NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Shares of eBay are higher on Thursday but off the highs from Wednesday's after-hours trading session when the company initially reported fourth-quarter earnings. TheStreet's Ruben Ramirez said eBay disclosed that hedge fund manager Carl Icahn had acquired a 0.82% stake in the company and will nominate …
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7Online.com First-class stamps rise 3 cents to 49 cents7Online.comThe last increase for stamps was a year ago, when the cost of sending a letter rose by a penny to 46 cents. The Postal Service lost $5 billion last year and has been trying to get Congress to let it end …
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The Independent Royal Mail revenue boosted by online shopping frenzyThe IndependentHigher prices for parcels and loads of Christmas cards delivered helped Royal Mail boost revenues by 2 per cent in the past nine months, the recently privatised business reported today. Shares in Royal Mail, which were sold at what many …
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ROME – Thieves armed with toy weapons who dug a tunnel into a post office in Florence stole 70,000 euros (S$122,118) on Monday after locking terrified staff in the vault, police told AFP. "The armed robbers had hidden inside the post office. They jumped out at the staff on their …
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What Are Royal Mail PLC's Dividend Prospects Like Beyond 2014?The Motley Fool UKRoyal Mail's IPO was one of the biggest stock market stories of 2013, particularly as concerns that the national courier had been vastly undervalued abounded. Although the share price has surged 70% from the 330p per share launch …
Read More »Working-age adults the face of food stamps – Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-Journal Working-age adults the face of food stampsLas Vegas Review-JournalMaggie Barcellano plays with her three-year-old daughter, Zoe, at Lakeway City Park in Lakeway, Texas on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014. Barcellano enrolled in the food stamps program to help save up for paramedic training while she works as a …
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new face of food stamps: working-age Americansazcentral.comWASHINGTON — In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps— a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. Some of the change is due to demographics, …
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