Telegraph.co.uk Post Office squares up to Help to Buy by cutting mortgage ratesTelegraph.co.ukPost Office's other deals include a three-year fix at 2.74pc (plus £1,495 fee) up to 80pc loan to value, and four year fixes at 3.39pc (80pc LTV) or 3.75pc (85pc LTV), both with a £995 fee. There is also a five year fixed…
A Comparison of the House and Senate Farm BillsHeritage.orgCongress continues to treat agriculture as if it were 1933 instead of 2013. Agriculture is a cutting-edge sector of the economy that continues to innovate and produce more food with fewer resources. Yet, every five years when the farm bill is up for … More: continued here
UT The Daily Texan University plans to use post office space for other mailing purposesUT The Daily TexanThe impending closing of the on-campus branch of the U.S. Postal Service in February 2014 comes in part from the University's desire to use the space the office occupies for other mailing-related purposes. “The University is planning on…
Indiana Public Media Why don't they know where food stamps $$$ go?The Courier-ExpressThat lobbying has resulted in taxpayers — us — subsidizing food purchases that doom many of the 47 million food stamp recipients to unhealthy lives, lingering illnesses and premature deaths, while taxpayers are forced to pick up the soaring medical …Decreasing benefits for…
Bid for newly floated company more likely because shares could end up with "quick-buck merchants" rather than long-term investors. More: continued here
Labour’s business spokesman Chuka Umunna believes the company is being sold at a cheap price and that taxpayers are being ‘considerably short-changed’. More: continued here
eBay, My First Love and MeHuffington PostIt took 41 years and eBay to reunite me with my first love. I was 13 when I saw her and I was instantly smitten. She had graceful, subtle curves and a long slender neck and weighed just over seven pounds. This relationship was with a guitar. It was…
More Kansans to work for food stampsHPPRLast week, Kansas let a 2009 government waiver expire that provided food stamps for the unemployed. Now, able-bodied Kansans between 18 and 49 who do not have dependents, have to work or be in a job training program to have access to the … More: continued here
The deadline to buy shares is tonight. Put your questions to Questor editor John Ficenec and Investment editor Richard Evans at 12.30pm. More: continued here
Royal Mail Sale: Fears For Small InvestorsSky NewsFears have been raised over small-time investors buying shares in Royal Mail, as big City firms are set to buy the majority of those on offer. Hedge funds and City banks are allowed 70% of the shares being offered in majority sell-off of the postal … More: continued…