Town Hall In Many States You Can Now Use Food Stamps at Taco Bell. Is it Helping YUM …Town Hall“It makes perfect sense to expand a program that's working well in California, Arizona and Michigan, enabling the homeless, elderly and disabled to purchase prepared meals with SNAP benefits in a restaurant environment just as they…
Shares in postal delivery service jump to a new high as unconditional trading kicks off More: continued here
Thirteen post offices in communities across Wales are receiving money to help improve their services. More: continued here
Royal Mail shares leapt to a new high of 490p as official trading began in the City today, valuing the 500 year-old postal operator at nearly £5 billion. More: continued here
Money fronted for Royal Mail shares, but not used, are sitting in a government account accruing interest. More: continued here
Wall Street Journal (blog) As it happened: Royal Mail began trading and morning newsBBC NewsThe stockbroker Hargreaves Lansdown has put out results this morning. It was heavily involved in the Royal Mail share offer. "The rules of the offer prevent us from immediately disclosing details of participation through Hargreaves Lansdown, but …Europe's Stocks to Watch:…
MPs To Probe 'Underpriced' Royal Mail SaleSky NewsA panel of MPs is poised to extend a probe into the privatisation of Royal Mail by summoning the City bankers who advised ministers on the sell-off to give evidence. Sky News has learnt that some members of the Business, Innovation and Skills Select … More: continued here
EBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY), operator of the world’s largest online trading community, is expected to post a 10 percent profit increase in the third quarter on strong growth from its PayPal unit through the three months and increasing revenue from eBay in July and August. More: continued here
Japan's Casio Computer has found a way to marry Japan's love of ink stamps with its technological wizardry in the form of a desktop device. The "pomrie" gadget uses photographs taken on a smartphone or saved on a computer and makes them into a stamp that will allow users to repeatedly recreate versions of their…
Royal Mail delivered more strong gains for shareholders today as formal trading started on the London Stock Exchange. More: continued here