Saturday minus a visit from the mailman? More: continued here

The  Post office announced on Wednesday that it will be eliminating Saturday delivery later this year. More: continued here

Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Less volume and an exploding deficit prompt Post Office to rethink Saturday deliveries for First Class letters. More: continued here

Traders at the venerable Royal Bank of Scotland were so blatant about rigging benchmark interest rates for nearly five years that they bragged about it in e-mails and Internet chat rooms. In one instance, a senior trader at RBS told another, “it’s just amazing how [rate] fixing can make you …

A love letter to the the Post officeWashington PostThe decision by the U.S. Postal Service to end Saturday letter delivery may be another sign of the Post office's decline, but the man who may be the USPS's number one fan tells us why he's visited nearly 5,000 branches. The Fold/ …

NEW YORK, N.Y. – FedEx Corp., the world's second biggest package delivery company, said Wednesday that it will lose more than 10 per cent of its U.S.-based executives under a voluntary buyout plan. More: continued here

New York Times Post Office Seeks to End Letter Delivery on SaturdaysNew York TimesThe post office said a five-day mail delivery schedule would begin in August and would shave about $2 billion a year from its losses, which were $15.9 billion last year. The Postal Service would continue to deliver …

Post Office Cuts Saturday MailABC News (blog)The delivery of letters and other mail has declined with the increasing use of email and the internet. Last September the service reported a record $15.9 billion loss for its fiscal year. For the first time last year the post office was forced to …

Washington Times Calif. lawmaker: No buying sugary drinks with food stampsWashington TimesCalifornia lawmakers may put an end to food stamp recipients buying sugary drinks and soda with CalFresh, the state's benefits program. State Sen. Michael J. Rubio, a Democrat, introduced legislation that proposes to modify the list of allowable food …

FEDEX Co, the world's second biggest package delivery company, will lose more than 10 per cent of its US-based executives under a voluntary buyout plan. More: continued here