment Weekly (blog)“In many ways, a nation's stamps are a cross-section of a culture, its ideals and icons, in microcosm,” Heston's son, Fraser C. Heston, said in a statement. “As a fervently patriotic American, my father would be deeply moved to know that his …

Cruces man admits forging postage stampsAlbuquerque JournalALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Las Cruces man has pleaded guilty to possessing forged and counterfeited postage stamps with intent to use them. Federal prosecutors say 61-year-old James H. Clark Jr. entered a plea agreement Thursday. He was ordered to …Las Cruces man admits to forged …

FedEx Freight safety record better than average, data says. More: continued here

New York Times In eBay Fight, Icahn Chooses Peace Over WarNew York TimesIt's not every day that you hear the billionaire activist investor Carl C. Icahn utter the statement, “it's better to have peace than war.” It's particularly incongruous in the context of his fight against the board of eBay, …

A FedEx truck crashed into a tour bus Thursday, killing 10 people and injuring 34 others. More: continued here

The fallout from the controversial stock market flotation of Britain's Royal Mail (RMG.L) has reopened a rift between the bank and independent advisers who run such deals. In the "blame game" following the Royal Mail float, questions about who was responsible for the decision not to raise the price range, …