The Guardian Royal Mail share flotation details set to be announcedBBC NewsThe Business Secretary, Vince Cable, will tell MPs that the government is to press ahead with its plan for a share flotation, possibly by the autumn. It has already been confirmed that 10% of the shares will be offered …
Read More »It’s a Royal Mail rumble – The Sun
The Sun It's a Royal Mail rumbleThe SunTHE Government is set to push ahead with the stock market flotation of Royal Mail, risking a showdown with unions and a no-show from City investors. Business Minister Michael Fallon is expected to unveil details of the biggest privatisation in decades … More: continued …
Read More »Royal Mail stock market flotation likely in autumn – BBC News
The Guardian Royal Mail stock market flotation likely in autumnBBC NewsToday's announcement that Royal Mail is likely to be privatised by being floated on the stock market, probably in the autumn, and not by being sold to a private-sector rival, may be viewed as a harking back to what some …
Read More »Cable Said to Outline Plan for Sale of UK Royal Mail Shares – Bloomberg
Evening Standard Cable Said to Outline Plan for Sale of UK Royal Mail SharesBloombergThe sale of Royal Mail will be the largest privatization in Britain since former Prime Minister John Major broke up the country's railway in the 1990s. The 360-year-old company, one of the nation's biggest employers with about …
Read More »House GOP leaders look at splitting farm bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — A month after suffering an embarrassing defeat, House Republican leaders are considering a new strategy to try to win support for the massive, five-year farm bill: splitting it into two separate measures, one for farm programs and one for food stamps. More: continued here
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Read More »US House Said to Consider Farm Aid Without Food Stamps (1) – Businessweek
US House Said to Consider Farm Aid Without Food Stamps (1)BusinessweekU.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 …
Read More »GOP Drops Food Stamps From Farm Bill – Roll Call (blog)
GOP Drops Food Stamps From Farm BillRoll Call (blog)Updated 12:15 p.m. | House Republican leaders have decided to drop food stamps from the farm bill and are whipping the farm-only portion of the bill for a vote that will likely come this week, according to a GOP leadership aide. The …
Read More »eBay Aggressively Courts Large Retailers Across Europe – EcommerceBytes
EcommerceBytes eBay Aggressively Courts Large Retailers Across EuropeEcommerceBytesFrom London to Milan, from Berlin to Paris, eBay is working to attract brands, large retailers and manufacturers to its marketplace. eBay's new EU Merchant Development Organisation is hiring salespeople and is tasked with providing merchant support …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Online staffing firm hires former eBay attorney – Staffing Industry Analysts (registration)
Online staffing firm hires former eBay attorneyStaffing Industry Analysts (registration)Online staffing firm oDesk named Brian Levey as its general counsel effective immediately. Levey formerly headed up the corporate and legal operations team of more than 30 professionals at eBay Inc. Levey will lead oDesk's legal affairs function and …oDesk Names …
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