Royal Mail privatisation: Vince Cable defends share price despite claims …Mirror.co.ukSome 700,000 people have applied for Royal Mail shares, fuelling fears that ministers are flogging them off at way below their true value. The Government could have sold off the 30% stake reserved for small, private investors seven times over, …
Read More »Royal Mail: Cameron signals some investors will lose out
David Cameron has said he wants the privatisation of Royal Mail to be a piece of popular capitalism and he hopes as many people as possible who applied for shares will get them. More: continued here
Read More »Emergency talks after Royal Mail shares seven times over subscribed – Evening Standard
Emergency talks after Royal Mail shares seven times over subscribedEvening StandardPublished: 10 October 2013. Updated: 08:16, 10 October 2013. Ministers have been holding emergency talks about the final allocation of Royal Mail shares after applications from private investors were up to seven times over-subscribed, it has been reported. More: continued …
Read More »Anxiety as temporary stimulus increase in food stamps is set to end
For millions of Americans, the benefits that help put food on the table won't stretch as far as they have in the past. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail IPO webchat: what next? – Telegraph.co.uk
Royal Mail IPO webchat: what next?Telegraph.co.ukSo, we will soon know how much, and how many. But what should you do now? And if you've been left disappointed, is there a Plan B? Whether you've applied for the minimum of £750, or ploughed in thousands of pounds into Royal Mail, Questor …
Read More »Four reasons not to ‘stag’ Royal Mail – Financial Times
Four reasons not to 'stag' Royal MailFinancial TimesStagging. It's a term barely heard since the dotcom boom. But it's making something of a reappearance as banks prepare to close the books on the Royal Mail flotation. It means selling a share into a strong market immediately after an initial public …
Read More »Post office lot to be closed – Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
Post office lot to be closedBeaver Dam Daily CitizenThe post office will remain open throughout the construction process and its hours of operation will not change. Access to the building, however, will change while the construction takes place. City engineering coordinator, Ritchie Piltz said it is a … More: continued …
Read More »Coralville launches appeal of post office closure – Iowa City Press Citizen
Coralville launches appeal of post office closureIowa City Press CitizenCoralville Councilor Mitch Gross said city officials and residents don't take issue with moving operations and mail carrier services to the USPS Courier Annex on James Street or even the decision to close down the 420 10th Ave. post office. Local …
Read More »Coventry post office worker presented with British Empire medal
Binley gran receives award for 'services to the Postal Service and the community' More: continued here
Read More »Doc Stamps – Florida Times-Union (blog)
Doc StampsFlorida Times-Union (blog)What are “Doc Stamps”? Simply stated, Doc Stamps—or Documentary Stamps—are taxes. Different states have different taxes; in Florida, we have Documentary Stamps on Real Estate Deeds and Notes. The tax rate for deeds is $0.70 per $100 of the total … More: continued here
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