Miliband slams Royal Mail 'rip-off'
Privileged City investors were given a "golden ticket" to buy Royal Mail shares and then sold them on day one of privatisation, ripping off the taxpayer Ed Miliband has claimed. More: continued here
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Cancer survivor makes £1million after turning to eBay during chemotherapy – Metro
Metro Cancer survivor makes £1million after turning to eBay during chemotherapyMetroThousands of us often turn to eBay to save a few pounds – but not many can say it has helped them make a fortune. Mother-of-three Alison Abruneiras can, though. She has turned her addiction to the auction website into a business grossing £1million a…
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Cameron and Miliband on Royal Mail shares and sell-off – BBC News
BBC News Cameron and Miliband on Royal Mail shares and sell-offBBC NewsEd Miliband claimed the Royal Mail sell-off was a "rip-off of the tax payer" and that the prime minister had lost the country £1bn. But David Cameron said it was a "success for our country" and Labour had failed in its bid to privatise…
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Minister says no regrets, no apologies for Royal Mail sale – Reuters UK
Minister says no regrets, no apologies for Royal Mail saleReuters UKRoyal Mail's share price has since risen by as much as 87 percent, provoking heavy criticism from lawmakers and trade unions who say the deal was mishandled and allowed big banks and financial speculators to turn a quick profit. But on Tuesday Business … More: continued…
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Man shoots, wounds 6 at metro Atlanta FedEx center
KENNESAW, Ga. (AP) — It was before sunrise when the young man drove to the FedEx package-sorting center where he worked outside Atlanta, armed with a shotgun and Molotov cocktails. At 5:54 a.m. Tuesday, police said, Geddy Kramer opened fire on a guard at the entrance to the business. More: continued here
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Vanishing Americana: More than just the mail at the Mottville post office – The Post-Standard (blog)
Vanishing Americana: More than just the mail at the Mottville post officeThe Post-Standard (blog)Many of the old brick-and-mortar post offices, slated for closure, could be morphed into village post offices. A village post office is one that is run by a small business owner as part of their retail operation offering limited postal services like…
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Report: FedEx gunman ‘joked about shooting up workplace’
The death of accused FedEx shooter Geddy Kramer by his own hands brought a tragic end to what many witnesses and workers described as a frightening incident. More: continued here
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Saga launches biggest share offering since Royal Mail as over-50s insurer and … – This is Money
Hartlepool Mail Saga launches biggest share offering since Royal Mail as over-50s insurer and …This is Money… newspapers. The move will be the biggest shares sell-off since the controversial sale of the Royal Mail by the British government last October, when more than 700,000 people applied for shares in a flotation that initially valued the…
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UPDATE 2-EBay beefs up US war chest in pursuit of growth – Reuters
UPDATE 2-EBay beefs up US war chest in pursuit of growthReutersEbay, which on Tuesday forecast lower-than-expected earnings this quarter, also plans to ramp up its marketing spending on PayPal, which is an Internet leader but faces stiff competition in the fledgling smartphone payments market. The company took a … More: continued here
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Lake Fenton’s Jordan Newman stamps name in history, pushing state’s goal … – The Flint Journal
Lake Fenton's Jordan Newman stamps name in history, pushing state's goal …The Flint JournalLake Fenton's Jordan Newman stamps name in history, pushing state's goal-scoring record out of reach. Loading Photo Gallery. Lake Fenton senior sets the new MHSAA state record for most career goals scored in girls soccer on Monday, April 28, 2014.and more » More:…