stv.tv Loyal to mailSunday People, UKGordon Brown, who looks as forlorn as a lost parcel in a sorting office, is grappling with the future of Royal Mail which is floundering under new debts and old procedures. As it turns out, Royal Mail could be the rock on which he founders, …UK …
Read More »Stamps cost 2 cents more on Monday (The Mercury)
WASHINGTON — Peel it and weep: It’ll cost an extra 2 cents to mail a letter starting Monday. The price of a first-class stamp will climb to 44 cents, though people who planned ahead and stocked up on Forever stamps will still be paying the lower rate. More: continued here
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Every time a wide-body cargo plane named Hollis takes off with a load of FedEx packages, a precious bit of Debby Franklin goes with it. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps to cost 44¢ Monday (The Washington Times)
It’ll cost an extra 2 cents to mail a letter starting Monday. The price of a first-class stamp will climb to 44 cents, though people who planned ahead and stocked up on Forever stamps will still be paying the lower rate. It’s the third year in a row that rates …
Read More »New revenue stamp system for tobacco products questioned – BusinessWorld Online
New revenue stamp system for tobacco products questionedBusinessWorld Online, PhilippinesCIGARETTE manufacturers and importers have expressed concern over the plan to imprint revenue stamps on cigarette packs, saying this may be too expensive without plugging tax leakages. “It is our position that systems using tax stamps that are applied … More: continued …
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — As Sergio Garcia prepared to start the final round of the Players Championship at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, dressed head-to-toe in black, his fan club stood at the ready, as they have every day this week. More: continued here
Read More »First-class stamps to increase by 2 cents Monday – Los Angeles Times
First-class stamps to increase by 2 cents MondayLos Angeles Times, CAThe price of a first-class stamp will increase by 2 cents on Monday, rising from 42 to 44 cents, according to officials with the US Postal Service. The increase is due to rising costs and inflation, said USPS spokesman David Partenheimer. …
Read More »Royal Mail plan ‘will go ahead’ (BBC News)
The business secretary, Lord Mandelson, says he is “not for turning” on controversial plans to part-privatise Royal Mail. More: continued here
Read More »The country needs Brown – Mandelson – guardian.co.uk
The country needs Brown – Mandelsonguardian.co.uk, UKTouching on the Royal Bank of Scotland situation, Lord Mandelson said the bank needs to put in place a long term strategy to reconfigure and focus what it is doing. He said he regrets the pay off of the bank's Deputy chief executive Gordon Pell, …
Read More »Button stamps dominance with Spain GP win – MSN India
MSN India Button stamps dominance with Spain GP winMSN India, IndiaJenson Button took his fourth win in five races in the Spanish GP followed by team-mate Rubens Barrichello in P2. Red Bull's Mark Webber was the surprise of the day, taking P3. The highlight of the race was a massive crash …
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