RBC confirms US subpoena over auction-rate securitiesGlobe and Mail, Canada –46 minutes ago"I can confirm that RBC Capital Markets Corp., along with others, were subpoenaed back in April," Royal Bank spokeswoman Beja Rodeck said in an e-mail… More: continued here

Battle to save post office continuesGloucestershire Gazette, UK –8 minutes agoBy Liza-Jane Gillespie » TYTHERINGTON Post Office has been given its date for closure despite continuing efforts to keep it open. It was announced in April … More: continued here

Union talk of action over sorting office planLiverpool Daily Post, UK –18 minutes agoUNION leaders will meet today to discuss taking industrial action after Royal Mail confirmed it wants to close the Copperas Hill sorting office. … More: continued here

Keep us postedLiverpool Echo, UK –18 hours agoThe fight to keep 800 Royal Mail jobs in Liverpool – and ensure the city does not become the only major centre outside London without its own sorting office … More: continued here

Finally Some Interesting Stats from eBay IndiaCnet Asia, CA –2 minutes agoI for once bank only on a few reputed sites like ebay, rediff, snapfish, etc – as for the rest of the sites either I have had a bad experience or it is just … More: continued here

Mail carrier kilting at windmillsSeattle Post Intelligencer –1 hour agoA spokeswoman for the Royal Mail in Britain said kilts are not allowed as part of its uniforms. Before the convention in Boston, Peterson spent his family's … More: continued here

Construction on a new FedEx Ground facility could begin as soon as late September, adding 50 to 70 FedEx employees, officials said Wednesday evening. More: continued here

Ebay Inc (EBAY) more shares bought by Capital One National AssociationMffais.com, CA –18 hours agoLONG BEACH (Mffais.com) – Capital One National Association added additional 720 (0.46 %) shares of Ebay Inc (EBAY), bringing their current holdings to … More: continued here

CLOSURE THREATENED POST OFFICE IS SAVEDSouth Wales Evening Post, UK –Aug 5, 2008Two post offices have been saved by Royal Mail.It today confirmed that Carnglas Road, in Tycoch, and Neath's Leonard Street post offices will stay open … More: continued here

Three-day expo of coins, currency notes, postal stampsHindu, India –3 minutes agoPuducherry (PTI): A three-day exhibition of coins, currency notes and postal stamps is being held here from Friday. The Puducherry based Indo-French … More: continued here