Royal Mail Group Ltd., the 360- year-old U.K. postal service, will be valued at as much as 3.3 billion pounds ($5.3 billion) when it sells shares to the public next month, the British government said today. More: continued here
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London (AFP) – Royal Mail is expected to be valued at up to £3.3 billion when it launches on the stock market in October under the group's controversial part-privatisation, the government announced Friday. More: continued here
The controversial floatation will take place next month, with the shares expected to make a market debut on October 11 – while a union strike ballot is still underway. More: continued here
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eBay hits “Buy It Now” button for mobile payments provider BraintreeArs TechnicaToday, eBay announced that it has acquired the payment service startup Braintree for $800 million in cash. The company will be integrated into eBay's PayPal unit. Along with the service, eBay gets Braintree's existing customers, which include ride … More: continued here
BBC News Britain kicks off Royal Mail sale with $5.3 billion price tagReutersLONDON (Reuters) – Britain's Royal Mail postal service should a command a value of as much as 3.3 billion pounds ($5.3 billion) when it makes its London stock market debut next month, the government said on Friday as it began taking orders for…
Supermarkets and food manufacturers depend on food stamps for a significant chunk of their sales each year. Yet as Republicans push for huge, punitive cuts in funding for the program, the big corporations that benefit are keeping silent. More: continued here
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By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) – The Royal Mail postal service should a command a value of as much as 3.3 billion pounds when it makes its London stock market debut next month, the government said on Friday as it began taking orders for the selloff. The sale would be one of Britain's most significant…