London (AFP) – Shares in Britain's Royal Mail surged by more than a third on Friday in a impressive debut on the London stock market following its controversial part-privatisation. More: continued here
Royal Mail soared in value by more than £1 billion today as shares began trading on the stock market for the first time. More: continued here
Shares in newly-privatized Royal Mail soared on their stock market debut Friday, likely bolstering criticism that the company, which traces its history back to King Henry VIII, was undervalued by the British … More: continued here
The Guardian Royal Mail shares: thousands fail in applications for larger stakeThe GuardianAnyone who applied for more than £10,000 of Royal Mail shares – an estimated 36,500 individuals – will be left empty handed after the government chose to favour small investors over those who regularly play the stock market. In one of the most…
Shares in Royal Mail have soared in conditional trading, with their value jumping more than 30%. The spike has boosted the value of the company to more than £4.5bn, up from the pre-flotation pricing of … More: continued here
Mirror.co.uk Two police forces and virtual office company knew an eBay fraud was being …Mirror.co.ukIn the week in which the new National Crime Agency was launched, here's a depressing tale about how easy it can be for crooks to escape justice. Lee Searle put his iPhone 5 on eBay for £355 and sold it to…
By Kylie MacLellan and William James LONDON (Reuters) – Shares in Britain's Royal Mail rocketed to a near 40 percent premium above their issue price in Friday's stock market debut, fuelling a debate about whether they had been priced too low in order to guarantee a successful privatization. The share price increase, which inflated the…
Advocate.com Harvey Milk to Be Honored on US Postage StampAdvocate.comThe U.S. Postal Service will feature Milk on a special commemorative 2014 stamp, the Harvey Milk Foundation announced on its Facebook page today. More details are expected from USPS this week, but the foundation reports that the stamp will include one … More: continued here
Opposing Views Columbus Day 2013 USPS post office holiday: No mail delivery Monday, Oct. 14Examiner.comColumbus Day is Oct. 14, 2013, and Americans are trying to make plans for the long holiday weekend which begins this Friday. They're wondering, "Is the post office open or closed Monday, Oct. 14?" The next question is usually, "Is there…
The day's events as the government announces successful allocations for anyone asking for £750 of shares, and mixed fortunes for those who applied for more Nick Fletcher More: continued here