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Royal Bank of Canada, living up to a warning it issued last month, said Friday that its profit fell to $1.12-billion or 81 cents a share, down from $1.32-billion or $1.01 a year earlier, as trading losses and imploding U.S. financial markets took their toll. More: continued here

Skills scheme to help people back into workScotsman, United Kingdom –3 hours agoThe centre has teamed up with the new Morrison's store in Granton as well as Royal Mail, Tesco and a host of other businesses based at Fort Kinnaird. … More: continued here

Postman in bid to beat retirementBBC News, UK –3 hours agoAn Oxfordshire postman has launched a campaign against Royal Mail's policy of compulsory retirement at 65. Jim Wood, who has been a postman for eight years, … More: continued here

Ready to deliver festive serviceThe Argus.co.uk, UK –7 minutes agoBy Samuel Underwood » More than 500 postal workers have been drafted in as Royal Mail braces itself for the Christmas rush. To manage the extra ten million … More: continued here

Posties vote for actionLiverpool Echo, UK –3 hours agoBut Communication Workers’ Union Liverpool branch secretary Mark Walsh said it was enough to persuade Royal Mail to return to the negotiating table with the … More: continued here

Cumberland News Win £300 of Christmas shopping vouchersCumberland News, UK –5 hours agoWe’ve teamed up with Royal Mail to offer readers the chance to win £300 worth of One4all gift vouchers which can be used at a wide range of High Street … More: continued here

S Wootton postman fiddled £1600 from tillLynn News, UK –6 minutes agoBy Mike Last A FORMER Royal Mail worker who stole almost £1600 in two months while working at the Austin Fields delivery office in Lynn was given a … More: continued here

Rapp appoints Bradshaw as MD of data divisionPrecisionMarketing, UK –1 hour agoRapp has poached Royal Mail’s head of data strategy Colin Bradshaw to become managing director of its data division. Bradshaw will take up the role within … More: continued here

Get into a good book from SantaSouth Wales Evening Post, UK –4 hours agoChildren have been able to give him their full Christmas lists, courtesy of a special Royal Mail postbox at the grotto, and have a new book to read over the … More: continued here

CHICAGO—-Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today’s interview is with senior analyst Ann Heffron, who discusses The Royal Bank of Scotland plc , Lloyds TSB Group plc , Barclays plc and Banco Santander Central Hispano, S.A. . More: continued here