Royal Mail shares soar above £5
Shares in Royal Mail have risen 50% above the offer valuation a week ago to hit more than £5 as Business Secretary Vince Cable admitted he was told before the float that the price could soar. More: continued here
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Postal workers’ strike: Royal Mail should expect a battle royal | Gregor Gall – The Guardian
The Guardian Postal workers' strike: Royal Mail should expect a battle royal | Gregor GallThe GuardianFirst, there is the most obvious sense in which the jobs and conditions of Royal Mail workers are under even greater threat. The company has continually been in a state of being prepared for privatisation so some 50,000 jobs have…
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Mail to be picked up earlier at downtown post office – Topeka Capital Journal
Mail to be picked up earlier at downtown post officeTopeka Capital JournalMail will be picked up earlier from the downtown Topeka post office starting Oct. 26, so don't delay if it has to get out the same day. Brian Sperry, regional spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service, said mail collection times are being adjusted in…
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EBay outlook falls short; shares drop – CNBC.com
EBay outlook falls short; shares dropCNBC.comAnalysts had expected eBay to report earnings of 63 cents a share on revenue of $3.91 billion, according to Thomson Reuters. Mobile drove a significant portion of new user growth, Chief Executive John Donahoe said. Revenue from its PayPal unit … More: continued here
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Cable Hits Back At Royal Mail Sale Critics – Yahoo News UK
Cable Hits Back At Royal Mail Sale CriticsYahoo News UKVince Cable, the Business Secretary, has rebutted claims that he cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds by undervaluing shares in Royal Mail, arguing that the price of the privatisation should be assessed only after the Government has sold its … More: continued here
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Swipe to Pay, Better Mobile Apps Goals of eBay’s Latest Hire – Yahoo Finance (blog)
Swipe to Pay, Better Mobile Apps Goals of eBay's Latest HireYahoo Finance (blog)It's been a few years since anyone described eBay's (EBAY) vast online marketplace as troubled or in need of a revamp. With sales rising at double-digit rates, newly hired chief product officer for the marketplace, RJ Pittman, has his eyes set on ……
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Market round-up: Royal Mail float still has stamp of success as buyers flood in – Evening Standard
Evening Standard Market round-up: Royal Mail float still has stamp of success as buyers flood inEvening StandardPunters got a nice delivery of cash when they flogged their Royal Mail shares this week but for each one selling there were more interested buyers and the postal group shot up again today. Royal Mail began unconditional trading…
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Mail to be picked up earlier at downtown post office
Mail will be picked up earlier from the downtown Topeka post office starting Oct. 26, so don't delay if it has to get out the same day. Brian Sperry, regional spokesman for the U.S. More: continued here
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eBay CEO on “Cautious” Holiday Outlook: We Didn’t Mean to Sound So Negative – AllThingsD
eBay CEO on "Cautious" Holiday Outlook: We Didn't Mean to Sound So NegativeAllThingsDBut the reason for that decline isn't the quarter eBay had — which was mixed, but generally in line with Wall Street analyst expectations — it's what it said about the coming quarter and the always-important holiday shopping season. The company cut …EBay…
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Derbyshire Royal Mail staff handed £5m in shares – Derby Telegraph
Derbyshire Royal Mail staff handed £5m in sharesDerby TelegraphIt is the first national strike action at Royal Mail in almost four years and there are fears that the dispute could run on into the busy Christmas period after the union said it would not rule out further strikes. CWU deputy general secretary Dave … More:…