Shares in newly-privatized Royal Mail soared on their stock market debut Friday, likely bolstering criticism that the company, which traces its history back to King Henry VIII, was undervalued by the British … More: continued here

The Guardian Royal Mail shares: thousands fail in applications for larger stakeThe GuardianAnyone who applied for more than £10,000 of Royal Mail shares – an estimated 36,500 individuals – will be left empty handed after the government chose to favour small investors over those who regularly play the stock market. …

Shares in Royal Mail have soared in conditional trading, with their value jumping more than 30%. The spike has boosted the value of the company to more than £4.5bn, up from the pre-flotation pricing of … More: continued here

Mirror.co.uk Two police forces and virtual office company knew an eBay fraud was being …Mirror.co.ukIn the week in which the new National Crime Agency was launched, here's a depressing tale about how easy it can be for crooks to escape justice. Lee Searle put his iPhone 5 on eBay for …

By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) – Shares in Britain's Royal Mail rocketed to a near 40 percent premium above their issue price in Friday's stock market debut, fuelling a debate about whether they had been priced too low in order to guarantee a successful privatization. The share …

Advocate.com Harvey Milk to Be Honored on US Postage StampAdvocate.comThe U.S. Postal Service will feature Milk on a special commemorative 2014 stamp, the Harvey Milk Foundation announced on its Facebook page today. More details are expected from USPS this week, but the foundation reports that the stamp will include one … …

Opposing Views Columbus Day 2013 USPS post office holiday: No mail delivery Monday, Oct. 14Examiner.comColumbus Day is Oct. 14, 2013, and Americans are trying to make plans for the long holiday weekend which begins this Friday. They're wondering, "Is the post office open or closed Monday, Oct. 14?" The next …

The day's events as the government announces successful allocations for anyone asking for £750 of shares, and mixed fortunes for those who applied for more Nick Fletcher More: continued here

Marian Poe, executive director of Rice County Communities that Serve in Lyons, said she looked at her email the afternoon of Sept. 30 and her jaw dropped. Just one day before the renewal of a federal grant to help poor people access food stamps was to take effect, the administration …

KFOX El Paso El Paso Post Office says dog bites are taking financial tollKFOX El Paso"Hundreds of letter carriers are confronted with dogs daily; unfortunately there are times when the dog comes out of the building, and they do bite our letter carriers," said Mario Castro, safety specialist for the …