Breaking Finance News Royal Mail PLC 6.3% Potential Decrease Indicated by Liberum CapitalDirectorsTalk InterviewsRoyal Mail PLC using EPIC/TICKER code LON:RMG has had its stock rating noted as 'Reiterates' with the recommendation being set at 'SELL' this morning by analysts at Liberum Capital. Royal Mail PLC are listed in the Industrials …

Crux: Covering all things Catholic Vatican stamps mark Pope Benedict's birthday, Fatima apparitionsCrux: Covering all things CatholicThe Vatican stamp and coin office has big plans for early May: the release of stamps marking retired Pope Benedict XVI's 90th birthday, as well as another stamp …and more » More: continued here

BBC News Strike threat after Royal Mail closes pension schemeBBC NewsPostal unions are threatening to ballot for industrial action after Royal Mail said it would close its defined benefit pension scheme in 2018. The postal service said that the pension plan was currently in surplus, but it was not sustainable. …

BBC News FTSE 100 slides as bank shares lose groundBBC NewsRoyal Mail rose 0.6% after the postal service said it was closing its defined benefit pension scheme. The company said there was "no affordable solution" to retaining the scheme, as it would have to more than double its contributions to …

Investors Chronicle News & Tips: Royal Mail, Hays, Gattaca & moreInvestors ChronicleRoyal Mail Group (RMG) shares are trading 2 per cent higher this morning after the group decided members of its defined benefit pension scheme will lose their benefits from April 2018. Currently, the postal group contributes around £400m a …

The Union Leader Food stamp reform under fire at State House hearing | New HampshireThe Union LeaderThe head of the state's welfare programs said a bill that would make it tougher to qualify for food stamps in New Hampshire would do nothing to reduce welfare …and more » More: continued here

The Union Leader Food stamp reform under fire at State House hearingThe Union LeaderThe head of family assistance also said the bill does not impose broad work requirements on food stamp recipients as its sponsors claim. It does remove a waiver from federal work requirements which is currently in place …

New Vatican stamps for 90th birthday of Benedict XVI, 100th …Catholic CultureThe Vatican will issue new stamps in May to commemorate the 90th birthday of Pope-emeritus Benedict and the 100th anniversary of the apparitions at Fatima.and more » More: continued here

Helensburgh Advertiser Strike threat over Royal Mail plan to close pension schemeHelensburgh AdvertiserThe Royal Mail is facing the threat of industrial action after announcing plans to close its defined benefit pension scheme next year. The Communication Workers Union said it had made clear that any attempt by the company to …

Royal Mail to close defined benefit pension schemeReutersLONDON, April 13 Britain's Royal Mail will close its defined benefit pension scheme at the end of March 2018 after a review found it would need to more than double annual contributions to over 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) to keep the plan …