Royal Mail: Sovereign Funds To Get SharesSky NewsA clutch of the world's most powerful sovereign wealth funds are expected to be allocated millions of pounds-worth of shares in Royal Mail even as thousands of British investors are frozen out of the privatisation. Sky News can reveal that state-backed … More: continued here
London (AFP) – Britain's Royal Mail will be valued at £3.3 billion ($5.3 billion, 3.9 billion euros) when it launches on the stock market in a controversial part-privatisation, the government said Thursday. More: continued here
Thousands of UK taxpayers will miss out on the biggest privatisation in a generation after the Government confirmed the sale of nearly £2bn of shares in Royal Mail. Ministers confirmed after the UK stock … More: continued here
eBay jumps into the Brazilian market mobile-firstInternetRetailer.comOpportunity is knocking and eBay Inc. is answering, launching eBay Moda, a fashion mobile commerce app for Brazilians with iPhones or Android smartphones. The app enables users to toggle between Portuguese, the primary language of Brazil, and … More: continued here
Royal Mail shares: Larger investors could be locked outThe IndependentMinisters have since held emergency talks about the final allocation of Royal Mail shares after applications from private investors were up to seven times over-subscribed. The Government is now expected to decide that those who tried to buy large … More: continued here
A POST Office employee has been threatened with a hammer during an attempted robbery at a branch in Chilton Polden. More: continued here
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The Royal Mail share price and details of the allocation policy will be announced after the London stock market closes at 4.30pm. More: continued here
The Beaver Dam Post Office parking lot will be under construction starting Monday. More: continued here
A temporary increase in food stamps expires Oct. 31, meaning for millions of Americans, the benefits that help put food on the table won't stretch as far as they have for the past four years. More: continued here