Ailing Royal Mail'may need £1bn cash injection'myHermesRoyal Mail's precarious financial status may mean the government injecting an extra £1 billion to keep privatisation plans on course. The monetary difficulties faced by the ailing company mean the timetable for securing European aid for its £8.4 … More: continued here

Post and Parcel USPS releases proposal to close Slayden officeThe TennesseanThe US Postal Service released a proposal to close the Slayden post office May 6. Effected customers have 60 days from the release date to evaluate the proposal and provide any comments. If USPS decides to close the branch after …

Daily Mail Police probe eBay posting to sell Mich. toddlerForbesAuthorities say a western Michigan woman offered a 2-year-old relative for sale on eBay Inc.'s auction website and accepted a man's tongue-in-cheek bid. The Holland Sentinel says police located the woman in Ottawa County's Allendale Township, …Police probe eBay posting to …

Islington Tribune newspaper website Post union's bid to save sorting officeWorcester StandardCONCERNED workers at Worcester's sorting office are refusing to give up without a fight despite Royal Mail revealing plans to close it. The Standard has previously reported how the 186 staff members at the office on Wainwright Road were …

How Internet Auctions Died, But EBay SurvivedJewelers Circular Keystone Online (blog)It notes that even eBay, whose name was once synonymous with auctions, now only gets 31 percent of its sales through that format, even though it once looked like they were becoming a national craze: Buying on eBay was likened …

Dalje.com Princess Beatrice's hat to be auctionedUPI.comThe pale pink hat of fabric circles and sashes Princess Beatrice wore to the royal wedding April 29 is being auctioned on eBay, with the proceeds to be divided equally between the UN Children's Fund and the Children in Crisis charity, …Here's Something You …

The Express Times – LehighValleyLive.com Indianapolis 500 Stamp Issued TodayWall Street Journal (blog)A new postal stamp depicts driver Ray Harroun driving his Marmon Wasp toward victory in the 1911 Indianapolis 500. It may not get your mail delivered any faster, but starting today you can send correspondence through the postal …

UK govt may inject £1bil into Royal MailMalaysia StarLONDON: The UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is looking at whether it should write off a significant amount of the Royal Mail's debts to the National Loans Fund (NLF), according to people familiar with the matter. …Royal Mail write-off looms …

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The U.S. Postal Service released a proposal to close the Slayden post office May 6. Effected customers have 60 days from the release date to evaluate the proposal and provide any comments. More: continued here