San Francisco Chronicle Wall Street climbs, boosted by eBay results, rosy dataReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a five-year intraday high, as investors were cheered by rosy economic data and better-than-expected results from online marketplace eBay (EBAY.O). In encouraging signs for the …

Quartz Until China stamps out corruption, its debt habit will keep getting worseQuartzUntil China stamps out corruption, its debt habit will keep getting worse. By Naomi Rovnick — January 17, 2013. Once again, the Chinese government is planning to kickstart its economy with infrastructure projects, a source of growth that …

Stocks gain following strong reports on housing starts and unemployment claims …Washington PostNEW YORK — Stocks advanced, pushing the Standard and Poor's 500 to another five-year high, after strong reports on housing starts and unemployment claims made investors more optimistic about the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 gained six points …

Residents in Sheffield fight to keep post officeWCAXSHEFFIELD, Vt. (AP) – A big turnout is expected at a town hall meeting in Sheffield, Vt., as residents hear about the future of their rural post office. Community meetings are being held throughout the country to discuss the U.S. Postal Service's plan …

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This is Kent Hundreds join in Royal Mail protest in WhitstableThis is KentHUNDREDS of people marched through Whitstable on Saturday to protest at the closure of the Cromwell Road delivery office now planned for February 11. More industrial action is planned for January 26 and 28 if Royal Mail bosses …

Royal Mail office for Finsbury Park and South Tottenham to close this monthHaringey IndependentA date for the closure and relocation of a Royal Mail sorting office has been announced. The delivery offices in Finsbury Park and South Tottenham, in the Arena Shopping Centre, Harringay, will be closed and services will …

Royal Mail wins court battle after losing £300 parcel… because address was …SWNSA businessman has lost a court battle with the Royal Mail over a missing parcel – because the address was wrong by just a single character. Engineer Graham Wright took legal action after a recorded delivery package containing …

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Music legends set to appear on stamps for Australia Post Legends seriesAdelaide Now"I think one of the romantic things about stamps is I see letter writing as a dying art and it's something I really love. "Instead of emails, I would much rather get a letter from someone because they …