Mortgage Strategy Post Office releases new mortgage ratesMortgage.org.ukThese mortgage products were introduced by the Post Office in October as part of the institution's wider scheme to create a stronger financial services …Government wants the Post Office to become a major financial playerMortgage StrategyPost Office account mooted for low earnersRegen.netNew rates …

A traffic collision near the Lake Otis Post Office killed 71-year-old Peggy Boston of Anchorage on Dec. 7. At about 11:05 a silver Buick driven by Alan Boston of Anchorage was turning into the Lake Otis Post Office near Pago Pago St. while driving southbound on Lake Otis Parkway. More: …

MyFox Houston Post Office Helps Lead to Child Porn BustMyFox HoustonJorge Luis Perez allegedly agreed to exchange two child porn DVDs with an undercover postal inspector, Harris County District Attorney's Office Spokesman …Man accused of child porn at day care siteHouston Chronicleall 4 news articles » More: continued here

TORONTO, Dec 8 (Reuters) – Canadian regulators are moving closer to a penalty settlement with a group of major banks and brokerages that sold asset-backed commercial paper before the market froze due to the U.S. subprime credit crisis, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Tuesday. The Globe named Royal …

Bosses at Royal Mail appear to be following their blueprint for slashing thousands of jobs next year by doing all they can to put off strikes before Christmas. More: continued here

International demand for deliveries helped FedEx beat expectations for the second consecutive quarter. More: continued here

GEORGETOWN, Del. -(Dow Jones)- A second representative of eBay Inc. (EBAY) who formerly served on Craigslist’s board of directors said Tuesday eBay took appropriate steps to inform Craigslist of its intentions to compete in the online classified sector. More: continued here

Stock futures moved into negative territory Tuesday despite a positive forecast by transportation bellwether FedEx (FDX). Once again, it was the commodity markets weighing on Wall Street. More: continued here

What’s Your Reaction? As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up compelling local stories about the victims of the recession. More: continued here

Use of food stamps is soaring across the nation, and not just in urban pockets and rural backwaters where poverty has long been a way of life. The demand for food stamps is becoming common in the suburbs too, where the ranks of the needy have grown with the deepest …