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The Guardian Royal Mail refusenik calls share offer 'a step backwards'The GuardianOf the 150,000 Royal Mail employees, just 368 have turned down the £2,200 of free shares offered to them as part of the privatisation of the 500-year-old company. One of them, Paul Firmage, 59, described the free shares as …

BBC News Royal Mail sale: Small bids favouredBBC NewsSmall investors are expected to be favoured in the privatisation of the Royal Mail, at the expense of those who want a large number of shares. It is thought that anyone who applied for the minimum entitlement of £750 worth will be …

Menomonie post office celebrates 100th anniversaryChippewa HeraldOct. 10, 2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the Postal Service here in Menomonie. The U.S. Post office at 235 Main Street is a one-story brick neoclassical building designed by Oscar Wenderoth. The building is central to the downtown district and is … More: …

The debt-ridden Italian airline Alitalia is to receive a capital injection from Italy's state-owned post office, as it tries to avoid bankruptcy. More: continued here

New York Times After High Demand, Royal Mail Shares Are Priced at High EndNew York TimesRoyal Mail, whose roots date back to the court of Henry VIII in the 16th century, is so deeply woven into the public fabric of Britain that even former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher did not …

The Independent Royal Mail shares: City broker says shares are undervalued by 80% as investor …The IndependentCanaccord Genuity believe the Royal Mail should be valued at a sum closer to £6billion, or 559p per share, compared to the 330p price per share the Government is expected to charge when trading …

Privatised Royal Mail shares, priced at 330p initially, are due to begin conditional trading on Friday morning. More: continued here

FedEx Corp., operator of the world's largest cargo airline, plans to hire more temporary workers than last year during the peak holiday season amid increased customer demand. More: continued here

Minneapolis Star Tribune Anxiety among families, providers as stimulus-funded increase in food stamps…Minneapolis Star TribuneCONCORD, N.H. — A temporary increase in food stamps expires Oct. 31, meaning for millions of Americans, the benefits that help put food on the table won't stretch as far as they have for the past …

Royal Mail will be valued at £3.3 billion when it makes its stock market debut and more than 690,000 private investors will receive shares under the offer. More: continued here