NH warns of potential food stamp scamFoster’s Daily Democrat, NH –6 minutes agoCONCORD, NH (AP) — New Hampshire officials are warning about a potential scam involving residents who receive food stamps or other state aid. … More: continued here
Read More »FedEx asks town to annex 1.7 acres (Winston-Salem Journal)
The town’s board of aldermen is going to consider annexing a 1.7-acre tract owned by FedEx Ground Package System Inc. that is within the Triad Business Park. More: continued here
Read More »EBay Winners Tell Family: Take $20G, Keep Your Stuff (Fox News)
Texas couple who won $20,000 eBay bid for struggling Georgia family’s belongings wants family to have the money, but keep their stuff. More: continued here
Read More »GM, FedEx drop Super Bowl ads (The Charlotte Observer)
(By James Callan, Bloomberg News) Restaurant company Denny’s Corp. and dog-food maker Pedigree are buying what General Motors Corp. can’t afford this year: a Super Bowl ad. For the first time in a decade, no U.S. automaker will advertise during the most-watched U.S. sports event when NBC televises the National …
Read More »Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: DryShips Inc., Royal Caribbean, AmBev, Qualcomm Inc. and Zions Bancorporation. (Centre Daily Times)
Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: DryShips Inc. (NASDAQ: DRYS), Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL), AmBev (NYSE: ABV), Qualcomm Inc. …
Read More »Could 200000 Royal Mail workers lose their pensions? – Financial Times
Could 200000 Royal Mail workers lose their pensions?Financial Times, UK –6 hours agoI mention this before drawing your attention to a small and obscure clause in the Hooper report on the modernisation of the Royal Mail. … More: continued here
Read More »Visalia woman drives car into post office (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
A car crashed through the front of the Visalia post office in the 2300 block of Beech Avenue Friday, causing no injuries, but customers might not be able to buy stamps there for at least a week. More: continued here
Read More »Refiners, Workers Resume Contract Talks; Strike Looms (Update2) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc and the union representing refinery workers resumed talks on a new contract today as a deadline loomed and the companies made preparations for a strike that may affect almost two-thirds of U.S. capacity. More: continued here
Read More »Third Suspect Held in Post Office Robbery (13 WMAZ Macon)
Macon Police arrested a third person in connection with a December 5th post office robbery. More: continued here
Read More »EBay top bidder: Take our money, keep your stuff (The Charlotte Observer)
(By DIONNE WALKER, Associated Press Writer) It started as a family joke: Facing snowballing medical expenses for their two young disabled children, Gregg and Brittiny Peters quipped they might need to sell everything they owned to stay solvent. As the bills tipped $10,000, however, the idea was no longer funny. …
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