Telegraph.co.uk Post Office profits hit £321m as cost-cutting bitesFirst Post, UKBy Ed Smith Earnings at the Royal Mail have responded to the group's wholesale job cuts and post office closures, with a doubling in profits to £321m. It made £9.5bn in revenue last year, helped by a move into profit of …

Police seek relative after theft of rings, stampsBuffalo News,  United StatesNIAGARA FALLS—About $5000 worth of jewelry and rare stamps have been stolen from an Ely Avenue home, and the victim's nephew is being considered a potential suspect, city police said. The rings, each 18-carat gold with gemstones, were taken sometime …

EBay find leads to treasure of friendshipThe Huntsville Times – al.com, ALFinding a World War II German medal for sale on eBay is a treat for a history buff, but it's no news flash. When that medal leads to a second career as a writer, however, that's a story worth telling. …

Telegraph.co.uk CVC bids $3.2 bln for Royal Mail stake -reportReutersUL] has offered to pay just under 2 billion pounds ($3.21 billion) for a 30 percent stake in state-owned postal group Royal Mail, the Sunday Telegraph reported. The bid is higher than a rival offer from Dutch logistics group TNT (TNT. …

ebay's in No Rush to Spin Off SkypeSeeking Alpha, NYebay (EBAY) is in no hurry to spin off Skype. And why should they be? While they may have made a mistake in the initial acquisition (we won't commit to a view on this here), they are not in dire need of …

Grant would let farmers' market accept WIC and food stampsTexarkana Gazette, TXThe city has applied for a grant that would allow the farmers' market to accept financial assistance like WIC and food stamps. “This project will provide the city's farmers' markets with wireless Electronic Benefit Transfer system capabilities,” said … More: …

Calgary CTV Heroes' welcome for Stamps fansCalgary Herald,  CanadaBut last fall, Harries took the football with him to Montreal to watch his Stamps become Grey Cup champions once again. "It was fantastic,"Harries said of the euphoric feeling of seeing the Stamps win. "We played with it through the streets of …

Costco Wholesale Corp., facing political pressure, said Friday that it will expand its new food-stamp program to a third New York store that is under development. More: continued here

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Hell Mail Turning Back The Clock On Postal ServicesHell Mail, UKThis coming week will see the privatisation of Royal Mail back in the spotlight as all the debate reaches its conclusion in the House of Commons. With so many Labour MPs having signed an early day motion to reject the sell-off, …