Vince Cable questioned by MPs about Royal Mail privatisation: Politics live blogThe Guardian (blog)This is the fifth consecutive quarter of steady growth. Overall, the economy is now only 0.6% below the pre-recession peak at the beginning of 2008. In fact, services are now 2% above the pre-recession peak but the …

Ministers defend Royal Mail saleexpressandstar.comMinisters defend Royal Mail sale. Ministers have continued to defend their controversial privatisation of the Royal Mail despite fierce questioning from MPs over whether it was sold "at any cost". Business Secretary Vince Cable has defended the sale of … More: continued here

Evening Standard Vince Cable dubs Royal Mail a 'fragile' companyEvening StandardHauled before the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee of MPs, Cable again had to defend accusations that the Government sold Royal Mail shares on the cheap when they were listed in London last year. The National Audit Office concluded …

* British ministers say no regrets over Royal Mail (Other OTC: ROYMF – news) sale * Minister Cable accepts need to consider other sale methods LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) – British ministers in charge of the privatisation of Royal Mail said on Tuesday they had no apologies to make over …

An armed package handler with bullets strapped across his chest "like Rambo" opened fire Tuesday morning at a FedEx station outside Atlanta. More: continued here

Six people were injured during a workplace shooting at a FedEx warehouse in Georgia this morning before the gunman ended the carnage by committing suicide, police said today. More: continued here

CNBC.com HP's Whitman: One of my 'big failures'CNBC.comA year after taking the helm of eBay in 1998, Meg Whitman made what she called one of her biggest blunders—missing out on the huge Internet market in Japan. In an interview with CNBC, Whitman said the fledgling online shopping and auction site …

An employee armed with a shotgun injured six people at a FedEx warehouse in Georgia early this morning before he ended the carnage by shooting himself, police said. More: continued here

By William James LONDON (Reuters) – Ministers in charge of the privatisation of Royal Mail said on Tuesday they had no apologies to make over criticism that it was sold off too cheaply, but said they may look at different ways to sell off public assets in future. Royal Mail's …

MiamiHerald.com Smaller towns adjusting to post office changesMiamiHerald.comLAWTON, Iowa — Small-town residents across Iowa and Nebraska are adjusting to their local post offices' reduced hours of business, with some open just four hours a day. The U.S. Postal Service has reduced hours at more than 7,000 post offices…and more » More: …