ThinkProgress Crop Insurance Had Higher Error Rate Than Food Stamps Last YearThinkProgressThe farm assistance error rate was up from 4.08 percent in 2012 and far above the 3.42 percent error rate in the food stamps program. A substantial portion of those errors comes from underpayments to deserving people. Separating that out to focus on ……
Earnings should grow rapidly at Royal Mail PLC (LON: RMG) over the next two years. More: continued here
Daily Mail Lazard, firm that advised Royal Mail sell-off, made £8m from sharesDaily MailLAM bought and sold them all within days and made an instant profit of £8million for its clients – making a mockery of Business Secretary Vince Cable's insistence that Royal Mail shares should only be sold to long-term, stable investors. During a…
Illinois report examines sugary drinks ban for food stampsKSDKAbout 2 million Illinoisans use food stamps, nearly half of them children. Sugar-sweetened beverages account for more than half the added sugars in the American diet. But it's not known whether people on food stamps drink more than other Americans.and more » More: continued here
Window Hours Cut At Freetown Post OfficeWBIW.com(FREETOWN) – The U.S. Postal Service will cut window hours at the Freetown Post Office but offer 24-hour access to post office boxes. Daily window service hours will be cut to four hours a day from 6.5. The North Union Street location now will open at … More: continued…
International Business Times UK Royal Mail Sale Adviser Lazard 'Given Priority Investor Status for Shares'International Business Times UKOne of the financial firms advising the government on its sale of Royal Mail– which it has been accused of undervaluing – was a priority investor given special preference in the privatisation, it is claimed. Lazard & Co…
Will Alibaba IPO Force eBay And Amazon To Cut Prices?ForbesAlibaba — an operator of online and mobile marketplaces in consumer and business-to-business commerce, as well as cloud computing and other services combining the functions of Amazon, eBay, and PayPal – is poised for an initial public offering.and more » More: continued here
Audit: Inmates, dead people sent food stamps, welfare benefitsKPHO PhoenixAn Arizona's Auditor General's Office says the Department of Economic Security's Division of Benefits and Eligibility is generally doing a good job. But there are some areas of concern – such as continuing to send food stamps and other welfare benefits …Report: Ariz. provided food stamps…
Urban Artisans: How Casey's Stamps in NYC's East Village Preserved a Lost …Complex.comJ.C. Casey, owner of Casey's Stamps, avoids getting sentimental about his craft. His shop is wonderfully unfussy. The shelves are haphazardly lined with stamps of every imaginable variety; his desk is obscured with loose papers and old coffee cups. More: continued here
EBay's Big Bet on AmericaWall Street JournalCutting through the gloom of a winter that never seems to end and another weak GDP report, eBay EBAY -4.97% eBay Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $51.83 -2.71 -4.97% April 30, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 32.02M AFTER HOURS $51.98 +0.15 +0.29% April … More: continued here