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A collection of U.S. postage stamps encouraging kids to play sports and lead active lifestyles was recalled after White House officials deemed the activities involved, like skateboarding and cannonballing into a swimming pool, unsafe, according to a postal service official. The “Just Move” collection of…         More: …

The Post Office has announced plans to "transform" 40 branches by Christmas, including switching 16 to WHSmith stores. More: continued here

A Headstand Without a Helmet? The Postal Service Halts 'Just Move' StampsNew York Times (blog)I spoke to Roy Betts, a spokesman for the United States Postal Service, who confirmed that agency has halted the Just Move stamps. Why? Because, according to Linn's Stamp News, of those 15 active children, three …

Examiner.com Columbus Day 2013 closings: Are banks, DMV, post office, Walmart open?Examiner.comAccording to the USPS Post Office, there is no mail delivery on Columbus Day, Monday, Oct. 14, 2013 in Rhode Island or the rest of the United States. Columbus Day is also a U.S. Postal Holiday (USPS), and all …

Telford’s main Post Office will close and move into a nearby shop, it was announced today. More: continued here

Royal Mail trading underway: your questions answeredTelegraph.co.ukGrey markets – spread betting markets run by IG Index where punters bet on share prices – are indicating that Royal Mail shares will rise to around 400p on the first days trading. That will give retail investors holding the minimum stake £158 in …

Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail share float: liveTelegraph.co.uk11.44 The business secretary – who this morning faces questions over whether the Government has under-valued the 500-year-old postal service – has said "what really matters" is that the Royal Mail is "a stable and successful company going forward", … More: continued here

The Guardian The Royal Mail sell-off is not simply about bean-countingThe GuardianThe argument for book-balancing has been used even to justify the privatisation of Royal Mail, not least because the usual argument about inefficiency of public enterprises does not apply to it. The sale will increase government revenue and thus …

IBM, eBay, Google rise as tech sector notches modest gains; Micron falls 5% in wake of earnings results. More: continued here

Landsdowne grabs huge stake in Royal Mail sell-offCNBC.comThe Royal Mail, which began conditional trading on Friday, is the UK Government's biggest privatisation in over 20 years. It was heavily oversubscribed despite being priced at the top of the range, valuing the company at £3.3 billion at Friday's open. More: continued …