Coming to a Post Office Near You: Loans You Can Trust?Huffington Post (blog)According to a report put out this week by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Postal Service, about 68 million Americans — more than a quarter of all households — have no checking or …
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Read More »North Thanet MP Sir Roger Gale condemns Post Office plans to bus Birchington people to Westgate for services after …
North Thanet MP Sir Roger Gale has condemned news that people in Birchington face bus rides to Westgate for Post Office services – due to a delay in o More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail welcomes CWU ballot on ‘ground-breaking’ deal – Stock Market Wire
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Read More »Apple, Ebay and Visa – Stocks to Watch as Activist Investors Unlock Value – The Market Oracle
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Read More »Senate passes farm bill – CNNMoney
CNNMoney Senate passes farm billCNNMoneyLawmakers say the deal will prevent 16 states and the District of Columbia from doling out more generous food stamps to people who get federal help to heat or cool their homes, even if the help is as little as $1. They stress the move won't …
Read More »What’s the likely impact of the cut to food stamps that just passed Congress? – Denver Post
What's the likely impact of the cut to food stamps that just passed Congress?Denver Post25, 2014, at The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri. Local aid agencies worry food stamp cuts that took effect in November will put more strain on the poor just as Congress appears poised to …
Read More »The loss of freedom in enforcing new rules for food stamps – Washington Post
The loss of freedom in enforcing new rules for food stampsWashington PostUSDA will need to ensure that illegal immigrants, lottery winners, college students and the dead cannot receive food stamps and that people cannot collect benefits in multiple states. I'm sure that some of those exclusions (lottery winners, the dead …
Read More »Canada Post to consult on Green Island Cove post office
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Read More »Icahn Eyes eBay – Moneyshow.com
Icahn Eyes eBayMoneyshow.comOne of our favorite stocks has caught the attention of activist investor Carl Icahn, explains Geoffrey Seiler, editor of BullMarket.com. eBay (EBAY) disclosed that Carl Icahn had accumulated a 0.82% stake in eBay and proposed a non-binding shareholder …and more » More: continued here
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