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Read More »White House calls postage stamps unsafe
A series of U.S. postage stamps may never be used because White House officials have deemed them unsafe. The stamps show children participating in a variety of physical activities. The "Just Move" stamps are designed to promote first lady Micelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign. Officials from the President's Council on …
Read More »Royal Mail share buyers make instant £250 as price soars
Share price rise of 35% will fuel accusations that the government undervalued Royal Mail and shortchanged the taxpayer The 690,000 people who managed to buy £750 of Royal Mail shares have made an instant paper profit of more than £250 after the shares soared by 35% when they started trading …
Read More »USPS Ordered By President’s Council On Fitness To Destroy Stamps Inspired By … – Fox News
USPS Ordered By President's Council On Fitness To Destroy Stamps Inspired By …Fox NewsThe U.S. Postal Service is destroying thousands of “Let's Move”-inspired stamps due to allegations from the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition that a few of the activities on the stamps are “unsafe.” The stamps depict …
Read More »Royal Mail share buyers profit as price soars – The Guardian
The Guardian Royal Mail share buyers profit as price soarsThe GuardianThe 690,000 people who managed to buy £750 of Royal Mail shares have made an instant paper profit of almost £250 after the shares soared by 35% when they started trading on Friday. Royal Mail shares, which the government sold …
Read More »USPS May Destroy JustMove! Stamps – Discovery News
USPS May Destroy JustMove! StampsDiscovery NewsThe council, along with Michelle Obama's Let's Move campaign, wagged its finger at the United States Postal Service's new series of stamps aimed at promoting physical activity because some of the cartoon figures weren't decked out in enough safety gear …USPS Halts Michelle Obama-Inspired Stamps …
Read More »Royal Mail's instant billions a temptation for Canada Post: Don Pittis
Now that the 500-year-old Royal Mail in the U.K. is a private company worth a cool $7 billion, Canada Post must be looking on with envy, Don Pittis writes. While it looks privatization looks like a win-win situation, there is a catch. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail Shares Surge in Debut – New York Times
New York Times Royal Mail Shares Surge in DebutNew York TimesLONDON – Shares of Royal Mail rose 38 percent on their first day of trading on the London Stock Exchange on Friday, adding to criticism from some policy makers that the government sold a majority of Britain's main postal service …
Read More »Questor share tip: What to do with your Royal Mail shares – Telegraph.co.uk
Questor share tip: What to do with your Royal Mail sharesTelegraph.co.ukLast time I covered Royal Mail, I said people should cancel their holidays to take advantage of the offer and as conditional trading in the shares starts investors can see why. The shares that were issued by the government at …
Read More »US Stamps Encouraging Kids to Play Cancelled for Safety Reasons
Let’s play a little game. Look at the 15 stamps above, which were a part of the no-longer-upcoming Michelle Obama “Just Move” campaign for the U.S. Postal Service. More: continued here
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