Royal Mail

Comment: Buying Royal Mail shares sounds like a one-way bet. That's what investors in the Eighties thought after a string of successful privatisations. BP proved them wrong.         More: continued here

Bid for newly floated company more likely because shares could end up with "quick-buck merchants" rather than long-term investors. More: continued here

Labour’s business spokesman Chuka Umunna believes the company is being sold at a cheap price and that taxpayers are being ‘considerably short-changed’. More: continued here

The deadline to buy shares is tonight. Put your questions to Questor editor John Ficenec and Investment editor Richard Evans at 12.30pm.         More: continued here

Royal Mail Sale: Fears For Small InvestorsSky NewsFears have been raised over small-time investors buying shares in Royal Mail, as big City firms are set to buy the majority of those on offer. Hedge funds and City banks are allowed 70% of the shares being offered in majority sell-off of the postal … More: continued…

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is on track to sell shares in Royal Mail at the top of its range, two sources close to the deal said, valuing the postal service at more than $5 billion (3 … More: continued here

Is it thumbs up for the Royal Mail sell-off?Channel 4 NewsLabour's shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna has said the government should "pull the plug" on the privatisation, and claimed it is missing a trick by selling off Royal Mail cheaply and that its vast range of national properties may not be properly … More: continued…

Institutional investors have placed more than £30bn of orders for Royal Mail shares as the Government puts the finishing touches to the biggest UK privatisation for decades. More: continued here

Just 368 out of the 150,000 Royal Mail staff chose not to accept free shares in the privatised company, the BBC learns. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail webchat: your questions answeredTelegraph.co.uk… with an element of risk. If you have any questions about Royal Mail and buying shares in the postal company, our Questor editor John Ficenec and Investment editor Richard Evans are on hand at 12.30pm to answer all of your questions via a live webchat. More: continued here