On Thursday, June 12, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration awarded the Rowley Post Office its Star Worksite Voluntary Protection Program flag in honor of its excellent safety record. More: continued here

Under a US Postal Service mandate, the Shelby Post Office will close weekdays from 12:30-1:30 for lunch. “The change for us starts today,” Clerk Linda Easton said. “Some larger offices will not close for lunch, but some smaller offices will close.” More: continued here

Stocks extended their declines Wednesday amid renewed concerns about the financial sector and after FedEx warned that weakening demand and surging fuel costs would weigh on fiscal 2009 profits. The drop pushed the Dow Jones industrial average down about 150 points, sometimes sending it below 12,000 for the first time …

FedEx may be the canary in the coal mine. More: continued here

Wall Street took a tumble Wednesday on renewed concerns about the financial sector and FedEx Corp.’s warning that weakening demand and surging fuel costs would weigh on profits in the coming year. More: continued here

U.S. stocks drop as economic bellwether FedEx Corp. delivers disappointing results and Fifth Third Bancorp trims its dividend, highlighting rising energy prices and the ongoing credit crisis. More: continued here

June 18 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, reported a fourth-quarter loss and forecast profit that fell short of analysts’ estimates, sending the shares down as much as 4.7 percent. More: continued here

The Columbia Farmers Market has announced it will accept food stamps. The market at the corner of West Ash Street and Clinkscales Road recently installed an EBT benefits machine, so people with electronic cards for government food benefits can use them. More: continued here

FedEx Corp , the package delivery company, may be the canary in the coal mine with investors expecting a large number of profit warnings from companies struggling with soaring commodity input costs and a sluggish economy. More: continued here

Black letter day for the PostEssex Echo, UK –6 hours agoTHE announcement of more post office closures in Southend, Castle Point and Thurrock will no doubt see petitions being raised and protest groups launched. … More: continued here