Crosswhatfields? (blog) Council throws out Royal Mail plansBuilding DesignFollowing Monday night's vote, Murray added: “Royal Mail's offer of 12 per cent affordable housing at Mount Pleasant is derisory – and it's an insult when we have an independent viability report saying at least 50 per cent is possible. “[The] vote …
Read More »Lloyds selloff must learn from the Royal Mail privatisation fiasco – MoneyWeek
Lloyds selloff must learn from the Royal Mail privatisation fiascoMoneyWeekThe fiasco of last year's giveaway privatisation of Royal Mail is the catalyst for both the delay and the hardball tactics towards the City. Royal Mail's shares rose 38% on the first day of trading (the average first-day gain for all …
Read More »Independent Oil & Gas – Proactive Investors UK
Independent Oil & GasProactive Investors UKHe is Paul Murray, who currently serves as audit committee chairman at Royal Mail (LON:RMG) as well as being a director at the research firm QinetiQ (LON:QQ.). A founding shareholder of Independent, he began his career as a petroleum engineer with …Independent Oil & Gas Appoints …
Read More »134 take redundancy at Shrewsbury Royal Mail sorting office – shropshirestar.com
134 take redundancy at Shrewsbury Royal Mail sorting officeshropshirestar.com… redundancy at Shrewsbury Royal Mail sorting office. More than 130 people have taken voluntary redundancy as Shrewsbury's Royal Mail sorting office prepares to close later this month, it has been revealed today. All roads lead to Shrewsbury sorting … More: continued …
Read More »EBay rejects Icahn slate of directors – Appeal-Democrat
EBay rejects Icahn slate of directorsAppeal-DemocratE-commerce company eBay Inc. says its four directors up for re-election, including CEO John Donahoe, company co-founder and managing director Fred Anderson, Intuit co-founder Scott Cook and former Agilent Technologies CEO Edward Barnholt, should …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Meet Tom Corbett, change candidate
As Corbett offers surprises on food stamps and health care, what other changes might be brewing behind his re-election bid? More: continued here
Read More »EBay rejects Icahn’s nominees for board – The Times Herald
EBay rejects Icahn's nominees for boardThe Times HeraldSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – EBay is urging shareholders to support its directors and reject the pair put up by Carl Icahn. The two sides traded barbs Monday in the latest round in the ongoing tussle between the e-commerce company and the activist …
Read More »134 take redundancy at Shrewsbury Royal Mail sorting office
More than 130 people have taken voluntary redundancy as Shrewsbury’s Royal Mail sorting office prepares to close later this month, it has been revealed today. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps to feature weather wonders
Hongkong Post will issue a set of special stamps and other philatelic products on March 27, featuring Hong Kong’s weather phenomena. The collection introduces seven common weather wonders in Hong Kong, including rainbows, frost, clouds, lightning, fog, rain and typhoons. The stamp on the $20 Stamp Sheetlet shows Typhoon Vicente …
Read More »eBay cuts chief executive John Donahoe’s pay by 53% – BBC News
eBay cuts chief executive John Donahoe's pay by 53%BBC NewsE-commerce giant eBay has cut the total compensation of its chief executive, John Donahoe, by more than half. Mr Donahoe was paid $13.8m (£8.3m), including salary and bonus, in 2013, down from $29.7m a year ago. While his basic salary rose …
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