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Royal Mail workers are expected to announce plans for industrial action on Wednesday in a bitter row over the company's sell-off, pay and pensions. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. (FDX) announced Tuesday morning that its Board of Directors has authorized a new share repurchase program of up to 32 million of its outstanding shares of common stock. More: continued here

Some people who bought Royal Mail shares still cannot sell them because they have not received crucial reference numbers promised yesterday.         More: continued here

Herald Scotland Strike threat to newly privatised Royal MailChannel 4 NewsShares in Royal Mail gained 15p when formal trading started on the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday, making them almost 50 per cent more valuable than the government's price tag last week. They were first sold for 330p per share …

IBTimes.co.uk Royal Mail Shares: Vince Cable and Lazard Bankers to Face Parliamentary …IBTimes.co.uk"Our priority has always been protection of the consumer through the universal service obligation, good value for money for the taxpayer, and a stable long term ownership structure that will enable Royal Mail to be a successful enterprise …

Christian Post Food stamp recipients delivered one-two punch by govt shutdown, end to …RT (blog)The government shutdown and a looming sunset on a temporary funding boost from the 2009 stimulus make November 1 an ominous date for Americans who rely on the federal food stamp program, some of whom would …

Customers of the Kuttawa Post Office got an unexpected surprise in the mail this weekend. More: continued here

The Atlantic Wire Greenwald leaves Guardian for new venture backed by eBay founder Pierre …Boing BoingBlogger and journalist Glenn Greenwald, who along with Laura Poitras broke the story of Edward Snowden's NSA leaks, announced today that he is departing the Guardian newspaper to join a "new news venture backed by …

International Business Times Earnings preview: EBay 3Q profit, sales seen upSan Jose Mercury NewsSAN JOSE — Online auctioneer eBay (EBAY) is expected to post higher revenue and earnings in the quarter through September thanks to higher transaction revenue from its websites and greater use of its payments processor PayPal. WHAT …

The Guardian Royal Mail offers £300 to postal workers to cross picket linesThe GuardianRoyal Mail's shares rose to 489p on Tuesday – 48% more than the government sold them for on Friday. If the government had sold the shares at 450p, rather than 330p, it would have made an extra …