Canada Stocks Rise, Led by Royal Bank, Manulife and RIMBloomberg… that the country's banks will have more flexibility to avoid writedowns. Canada's Accounting Standards Board made a “compromise” decision on mark-to-market rules that doesn't go as far as recent changes made in the US, the Globe and Mail reported. More: …

Postal Service May Close New Castle Post OfficeWYTV, OHThe US Postal Service may close a western Pennsylvania mail processing center with 200 workers and move the work to Pittsburgh. Postal spokesman Tad Kelley says officials will take months to study closing the facility in New Castle, PA. … More: continued here

Knox County poverty ranking improvesGalesburg Register-Mail, IL“But I believe it has done a lot to keep people out of poverty. it extended unemployment benefits, food stamps, and Medicaid. It bolstered neighborhood stabilization programs, community health centers, and dislocated worker assistance. …Report predicts more suburbanites will fall into povertyChicago Daily Heraldall 35 …

Neovia FY loss narrows, sees '09 flatReutersNeovia, in which Irish billionaire investor Dermot Desmond holds a 26 percent stake, competes with online auctioneer eBay Inc's (EBAY.O) Paypal service and Moneybookers. Brokerage Daniel Stewart cut its 2009 pretax profit estimates for Neovia to $5.7 … More: continued here

Roanoke Times Tiny Bath County post office will keep its doors openRoanoke Times, VAThe Williamsville office signed a new one-year lease, but its long-term future remains uncertain. By Courtney Cutright File February Mel and Barbara Herwald leave the Williamsville post office in Bath County. The office, which was at risk of …

Bondurant sees end to post office impasseDesMoinesRegister.com, IABy JARED STRONG • jstrong@dmreg.com • April 30, 2009 A stalemate with the US Postal Service that threatened to shutter Bondurant's post office reached a possible breakthrough Wednesday when postal authorities apparently met the demands of city leaders. … More: continued here

CHRONOLOGY-Competition in German retail energyReutersIt subsequently launched new retail products under the brand name "Easy" jointly with online auctioneer eBay (EBAY.O). April – Independent portal Verivox***, which monitors prices and encourages switching, said some 15 firms are due to raise power … More: continued here

Vermont town post office celebrating Simpson stampFox44 News, VermontAP – April 30, 2009 5:15 AM ET SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (AP) – The Springfield Post Office will celebrate the city's designation as "The Simpsons" hometown with the release of a postage stamp depicting the popular animated series. …Springfield post office to offer Simpsons …

MusicRadar.com – The place for music makers Coming to Grips with the Collectible Fender Stratocaster MarketStrat Collector, CAAn original '54 on ebay will most likely get more page views than an original '89 American Standard, but it wouldn't be surprising if the Standard received more bids as there is probably a …

Falls Church Post Office Prepares Move Up Broad StreetFalls Church News Press, VAMaking way for Falls Church's new City Center project, whenever that may come, most of the functions at Falls Church's historic 301 W. Broad St. post office site will soon be relocated five blocks west to the new Art …