Starting Monday, the price of a first-class postage stamp will increase to 42 cents. However, a new “Forever” stamp has been revealed. Its price will remain the same, at 41 cents, if they are purchased before Monday, May 12th. After May 12th, those stamps will increase to 42 cents. More: …

Americans are buying 60 million Forever stamps a day in advance of next week’s postage price increase. More: continued here

Day in the life of a post officeNorwich Evening News, UK –11 minutes agoTracey Stevens, 34, has worked in the post office industry since she was nine years old. Starting out as a newspaper delivery girl, she quickly learnt what … More: continued here

This weekend is your last chance to save on stamps. A new rate increase goes into effect on Monday. More: continued here

Beginning next Monday, First Class stamps will cost you a penny more, $.42 cents per stamp. More: continued here

Council to challenge post office closure planBury Free Press, UK –7 minutes agoAt a meeting of St Edmundsbury Borough Council's cabinet on Wednesday, it was agreed a letter would be sent to Post Office Ltd objecting to the closure of … More: continued here

Forever stamps are selling like gangbusters in the metro area in advance of Monday’s postal price increase. More: continued here

Package delivery company FedEx Corp slashed its quarterly earnings forecast on Friday, blaming surging fuel prices. More: continued here

Around the nationHouston Chronicle, United States –6 minutes agoEBay is exploring whether to require customers to use its online payment service PayPal, a move that has angered users and prompted antitrust scrutiny in … More: continued here

Associated Press – May 9, 2008 11:03 AM ET BERLIN (AP) – A trio of packaged pythons has caused a scare at a German post office. Police in Darmstadt say the snakes were stuffed into a… More: continued here