Appleton's stamp vending machines disappearWrightstown Post Gazette, WI –5 hours agoThe final 13 coin-operated stamp vending machines in the service area of the Appleton post office, which serves addresses in the zip codes 54911 through … More: continued here

Profits boost for Royal MailTeleText, UK –Jan 21, 2009The Royal Mail made a profit of £255m in the nine months to Christmas, and all its businesses are in profit for the first time in almost 20 years. … More: continued here

Canada.com US Stocks Fall on Profit, Recession Concern; Microsoft DropsBloomberg –25 minutes agoEBay sank 12 percent as fourth-quarter profit fell 31 percent and forecasts missed analysts’ estimates. All 10 industry groups in the Standard & Poor’s 500 …Wall Street Remains Nervous Amid Fears Recession Will IntensifyRTT NewsMicrosoft To Cut 5K Jobs; …

Beaconsfield rallies to keep post officeBuckinghamshire Advertiser, UK –4 hours agoPlans are afoot to get a part time post office set up in Beaconsfield Old Town to replace the sub post office which was shut down at One Stop last year. … More: continued here

Royal Mail’s £225m profit will raise debate over private stakeWalesOnline, United Kingdom –9 hours agoROYAL MAIL made a profit of £225m in the nine months to Christmas, with all its businesses in the black for the first time in 20 years, it announced … More: continued here

Suggestions on how to cut government spendingValley Breeze, RI –6 hours agoIncrease the number of people on food stamps as an economic stimulus. This makes me wonder if random drug testing of politicians is needed. 11. … More: continued here

Pupils collect mountain of stamps for children's hospiceNorth Devon Gazette & Advertiser, UK –4 hours agoA veritable mountain of 216000 stamps has been collected by pupils, parents and staff at Braunton School to help raise money for Children's Hospice South … More: continued here

Opening View: Apple Is Not Enough, Stocks Led Lower by eBay and NokiaSchaeffers Research, OH –1 hour agoWhat's more, eBay (EBAY) and Nokia (NOK) have made matters worse, with traders punishing the duo in pre-market trading following disappointing earnings … More: continued here

LONDON: Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns is to be honoured as the face of a set of British postage stamps unveiled by the Royal Mail to commemorate the 250th anniversary of his birth. More: continued here

Man says he saw Jade in Royal Mail car parkWorcester News,  UK –12 minutes agoThe Royal Mail worker says he saw the 16-year-old several times on Saturday, December 27 – the day she went missing. As previously reported in your … More: continued here