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A modernisation programme has been completed at a Post Office branch in Bradford city centre. More: continued here

BBC News Miliband attacks 'grossly undervalued' Royal Mail saleFinancial TimesEd Miliband on Wednesday accused the prime minister of “ripping off the taxpayer” over the privatisation of Royal Mail. The Labour leader said the government had “grossly undervalued” the postal service: 60 per cent of the company was sold last October …

The Morning Ledger: EBay Bites Repatriation BulletWall Street Journal (blog)EBay's chief financial officer, Bob Swan, said, “We are an acquisitive company and we need to ensure we have the resources available to capitalize on targets that become available,” though he was quick to add that no large U.S.-based acquisitions are … …

Report: Ariz. provided food stamps to incarcerated, deadArizona Daily StarPHOENIX — Arizona provided food stamps and welfare benefits to some people behind bars — and some who were dead — according to a new report. The study by the state Auditor General's Office said the Department of Economic Security does …

EBay's $3 Billion Tax Charge Clouds Strong Earnings GrowthTheStreet.comNEW YORK (TheStreet) – EBay (EBAY) beat a conservative first-quarter earnings guidance after it settled a very public two-and-a-half-month battle with billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn. However, the company took a $3 billion tax-related charge … More: continued here

Downtown post office will have short move to new locationLeader-Telegram… empty Phoenix Park area storefront. Though the Postal Service still was finalizing lease details, it informed the city Monday afternoon that it plans to move Eau Claire's main post office into a 7,262-square-foot retail space on the 200 block of …

The firm forecast second-quarter per-share earnings between 67 cents and 69 …CNBC.comEarlier this month, billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who owned more than 2 percent of eBay as of April 10, backed off calls for it to spin out its fast-growing PayPal payments unit, having failed to drum up support from …

KENNESAW, Ga. – A FedEx employee wearing ammunition draped across his chest "like Rambo" opened fire Tuesday at a package-sorting centre outside Atlanta, wounding six people before committing suicide, police and witnesses said. The suspect, identified by police as 19-year-old Geddy Kramer of Acworth, was found dead inside. He worked …

Froma Harrop: America's best post offices: Mail today, gone tomorrowThe Providence JournalThe U.S. Postal Service's bizarre decision to sell beloved old buildings to raise quick cash has created angst across the country. A 1937 post office in Virginia Beach, Va., was razed and replaced by a Walgreens (which, ironically, sells …

MarketWatch EBay turns in a loss, but sales riseMarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. on Tuesday reported a first-quarter loss due to a tax charge of $3 billion, and the e-commerce leader recorded sales gains led by improvements in both the company's core marketplace and PayPal payments … More: continued here