Royal Mail sell-off – ITV News

Royal Mail sell-offITV NewsThe Government has outlined its plans to sell off the Royal Mail, and as expected 10 percent of shares will be available to the company's 150,000 staff for free. The minimum investment for members of the public wanting to buy shares is £750, or £500 … More: …

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Britain Confirms Plans to Privatize Royal Mail – ABC News

Britain Confirms Plans to Privatize Royal MailABC NewsThe U.K. coalition government has confirmed plans to privatize the country's 500-year-old Royal Mail this fall. Business Secretary Vince Cable said Thursday an initial public offering of a majority stake in the postal service was scheduled for the … More: continued here

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Food-Stamp Dilemma: Eating on $3.37 a Day – National Journal

Food-Stamp Dilemma: Eating on $3.37 a DayNational JournalIf there's enough left of the $440 the family receives each month from the food-stamp program, her daughters have fruit or vegetables in their lunches. If not, well then, “you have to get creative with a hot plate,” she says. Her family has …

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Government launches Royal Mail sell-off – Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk Government launches Royal Mail sell-offTelegraph.co.ukRoyal Mail chief executive Moya Greene will meet 1,200 union representatives at a private meeting in Birmingham at 11am on Thursday in a last-ditch bid to win their support for the move and avert a crippling nationwide strike in the run-up to Christmas. More: continued …

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Royal Mail Plans Initial Public Offering Within Weeks – Bloomberg

Bloomberg Royal Mail Plans Initial Public Offering Within WeeksBloombergRoyal Mail Group Ltd., the U.K.'s 360-year-old postal service, intends to hold an initial public offering of a majority stake “in the coming weeks” to help the company gain a competitive edge against European rivals. The government announced plans for … More: …

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Post office out, green grocer in

The New Canaan post office will be leaving its present location in January of 2014 for an undetermined new space. An organic grocery will take its place by summer of 2014. New Canaan, Conn. More: continued here

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