Royal Mail shares soar and break £5 barrierEvening StandardShares in Royal Mail have risen 50% above the offer valuation a week ago to hit more than £5 as Business Secretary Vince Cable admitted he was told before the float that the price could soar. The new high was reached as …

Belfast Telegraph Beatrix Potter's inspirational lake goes up for sale…on EBAY!Express.co.ukHe describes the chance to own the 280-acre Lake District attraction as “a once in a lifetime opportunity” and says he chose eBay because he wants to “broadcast it to the world”. Mr Woodhouse, 64, said yesterday: “The literary and …

Royal Mail broke through the £5-a-share barrier today to trade at 507p – that is a handsome 54 per cent above their 330p launch price a week on from the float. More: continued here

IBTimes.co.uk Royal Mail Shares: Vince Cable Defends Goldman Sachs and UBS-Backed …IBTimes.co.ukBusiness Secretary Vince Cable has written to MPs defending the price at which Royal Mail shares were sold off just as they touched the 500p mark – a whopping 51% rise on the offer price. Under the government's share …

Royal Mail privatisation: Vince Cable admits for first time he could have sold …Mirror.co.ukMinisters rejected selling Royal Mail at higher price – as the taxpayer with left with a £1billion loss, it emerged today. Business Secretary Vince Cable admitted for the first time he considered flogging the Government's stake for …

New fitness-themed postage stamps were put on hold due to government concerns over the safety of headstands and cannonballs.         More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Vince Cable says strike threat depressed Royal Mail float priceTelegraph.co.ukVince Cable has defended the pricing of the Royal Mail float, arguing that there was not enough demand from long-term investors to price it above the 330p issue price, in part because of the ongoing threat of industrial action. On …

FedEx Express, an operating company of FedEx Corp. , today introduced its new 767-300 cargo jet scheduled to begin service this fall. The aircraft is the first of several new 767-300 freighters being added to the FedEx fleet, and represents a major step in the company’s strategically important aircraft fleet …

Royal Mail Shares Hit 500p A Week After SaleSky NewsThe value of Royal Mail has soared by 50% a week after the Government sold shares in the company. Shares hit 500p on Friday, valuing the company at £5bn – up £1.7bn from the initial price offered last week. The new …

Shares in Royal Mail have risen 50% above the offer valuation a week ago to hit more than £5. More: continued here