Royal Mail rolls over and agrees to sell its 20% stake in CamelotTimes OnlineThe auction of Camelot, the National Lottery operator, took a significant step forward last night after it emerged that Royal Mail had bowed to pressure … More: continued here
Read More »FedEx plane lands in Rome hayfield (News 10 Now Syracuse)
ROME, N.Y. — A Wiggins Airways pilot flying a FedEx plane made a remarkable emergency landing in a field near Rome this morning. The pilot, Peter May from Brewerton, was flying a single propeller Cessna cargo plane taking packages from Syracuse to Plattsburgh. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx To Raise Ground Shipping Rates 4.9%, Matching UPS (Nasdaq)
FedEx Corp. (FDX) will raise shipping rates for ground and home-delivery by 4.9%, matching United Parcel Service Inc.’s (UPS) increases in its main ground and air rates. More: continued here
Read More »Faced with weak demand, FedEx to raise rates (MSNBC)
FedEx will raise shipping rates for its Ground and Home Delivery units by an average of 4.9 percent in January as it contends with weak freight demand. More: continued here
Read More »EBay Sold on Utah, Adding 457 Jobs (FOX 13 Utah)
Internet auctioneer eBay Inc. will add more than 450 jobs to its global operations center in Draper. The San Jose, Calif.-based company says it will hire more people in operations and customer support and at big data center it plans to build there for $334 million. In return, Gov. Gary …
Read More »FedEx to raise Ground, Home Delivery rates (Rocky Mount Telegram)
NEW YORK — FedEx Corp. said Thursday it will raise shipping rates for its Ground and Home Deli… More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail ready to sell stake Camelot – guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk Royal Mail ready to sell stake Camelotguardian.co.ukRoyal Mail built up a new source of revenue by selling lottery tickets through the Post Office, but is now facing increasing financial problems. …Royal Mail'To Sell Its 20% Stake In Camelot'Sky NewsA winning ticketTimes OnlineCamelot investors sell stakesThis is Moneyall 8 news …
Read More »Post Office Patrons Protest Closures (The Berkeley Daily Planet)
The Planet needs your help. Give to the Fund for Local Reporting! A small but spirited crowd turned up at a town hall meeting at Longfellow Middle School Tuesday, Nov. 24, to protest the proposed closure of Berkeley’s Park Station post office on Sacramento Street. More: continued here
Read More »Post office makes house call to local seniors (KOAA Colorado Springs – Pueblo)
The postal service in Colorado Springs is making it easier for some seniors in our community to get their holiday packages sent. Rather than having to wait in line at the post office, the residents of the Belcaro Senior Apartments had the post office come to them this morning. The …
Read More »Two men sentenced to prison terms for $1.2 million eBay scam (InternetRetailer.com)
Two men, both Bulgarian nationals, have been sentenced to prison terms for advertising for sale on eBay expensive vehicles and boats they did not possess, then pocketing $1.2 million in payments from buyers, the U.S. Department of Justice disclosed today. More: continued here
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