A FedEx employee wearing bullets draped across his chest "like Rambo" opened fire Tuesday at a package-sorting center outside Atlanta, wounding six people before apparently committing suicide, … More: continued here
Vince Cable has admitted that Royal Mail 's controversial stock market flotation may not have got the "maximum value" for the taxpayer, as MPs accused him of letting it be sold at a "ridiculous" price. Members of the Commons business select committee criticised the Lib Dem business secretary's handling of the Royal Mail sale, which…
13WHAM-TV Cuomo gets stamp of disapproval13WHAM-TVSpencerport, N.Y. — With more than 400 orders in about four days, Jim Arendt's online side business has become more like full-time job. His latest popular items are rubber stamps that read, "Cuomo must go! Your vote counts." Arendt, his wife and … More: continued here
Royal Mail Privatisation Will Not Face Probe, Says City WatchdogHuffington Post UKFCA chief executive Martin Wheatley told MPs that the watchdog had seen no evidence of regulatory failure, despite being unable to say if the process – which saw Royal Mail's share price soar 38% in the first day – had entirely complied with the…
Royal Mail row shows we still don't understand marketsThe ConversationBusiness secretary Vince Cable and the boss of the City is facing questions from parliamentary committees this week over the much-maligned sale of a stake in Royal Mail. So will we finally have a definitive… More: continued here
By Tami Chappell KENNESAW, Georgia (Reuters) – A FedEx Corp package handler armed with a shotgun opened fire at a shipping facility in suburban Atlanta early on Tuesday, injuring six people before killing himself, apparently with his own weapon, police and hospital officials said. Three people were in critical condition, two of them with life-threatening…
Vince Cable questioned by MPs about Royal Mail privatisation: Politics live blogThe Guardian (blog)This is the fifth consecutive quarter of steady growth. Overall, the economy is now only 0.6% below the pre-recession peak at the beginning of 2008. In fact, services are now 2% above the pre-recession peak but the production and construction sectors ……
Ministers defend Royal Mail saleexpressandstar.comMinisters defend Royal Mail sale. Ministers have continued to defend their controversial privatisation of the Royal Mail despite fierce questioning from MPs over whether it was sold "at any cost". Business Secretary Vince Cable has defended the sale of … More: continued here
Evening Standard Vince Cable dubs Royal Mail a 'fragile' companyEvening StandardHauled before the Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee of MPs, Cable again had to defend accusations that the Government sold Royal Mail shares on the cheap when they were listed in London last year. The National Audit Office concluded the … More: continued here
* British ministers say no regrets over Royal Mail (Other OTC: ROYMF – news) sale * Minister Cable accepts need to consider other sale methods LONDON, April 29 (Reuters) – British ministers in charge of the privatisation of Royal Mail said on Tuesday they had no apologies to make over criticism that it was sold…