By Neil Maidment and William James LONDON (Reuters) – Major global investors including BlackRock, JP Morgan, and Standard Life were drawn into a British political battle on Wednesday over their profits from a Royal Mail sell-off criticised for short-changing taxpayers. Shares in Royal Mail have soared as much as 87 …
Read More »'Priority investors' drawn into UK uproar over Royal Mail privatisation
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Representatives from financial services firm Lazard, which advised the government over the sale of Royal Mail, appear in front of MPs, alongside banking giants Goldman Sachs and UBS. More: continued here
Read More »Lazard made £8m profit in Royal Mail share sell-off – Financial Times
BBC News Lazard made £8m profit in Royal Mail share sell-offFinancial TimesThe investment arm of the government's independent adviser on the privatisation of Royal Mail made an £8m profit selling shares in the company during the first week of trading. Lazard's bankers faced criticism from MPs after it was disclosed …
Read More »What Dividend Hunters Need To Know About Royal Mail PLC
Royston Wild looks at whether Royal Mail plc (LON: RMG) is an attractive income stock. More: continued here
Read More »Keavy store a Village Post Office – Times Tribune of Corbin
Keavy store a Village Post OfficeTimes Tribune of CorbinDisplayed in what resembles a Unites States Postal Service (USPS) mailbox from the side, the VPO's located next to an ice cream freezer, across from the potato chip display, and catty-corner from a table where folks like to sit while they're having …
Read More »Man wounded in FedEx shooting leaves hospital
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 … More: continued here
Read More »Guard in critical condition after Georgia FedEx facility shooting
By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) – A security guard for a FedEx Corp facility in suburban Atlanta was in critical condition on Wednesday, a day after police said he was shot by a co-worker who also wounded five others in a blast of gunfire before killing himself. The suspect, package …
Read More »Postal News: Misprinted stamps escape United States Postal Service vault – Lehigh Acres Citizen
Postal News: Misprinted stamps escape United States Postal Service vaultLehigh Acres CitizenThese very limited edition stamps were circulated with the recent issue of stamps mimicking the most famous stamp error in U.S. history. Customers who purchased the new Inverted Jenny stamp could have a very limited edition of the famous …
Read More »No apologies and ‘no regrets’ over Royal Mail, says Vince Cable – Management Today
No apologies and 'no regrets' over Royal Mail, says Vince CableManagement TodayVince Cable told MPs there will be 'absolutely no apology' over the privatisation of Royal Mail depsite claims that the government significantly undervalued the company, costing taxpayers £750m. Since the Royal Mail went public in October with an … …
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