International Business Times UK Royal Mail Shares: 'Difficult to be too Optimistic' After Unspectacular …International Business Times UKRoyal Mail shares were little moved in early trading after the firm posted so-so results in a trading update for the nine months to the end of December despite the annual Christmas rush …
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Royal Mail reported a two per cent rise in like-for-like revenue for the nine months ended December 29th, driven by the parcel delivery business. More: continued here
Read More »Food stamps are matter of justice, Sen. Casey says during tour of Duquesne … – Tribune-Review
Food stamps are matter of justice, Sen. Casey says during tour of Duquesne …Tribune-ReviewU.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. said the food stamp issue isn't just one of public policy, but of basic justice. “(It's) the justice that comes when someone doesn't have to worry that they do not have enough …
Read More »Royal Mail: Trading meets view, parcel sales grow – MarketWatch
Royal Mail: Trading meets view, parcel sales growMarketWatchLONDON–Royal Mail PLC (RMG.LN), the U.K. postal service privatized last year, Friday said its trading performance for the nine months ended Dec. 29 was in line with expectations as higher prices for posting parcels helped offset a decline in letters. More: continued here
Read More »Letter: Post office is not ADA accessible – Norwich Bulletin
Letter: Post office is not ADA accessibleNorwich BulletinThe fact that Norwich will still have a downtown post office is good news. What's troubling is that this building is entirely inaccessible to people with disabilities. Although the postal system, through alternative means, has tried to accommodate … More: continued here
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From ColumbusAlive.comColumbus DispatchMore than 10,000 poor Ohioans have lost food stamp benefits this month for failing to meet newly enforced work requirements. That's 7 percent of the roughly 140,000 able-bodied adults ages 18 to 50 without dependent children who are now required to …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail Like-for-Like Sales Climb as Parcel Deliveries Jump – Businessweek
Royal Mail Like-for-Like Sales Climb as Parcel Deliveries JumpBusinessweekRoyal Mail Group Ltd., the U.K. postal service that sold shares in an initial public offering last year, said like-for-like sales gained 2 percent in the first nine months of the year boosted by parcel deliveries. U.K. package revenue increased by 8 …
Read More »EBay dismisses Icahn proposal to spin off PayPal – CNBC.com
CNBC.com EBay dismisses Icahn proposal to spin off PayPalCNBC.comCarl Icahn has taken a stake in eBay and is proposing a spinoff of the its fast-growing PayPal division, but the e-commerce giant rebuffed the overture, setting the stage for a potential battle with the activist investor. EBay, which bought PayPal for …
Read More »Royal Mail ‘confident’ after revenues rise – BBC News
BBC News Royal Mail'confident' after revenues riseBBC NewsRoyal Mail has said it is "confident" about hitting its targets after posting a 2% rise in like-for-like revenues in the nine months to 29 December. Parcel deliveries accounted for 51% of revenues, and chief executive Moya Greene said the firm handled …Royal …
Read More »Royal Mail bathes in glow of Christmas greetings – The Times (subscription)
The Times (subscription) Royal Mail bathes in glow of Christmas greetingsThe Times (subscription)Royal Mail said this morning that Christmas cards had underpinned a like-for-like increase in its December stamped mail volumes and helped push group revenues up 2 per cent overall on a like-for-like basis in the nine months to …
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