The Guardian Royal Mail v Twitter: which one should you sink your savings in?The GuardianChief beneficiaries of share offering: The bankers, lawyers and accountants who could make up to £20m advising on the sale; Royal Mail staff, who will receive shares worth up to £2,000 each (although 96% of staff …
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The Guardian Royal Mail privatisation could cost rural Tories their seats, says thinktankThe Guardian"HS2 [the high speed rail link to the north] should have been scrapped and the money invested in Royal Mail– RM has turned around of late and is in profit. It needed more time, it's a great …
Read More »Delivered: £3bn sell-off of shares in Royal Mail goes ahead – Herald Scotland
Herald Scotland Delivered: £3bn sell-off of shares in Royal Mail goes aheadHerald ScotlandRoyal Mail chief executive Moya Greene said: "Our strategy is delivering a revitalised company, with a unique, UK, multi-use network through which we are proud to deliver the universal postal service for all UK citizens." Chuka Umunna, shadow …
Read More »For 131-year-old Duluth Pack, seller seeks thousands on eBay – Pioneer Press
For 131-year-old Duluth Pack, seller seeks thousands on eBayPioneer PressThe backpack has been posted on eBay off and on for years, says Molly Solberg, Duluth Pack's director of sales and marketing, who recalls the original asking price at around $100,000. "It's been great for us, been great publicity," she said. …
Read More »Ashley McGinley: Woman accused of trying to sell $100 in food stamps for $50 … – WPTV
WPTV Ashley McGinley: Woman accused of trying to sell $100 in food stamps for $50 …WPTVThe Hernando County Sheriff's Office received a complaint regarding a female selling food stamps on Facebook on Aug. 7. The complaint contained photographs of Facebook posts showing a subject named Ashley McGinley, advertising that she …
Read More »Wikileaks server not sold on eBay to teen for $33000 – Inquirer
RT (blog) Wikileaks server not sold on eBay to teen for $33000InquirerA TEENAGED BOY has not bought an ex-Wikileaks server for $33,000, despite having placed the winning bid on it at eBay. he boy won the server through an eBay auctTion offered by Swedish ISP Bahnhof, but according to a …
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FedEx, Oracle, General Mills to Report Results — Week Ahead More: continued here
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Proposed legislation would limit food-stamp purchases to items that qualify under a separate program aimed at getting children's lives off to a healthy start. That takes a good thought too far. More: continued here
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RESIDENTS have deliverred a clear message to Post Office executives – leave our Crown branch alone. More: continued here
Read More »EBay seller seeks $77000 for Duluth Pack ‘prototype’ – Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
EBay seller seeks $77000 for Duluth Pack 'prototype'Minneapolis / St. Paul Business JournalDuluth bag maker Duluth Pack has a long history — and part of it's for sale on eBay, if you've got plenty of cash. The Duluth News Tribune reports on an antique seller's eBay auction of what's purported …
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