Osborne defends Royal Mail sale price – Arab News

Telegraph.co.uk Osborne defends Royal Mail sale priceArab NewsGeorge Osborne, speaking at a Thomson Reuters Newsmaker event, also said he was “a couple of weeks” away from deciding whether to split up state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland and rejected criticism that the government sold Royal Mail too cheaply.Osborne says growth alone …

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Hedge fund becomes leading Royal Mail investor – BBC News

Telegraph.co.uk Hedge fund becomes leading Royal Mail investorBBC NewsA UK hedge fund has become the biggest shareholder of Royal Mail after the British government. The Children's Investment Fund (TCI) has bought a 5.8% stake in Royal Mail worth £286m ($462m). TCI is considered to be an activist investor which means …

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Food stamp cuts to hit 3.6 million Floridians – Orlando Sentinel

WWAY NewsChannel 3 Food stamp cuts to hit 3.6 million FloridiansOrlando SentinelThe initial reduction in food-stamp benefits — known as SNAP for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — is the result of an end to federal stimulus spending passed in 2009 to boost the economy during the Great Recession. Though …

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Are food stamps on the chopping block? – WWLP 22News

WWLP 22News Are food stamps on the chopping block?WWLP 22NewsLawmakers are looking for savings in the nearly 1 trillion dollar bill and the food stamp program could prove the most contentious. 23-year-old ebony price is looking for help from a Washington D.C. resource center. She relies on food stamps for …

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