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Sky News Philips Halts Buyback, Slashes 6000 Jobs After Reporting LossBloomberg –21 minutes ago26 (Bloomberg) — Royal Philips Electronics NV, Europe’s largest maker of consumer electronics, said it will eliminate 6000 jobs and halt its share buyback …Philips posts 1st quarterly loss in nearly 6 yearsInternational Herald TribunePhilips Electronics posts net …

Royal Mail celebrates iconic stampsPrecisionMarketing, UK –3 minutes agoRoyal Mail is embarking on an integrated campaign to promote its Design Classic stamps that celebrates its 20th Century iconic collections. … More: continued here

Hell Mail Royal Mail Sell-Off BombshellHell Mail, UK –3 minutes agoIts difficult to guage the strength of any revolt to plans by Lord Mandelson to sell a share of Royal Mail to possibly another postal operator, … More: continued here

Union boss warns of possible postal strikes in PlymouthPlymouth Evening Herald, UK –1 hour agoA TOP union boss has warned of possible postal strikes in Plymouth if the Government proceeds with selling off part of Royal Mail. … More: continued here

Prescott backs publicly-owned post officeScotsman, United Kingdom –27 minutes agoAsked whether he approved of Lord Mandelson's proposal to sell off a minority stake in the Royal Mail, possibly to a foreign operator, Mr Prescott replied: … More: continued here

Royal Mail boss paid full salary to stay at home – for 16 monthsNorthampton Chronicle & Echo, UK –4 hours agoBy Nick Spoors A Royal Mail manager from Northamptonshire has been paid his full salary for the past 16 months despite staying at home because bosses did … More: continued here

Royal Mail treats us with disdainTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –4 minutes agoRoyal Mail announced profits of £255 million in the nine month period to December. Meanwhile it embarked upon a ferociously unpopular plan to shut down 2500 … More: continued here

ROYAL MAIL IN TALKS OVER POST OFFICEArbroath Herald, UK –3 minutes agoANGUS MP Mike Weir has given a cautious welcome to an update from the Royal Mail in their search for new central post office site in the Arbroath. … More: continued here

Royal Mail pushes design classic stamps with integrated driveBrand Republic, UK –1 hour agoby Nikki Sandison, Marketing Direct 23-Jan-09, 13:40 LONDON – Royal Mail is launching an integrated campaign, created by Proximity London, to promote its … More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk New Royal Mail chief to oversee saleFinancial Times, UK –3 hours agoBy Sylvia Pfeifer Donald Brydon, the chairman of engineering company Smiths Group, is poised to become the new chairman of Royal Mail. …Royal Mail lines up Brydon as chairmanTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail Wants Former TNS Chair for Top JobDaily Research News OnlineSmiths’ …