NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Stamps.com lost 6.9% to $35.97 Friday after posting mixed results for the fourth quarter and a weak outlook for 2014. In its fourth quarter results Stamps.com posted earnings of 61 cents a share, beating analyst estimates of 54 cents a share by 7 cents. The company missed …
Read More »Post Office Banking Plan Gains Support – The Fiscal Times
The Fiscal Times Post Office Banking Plan Gains SupportThe Fiscal TimesAn idea floated last month by the Inspector General of the U.S. Post Office, to solve the agency's money problems by allowing it to get into the financial services business, appears to be catching on. The idea got a ringing …
Read More »Cut food stamps, increase hunger – Ct Post
Cut food stamps, increase hungerCt PostIn November, after a temporary financial boost from the Recovery Act expired, some 47 million Americans lost a portion of their food stamps, one of the nation's most effective anti-poverty programs. Those cuts, along with the effects of sequestration … More: continued here
Read More »Top US hedge funds cling to eBay, Apple in fourth quarter – Reuters
Top US hedge funds cling to eBay, Apple in fourth quarterReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – E-commerce auction house eBay Inc became a darling among top U.S. hedge funds in the fourth quarter just before billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn urged the company to spin off its PayPal payments business, regulatory filings … …
Read More »Loving Post Office busy this time of year
Each February, the Loving Post Office becomes the "Valentine’s Day Station." Read more at KOB.com More: continued here
Read More »Top U.S. hedge funds cling to eBay, Apple in fourth quarter
By Sam Forgione NEW YORK (Reuters) – E-commerce auction house eBay Inc became a darling among top U.S. hedge funds in the fourth quarter just before billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn urged the company to spin off its PayPal payments business, regulatory filings showed on Friday. Farallon Capital Management took …
Read More »Former E. Texas post office employer pleads guilty to embezzling funds
A 43-year-old Henderson, Texas woman has pleaded guilty to federal violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales. More: continued here
Read More »Feds pleased for now with NC on food stamps – WRAL.com
abc11.com Feds pleased for now with NC on food stampsWRAL.comRALEIGH, N.C. — Federal regulators said Friday they're satisfied for now with North Carolina's efforts to eliminate a large backlog of food stamp applications that threatened funding for the state to continue administering the program. The U.S …Feds pleased for now …
Read More »FedEx truck catches fire
The driver of a Federal Express ground truck was making a daily pick-up at the office Creative Graphic Solutions on 1107 E. Broadway in Sweetwater on Thursday when the truck caught fire. The Sweetwater Fire Department extinguished the blaze quickly and no packages were lost to the fire. More: continued …
Read More »Post office in federal courthouse in Downtown Pittsburgh will close tomorrow – Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Post office in federal courthouse in Downtown Pittsburgh will close tomorrowPittsburgh Post GazetteThe lease is cheaper than the rent the post office paid previously to the General Services Administration and the center will remain close to Grant Street for the convenience of Downtown customers. "We think it's going to be …
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