Silk Pearce designs celebrate St Paul’s anniversaryDesign Week, UK –15 hours agoThe Royal Mint and Royal Mail have commissioned Silk Pearce to design a commemorative medal cover celebrating the 300th anniversary of St. Paul’s Cathedral … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Endpaper: Proust and a postal orderTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –5 hours agoThe news is that the Royal Mail, in the process of shutting down 2500 branches, has approached a number of local authorities with the unlikely idea of … More: continued here

Biz break: Will eBay force customers to use PayPal? Idea already …San Jose Mercury News,  USA –13 minutes agoBy Steve Johnson EBay users riled: That's because of rumors the San Jose online auction company is exploring the idea of requiring many if not most … More: continued here

May 10 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, said fourth-quarter profit will miss its forecast after surging fuel prices raised costs by at least $100 million more than estimated. More: continued here

May 9 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, said fourth-quarter earnings will be below its earlier forecast after surging fuel prices raised costs by at least $100 million more than estimated. More: continued here

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

Fedex said its fuel costs have risen by more than 7 percent since it issued its guidance in March. It added that weak economic conditions have resulted in lower demand. More: continued here

If you never got a chance to do spring cleaning, and you have a lot of stuff to get rid of, consider what a lot of your neighbors do: Sell it on eBay . More: continued here

PennLive.com Rising costs push up use of food stampsPennLive.com, PA –6 hours agoby MARY WARNER, Of The Patriot-News PAUL CHAPLIN, The Patriot-News Jaci Randolph, 73, of Steelton, right, collects a mix of fruits and vegetables during …HUNGER PANGSThe Patriot-News – PennLive.comall 2 news articles More: continued here

Postal deliveries on Saturday may be discontinued under plans by the industry regulator to save money for the Royal Mail. More: continued here