Two  Civil War stamps will be unveiled by the Postal Service Monday in Minneapolis. The stamps are part of the sesquicentennial stamp series begun last year. The two stamps commemorate the Battle of New Orleans and the Battle of Antietam. They are "forever" stamps, sold in sheets of 12 for …

Manchin's post office bill fails in SenateBluefield Daily TelegraphBy KATE COIL Bluefield Daily Telegraph WASHINGTON — Though the US Senate voted in favor of an amendment Wednesday that provides a one-year extension on the closure of rural post offices, a measure sought by US Sen. Joe Manchin, DW.and more » More: …

Forbes The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Amazon.com, eBay, Apple, Barnes & Noble and …Sacramento BeeStocks recently featured in the blog include Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY), Apple Inc (Nasdaq: AAPL), Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) and Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG). Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) is scheduled …

British soldiers can now fire off online orders from anywhereInternetRetailer.comNow, The Ministry of Defence, British Post Office and Royal Mail, the UK's postal service, have made this small luxury possible for UK personnel stationed around the world. The three UK entities have teamed up to introduce web-only UK-style postcodes … …

Bakersfield's mail processing plant on Pegasus drive may not close after all. Wednesday night, senators in Washington passed a bill that gives the Postal Service an 11 billion dollar cash infusion. It prevents many post offices from closing, and requires further studies instead. The U.S. Postal Service proposed closing the …

Stamps.com rises 7% on results, outlookMarketWatchBy David B. Wilkerson. More: continued here

Mail boss signals fresh jobs cullMorning Star Onlineby Louise Nousratpour in Bournemouth Royal Mail boss Moya Greene used the CWU conference on Wednesday to tell delegates to expect a fresh wave of job losses and closures in the race for privatisation. In what was the first ever address to the …

Hamburg Sun Closing of Buffalo Post Office impacts BostonHamburg SunAlthough located in the city of Buffalo, the William Street Post Office and the United States Postal Services' intentions for the facility have extensive impacts, including in town of Boston. This realization was brought to attention at the Boston town … …

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Stamps.com shares were up 7% after the online provider of postage products reported first-quarter results that exceeded most Wall Street estimates and lifted its 2012 forecast. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on …

Post office closings delayed as Congress ponders ways to cut USPS deficitImperial RepublicanBy Carolyn Lee The US Postal Service has committed to Congress that there will be no post office closings prior to May 15, the original deadline to decide which post offices are to close. Enders and Champion Post …