The Independent Royal Mail float: how banks broke promises and raked in a £323m fortuneThe IndependentThe full scale of how City banks short-changed taxpayers in the £3.3bn flotation of Royal Mail was laid bare last night as it emerged that big investors who were offered extra shares in a “gentleman's agreement” to stay in for…
eBay Displays Unrealistic Delivery Times to Detriment of SellersEcommerceBytes (blog)It's been a long time since I've bothered to examine an eBay product listing, so I may be recalling incorrectly… but is the estimated time that's shown on the listing based on the seller's actual (average) delivery time? In other words: even when the …and more »…
Public 'short changed' over Royal Mail saleITV News… changed' over Royal Mail sale. The National Audit Office has completed its independent assessment of the way in which the sale of Royal Mail was conducted and has come to the clear view that the government sold the company for less that it was worth.and more » More:…
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Feds May Pull Funding Over Georgia Food Stamp ProblemsWCTVATLANTA (AP) — Federal officials are threatening to cut off up to $76 million in administrative funding if Georgia doesn't make big changes to its food stamp system. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports (http://bit.ly/1iReHP3) the funds could be … More: continued here
BBC News Report exposes ministers' chaotic handling of botched £1billion Royal Mail…Mirror.co.ukIn mid-2013, banks had estimated the Government could get up to 867p for Royal Mail shares, and just weeks before the sale it was still suggested they were worth 510p – even by banks connected to the deal. But, with advice from Goldman Sachs,…
The privatisation of Royal Mail did not achieve the best value for taxpayers because of the government's "deep caution", the National Audit Office says. More: continued here
Officials fail to meet federal deadline in food stamps backlogFayetteville ObserverOfficials fail to meet federal deadline in food stamps backlog. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default font size: Larger font size. Posted: Monday, March 31, 2014 9:22 pm | Updated: 9:30 pm, Mon Mar 31, 2014 …and more »…
WXII The Triad Guilford County DSS director out, state expecting to meet deadline to clear …The Progressive PulseThe head of Guilford County's social services department announced his resignation Monday, days after a previously unknown backlog of 8,000 food stamp recertification cases was discovered Wednesday. NC FAST logo Robert Williams resigned following a …Guilford Co. DSS officials…
ON ITS first day as a listed company in February, shares in AO.com rose by 33 per cent. Three weeks later, Poundland followed suit; jumping 23 per cent on its debut and making millionaires of several of … More: continued here