Banks advising government on privatisation have made profit of about £29m since flotation on their own shares Banks advising the government on the controversial sell-off of Royal Mail were allocated millions of shares that have shown a profit of about £29m since its flotation. The gains come on top of …

WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate negotiators have begun talks on crafting a compromise farm bill, including cuts to the food stamp program. More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail workers' strike cancelledBBC NewsA Royal Mail workers' strike planned for Monday has been called off after progress was made in talks over pay and pensions. The Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said they were committed to "finalising an agreement" by 13 …Union calls off …

McClatchy Washington Bureau Lawmakers could save millions by targeting food stamp fraud — will they?Fox NewsThe amount appears relatively small considering the government pays out roughly $70 billion in annual food stamps benefits. But negotiators will likely consider every penny of potential savings as they try to bridge the gap …

Workers at Britain's newly privatised Royal Mail postal service called off a planned November 4 strike on Wednesday, saying that the union and company had made progress in talks over pay and working conditions. Royal Mail and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said they were now committed to finalising an …

DigitalJournal.com New same-day delivery service released by eBayDigitalJournal.comIn response to Amazon's local delivery service, eBay announced on October 22nd that it will now be offering same-day delivery in 25 markets around the United States, including Chicago, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the San Francisco Peninsula. More: continued here

Changes in food stamps extra hard on some NJ familesNewsworks.orgPhil Gregory brings his knowledge of politics and business to Trenton where he covers the Statehouse and Central Jersey for both WBGO and WHYY. For 10 years, he worked at Bloomberg Radio in New York City where he anchored coverage of …

Washington Post (blog) Cut in food stamps to hit low-income Americans this weekReutersWASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES, Oct 30 (Reuters) – One of every seven Americans will take a hit on Friday when a $5 billion cut in food stamps, the first across-the-board reduction in the history of the decades-old federal program, takes …

Food stamps recipients will see benefits slashed by 5 percent starting Nov. 1. And more cuts could be coming. More: continued here

United Parcel Service and FedEx have a long rivalry, but the move among customers toward lower-cost ground transportation could benefit UPS earnings more than its air-focused rival.         More: continued here