Glasgow Evening Times Government offloads last of Royal Mail shares for just over £951mGlasgow Evening TimesHe added: "This is a truly historic day for Royal Mail with the workers gaining a share of this history. "We have delivered on our promise to sell the Government's entire remaining stake which means that for the very first…
History: 1880-1915 home of Leaton Post OfficeThe Morning SunA stop on the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad line from Coleman to Mt. Pleasant, Leaton was established in 1880 with William Allenbaugh postmaster of a post office in the store until 1915. Mid-Michigan History is a Morning Sun feature by Jack R. More: continued here
Daily Herald Miss Manners: Postage stamps do not need to match the seasonKansas City StarThat some people enjoy coordinating stamps with occasions, Miss Manners knows. Evidently you did so last winter. But this should not obscure the fact that stamps are the currency by which postage is paid. Do these people object if they are…
Orlando Sentinel Post office, school holidays, and Planned Parenthood: LettersOrlando SentinelThe article, "Postal Service pushed to go private; Lawmakers, others cite its shrinking customer base," Oct. 7, in explaining the push to privatize the USPS, fails to mention the root cause for the recent struggles of our Postal Service. Due to a piece …USPS Takes…
East Grinstead Courier & Observer Surrey Police launch Ebay auction siteEast Grinstead Courier & ObserverThis is not the first time the force has sold items on an auction site, having previously sold through another site since the early 2000s, but this is the first time an Ebay store has been opened. The shop, Sussex Police…
Risers & Fallers: SABMiller, Royal Mail, Barclays, Arrow Global, LiDCO and …Proactive Investors UKRoyal Mail (LON:RMG) down 5.3%. The government's remaining 13% shareholding in the company is being sold for nearly £600mln. Barclays (LON:BARC) down 3.5%. The banking giant is set to appoint a former JP Morgan Chase banker as its new chief … More: continued…
JOC.com UK sells remaining Royal Mail stakeJOC.comLONDON – The U.K. has sold its remaining stake in Royal Mail, raising 591.1 million pounds ($910 million) for a 13 percent shareholding and ending the state's involvement in the 499-year old postal company. The Royal Mail's 143,000 employees were …and more » More: continued here
DIGITALLOOK Government to sell remaining 14% stake in Royal MailDIGITALLOOKWestminster will let go of its remaining stake in Royal Mail through a sale to professional investors. After the close of trading the government said it would begin a so-called accelerated book build immediately. At Monday's closing price of 470.3p its … More: continued here
Financial Times Public ownership of Royal Mail draws to close with share saleFinancial TimesThe government has sold off its remaining stake in Royal Mail for just under £600m, drawing the public ownership of the 500-year-old organisation to a close. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said on Tuesday it had sold 13 per cent…
Financial Times Sale of Royal Mail Stake Nets $907 Million for British GovernmentNew York TimesLONDON — The British government said on Tuesday that it had raised 591.1 million pounds by selling most of its stake in Royal Mail, the operator of Britain's postal service. The government sold a 13 percent stake at 455 pence a…