Bloomberg Royal Mail IPO Oversubscribed With 700000 Retail ApplicationsBloombergRoyal Mail's privatization will be the biggest in the U.K. since British Rail was broken up in the 1990s. The IPO of the 360-year-old company, which has refocused on package-delivery markets spurred by a trend toward web-based purchasing, opened Sept. More: continued …

The Guardian Could the chatter over Royal Mail's pricing prove right?The GuardianIn the case of the Royal Mail, where the worry is that the public purse could be ripped off, the business secretary ought to know that his "froth" line will look very silly if the shares shoot to a …

ANALYSIS/OPINION: A few months ago, Washington buzzed with talk of "doing something" about the food stamp program. The congressional spotlight has now turned to the debt ceiling, but the food stamps program still merits a serious examination. It is ripe for reform. Food aid is one of the largest and …

The Guardian Royal Mail shares 'will be priced at top of range'BBC NewsRoyal Mail's shares will be priced at 330p, valuing the whole of Royal Mail at £3.3bn, the BBC has learned. The price is at the top end of what the government was hoping for, after applications massively outstripped …

Has the Royal Mail been undervalued?Telegraph.co.ukInstitutional and retail investors have reportedly requested £30bn worth of Royal Mail shares, though the offer is expected to be just £2bn when the first phase of the privitisation is launched on Friday. Sources insisted that the Government intends to … More: continued here

Ministers have been holding emergency talks about the final allocation of Royal Mail shares after applications from private investors were up to seven times over-subscribed, it has been reported. More: continued here

Hunters reminded to pick up stampsCasper Star-Tribune OnlineConservation stamp: Required of all licensed hunters or anglers except holders of daily fishing and hunting licenses. Those with pioneer licenses are also exempt. * Pheasant management permit: Most pheasant hunters need this stamp. It includes youth …and more » More: continued here

Britain's biggest privatization in decades captured the imagination of the public, with 700,000 individuals applying for seven times the number of Royal Mail shares on offer. More: continued here

A POST Office branch has returned to a town's High Street – after almost two years in a portable unit on a car park. Biddulph's Post Office has been without a permanent home since the shutters came down at its previous base following a shop closure in 2011. A portable …

THREE-QUARTERS of a million pounds of taxpayers' money will be spent refurbishing a former post office building before Prince Charles's charity moves in. The Prince's Trust is due to move into the upper two floors of the Old Post Office in Tontine Street, Hanley, which have been vacant for six …