Telegraph.co.uk Questor share tip: How far could Royal Mail shares fall?Telegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail shares have fallen by 17pc so far this year as competition increases and parcel volumes suffer a slowdown. Questor accepts the share price may be weak for the next 12 months but the long-term investor should focus on …
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The Commons business committee's damning indictment of the knock-down sale of Royal Mail will have come as absolutely no surprise to anyone in Westminster or the City. For Cable and ministers to now claim all the criticisms are pure hindsightism is nonsense. More: continued here
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Life in the private sector is proving tough with parcel volumes falling and increased competition hitting the shares.Questor thinks the long term investment case remains. More: continued here
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FedEx's Package Lab puts thousands of boxes a year to the test to make sure they're up to the rigors of being shipped. CNET Road Trip 2014 checked out the package torture. More: continued here
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Herald Scotland Taxpayers lost out on £1bn in sell-off of Royal MailHerald ScotlandThe committee said it was "disturbed" the Government might have failed to reap the benefits of the sale of Royal Mail assets included at privatisation such as three sites in London valued by the Business Department at about …
Read More »Loom bands: Bids for dress made from colourful rubber reach almost £154000 … – The Independent
Lincolnshire Echo Loom bands: Bids for dress made from colourful rubber reach almost £154000 …The IndependentThe eBay listing, by user helenwright72, gives little information about the creation of the dress, describing it simply as a “multi coloured dress made from loom bands”. The item's location is listed as the seaside …
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The Herald | HeraldOnline.com (press release) Van Wyck likely to keep post officeThe Herald | HeraldOnline.com (press release)Brian White, a Charlotte-based supervisor with the U.S. Postal Service, said the 50 or so people Wednesday were the most he'd ever seen turn out at a meeting to discuss service changes at …
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