Cable Said to Outline Plan for UK Royal Mail Shares Sale (1)BusinessweekU.K. Business Secretary Vince Cable will today announce plans for the sale of shares in state-owned Royal Mail Group Ltd., with 10 percent of the stock to be given to staff, according to a person familiar with the proposals. …
Read More »Southampton Post Office: Mow or Let It Grow? – Patch.com
Southampton Post Office: Mow or Let It Grow?Patch.comWhen the Southampton Post Office moved to North Sea Road a couple years ago, it included a landscaping plan that was aimed at saving money and reducing environmental impact — but was also considered by many to be an eyesore. The plan was …
Read More »Royal Mail Employees to Get Free Shares in IPO – New York Times
New York Times Royal Mail Employees to Get Free Shares in IPONew York TimesPlans to privatize Royal Mail have become more concrete recently when the service's finances improved and pressure to reduce the budget deficit increased. Royal Mail had struggled to compete with other postal services in an increasingly competitive …
Read More »Don’t Expect The U.S. Post Office To Copy Britain’s Royal Mail IPO
The iconic red delivery vans, the ones complete with the Royal Warrant, that speed off everyday in service of Britain’s Royal Mail are soon to become the property of public shareholders. The long-awaited privitisation, er, IPO of Royal Mail is officially set to happen within the next nine months. More: …
Read More »Royal Mail lined up for £3bn float
The Government unveiled plans for a £3bn float of Royal Mail on the London Stock Exchange, relegating efforts by private equity to buy the delivery service to a “reserve option”. More: continued here
Read More »Oregon toddler buys car on eBay with dad’s smartphone – New York Daily News
New York Daily News Oregon toddler buys car on eBay with dad's smartphoneNew York Daily NewsFourteen-month-old Sorella Stoute has already made her first adult purchase — a 1962 Austin-Healey Sprite. While her dad wasn't looking, the little girl used his smartphone to snag the car for a clean $225 on …
Read More »The Republican plan to cut food stamps even more – MSNBC
United Liberty The Republican plan to cut food stamps even moreMSNBCTashawna Green's daughter Taishaun, 6, reaches into the freezer for an ice pop at her home in Queens Village, New York August 21, 2011. Green's mother Tashawna, who up until recently worked 25 hours a week at Target, is on …
Read More »Toddler buys rundown Austin Healey Sprite on eBay after playing with her … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Toddler buys rundown Austin Healey Sprite on eBay after playing with her …Daily MailRoad to discovery: Sorella Stoute with the Austin Healey Sprite she bought on eBay. 'She decided to open the eBay app, and started clicking around and one thing led to another and we own a …
Read More »Royal Mail privatisation will not affect postal delivery – Vince Cable – The Guardian
Royal Mail privatisation will not affect postal delivery – Vince CableThe GuardianThe Royal Mail's duty to deliver to all 29 million homes in the UK will survive privatisation, the government has said, as it unveiled plans for the most significant state sell-off since the railways in the 1990s. . The …
Read More »House May Split Food Stamps from Rest of Farm Bill – Insurance Journal
House May Split Food Stamps from Rest of Farm BillInsurance JournalU.S. House leaders have decided to split food stamps and other nutrition programs from farm subsidies and bring an agriculture-only bill up for a vote before the August recess, a Republican leadership aide said. Such a move would amount to …
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