The firm could increase its dividend at a rate of about 25% a year for three years – so the payout could reach £400m by 2017 Welcome to the FTSE 100 index, Royal Mail. Shares in the privatised postal service may have fallen on their first day as a designated …
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Dear Readers A recent column told you how to send your canceled stamps to Stamp Camp USA to be used and recycled by young people. Sadly, the organization has shut its doors. I've written about this worthwhile group for years. Many wrote that the stamps were either being returned or …
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Read More »Post Office announces holiday hours – Times Tribune of Corbin
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Read More »Royal Mail joins big league with FTSE 100 debut – Investment Week
Royal Mail joins big league with FTSE 100 debutInvestment WeekNewly-listed Royal Mail has entered the FTSE 100 index of the UK's largest companies following a huge move in its share price post-IPO. Having listed at 330p in October, shares surged on the first day of trading as the float price …
Read More »Hints from Heloise: Save old stamps for youth – GoErie.com
Hints from Heloise: Save old stamps for youthGoErie.comDear Readers: A recent column told you how to send your canceled stamps to Stamp Camp USA to be used and recycled by young people. Sadly, the organization has shut its doors. I've written about this worthwhile group for years. Many wrote that …
Read More »Royal Mail goes first class with promotion – Yorkshire Post
Yorkshire Post Royal Mail goes first class with promotionYorkshire PostRoyal Mail joined the stock market's list of elite companies yesterday after a privatisation that has seen its value soar by 80 per cent. The delivery firm entered the FTSE 100 index with a market value of just under £6bn, having …
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Dale Begg-Smith's Achievements Commemorated on Postage Stamp4-traders (press release)The USPS in the United States can raise the price of a stamp from 46 to 47 cents in January. And Federal regulators in Germany just approved the request by Deutsche Post to raise postal rates next year. With the development of …
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