The Denver Channel Senate rejects bid to let states run food stampsThe Denver ChannelKnown as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, the food stamp program is administered by the Agriculture Department and federal dollars are unlimited as long as recipients qualify. The program cost $78 billion last year, more …
Read More »Royal Mail sounds out market for £1.5 billion IPO loan – Reuters
Royal Mail sounds out market for £1.5 billion IPO loanReutersRoyal Mail's flotation is expected to take place this autumn. The group has 150,000 staff and annual sales of 9.5 billion pounds ($14.7 billion). British media reports have put a likely stock market value of between 2 billion pounds and 3 …
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Read More »Postal Service issues Gettysburg and Vicksburg stamps – Philly.com
Philly.com Postal Service issues Gettysburg and Vicksburg stampsPhilly.comA second newly issued stamp, marking the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Vicksburg, is a reproduction of an 1863 lithograph by Currier & Ives titled Admiral Porter's Fleet Running the Rebel Blockade of the Mississippi at Vicksburg, April 16th, 1863.Stamps to mark …
Read More »Just because Royal Mail is in a fit state to be sold doesn't mean it should be | Nils Pratley
Royal Mail is making great strides as a state-owned business run at arm's length so there is no pressing reason to sell now Royal Mail's full-year profit numbers were intended to be read as the first draft of a flotation prospectus. Chief executive Moya Greene was in full warm-up mode. …
Read More »Postal Service issues Gettysburg and Vicksburg stamps
Down the long line, the smoke of muskets and artillery boiled from the landscape, marking the collision point of Union and Confederate forces at the Battle of Gettysburg. More: continued here
Read More »Burglars hit Post Office for third time in £1,100 raid
Burglars made off with £1,100 worth of goods after breaking into a Post Office in Bury St Edmunds in the early hours of Tuesday morning. More: continued here
Read More »EBay Names New India Head – Wall Street Journal (India)
EBay Names New India HeadWall Street Journal (India)EBay is among the first entrants into India's e-commerce segment, acquiring local company Baazee.com in 2004 and launching operations in 2005. According to eBay, it has more than 5.0 million registered users in India for its trading platform through …eBay India CEO quitsZDNetall …
Read More »Town post office to close for refurb
RUGBY Post Office will be closed for two weeks for a refurbishment. The Albert Street branch – which is run by a private company – is to get a makeover is part of plan to modernise the mail network. More: continued here
Read More »Manager sold stolen supplies on eBay to fund gambling – This is Hull and East Riding
This is Hull and East Riding Manager sold stolen supplies on eBay to fund gamblingThis is Hull and East RidingTHE manager of a supply firm stole almost £40,000 of goods and sold them on eBay to fund his gambling. Jamie Leckenby, 40, worked as a service manager for Howden-based firm …
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