The Guardian Royal Mail workers call off November 4 strikeReuters UKLONDON (Reuters) – 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 …

Eagle Ford: Hobson Post Office closesWilson County NewsThe Hobson Post Office, located at 6692 N. U.S. 181, closed for business Oct. 18. The U.S. Postal Service was unable to hire a qualified person to operate the facility, leaving no alternative but to declare an emergency suspension of the office. More: …

A Royal Mail workers' strike planned for Monday is called off after progress is made in talks over pay and pensions. More: continued here

A shorter holiday shopping period and a consumer shift towards e-commerce may be the drivers behind U.S.-based courier delivery companies’ predictions for increased shipment volumes during this year’s peak season. More: continued here

Royal Mail workers have called off Monday’s postal strike – but only after the newly privatised company agreed to make hefty concessions to the unions on pay, pensions and employment protections. More: continued here

Online auctions show more early demand for PS4 over Xbox OneArs TechnicaTo figure out just how much demand was driving value for both systems, I headed over to eBay and started compiling sales price figures for completed auctions. To make sure it was an apples-to-apples comparison, I omitted any auctions …

Washington Post (blog) When Veterans Get Food Stamps Cut, It's Time to Prioritize Our BudgetHuffington PostOn Friday, unless Congress acts (which would be an exception, not a norm), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or food stamps, will be cut for as many as 900,000 veterans and their families, according …

A NATIONAL strike planned by Royal Mail workers was called off today after progress was made in talks regarding staff pay and pensions.         More: continued here

By Charles Abbott and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (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 effect. But if conservative Republicans in Congress get …

FedEx and Cardinal Health formed an alliance that will enable the companies to provide 3PL services for health care, the companies announced Tuesday. More: continued here