WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service says it lost $5 billion over the past 12 months.         More: continued here

The Northern Echo Royal Mail delivery centre in South Bank set to closeThe Northern EchoA CAMPAIGN to save a postal delivery centre from closure has failed after the Royal Mail pushed ahead with its plans. The decision has been met with anger from union and council bosses who fought to …

The boss of the company which administered the controversial sale of Royal Mail shares to the general public has quit, leaving it hunting for a new chief executive to lead a stock market listing of its own. Sky News has established that Wayne Story, group chief executive of Equiniti, a …

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. Postal Service said Friday it lost $5 billion over the past year, and postal officials again urged Congress to pass legislation to help the beleaguered agency solve its financial woes. More: continued here

Post Office eyes two new locationsNew Canaan AdvertiserThe U.S. Postal Service is considering relocating to one of two — possibly three locations — in town, Realtor Paul King of CBRE confirmed on Wednesday. King, who is working with the post office to find a new location in town, could not …

Austin's big eBay deal evolves; 400 jobs with a chance for 600 moreAustin Business Journal (blog)The city of Austin has corrected a City Council draft backup document that showed eBay Inc. had committed to bring 1,000 jobs to the city as part of a deal that would have Austin sponsor …

WWLP 22News Stolen flags returned to Leeds post officeWWLP 22NewsLEEDS, Mass. (WWLP) – According to Post Office officials, police have identified the person who allegedly stole two flags from the Northampton Village of Leeds. The U.S. flag was stolen twice from the flagpole in front of the Leeds post office …

DatacenterDynamics eBay's Utah data center offers a glimpse into the futureDatacenterDynamicseBay says its newest data center in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a great deal for the company financially speaking (although it will not disclose actual build costs), and because it offers a glimpse into the future of designing, building …

Nordstrom, Applied Materials and bank stocks are likely to be active in Friday’s trading. More: continued here

Forget About the Revolution, the US is Getting Harry Potter Stamps, We Do What …The Mary SueThe twenty different stamps will be available in post offices on Tuesday. They are not, I'm assuming, accepted by Owl Post. (via Nerd Approved.) Are you following The Mary Sue on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, …