Daily Mail Osborne under pressure over deficit-cutting as borrowing rises to £14.4billion …Daily MailThe Chancellor wants to trim borrowing in 2012/2013 to £120 billion, excluding a one-off boost from the transfer of the Royal Mail pension fund into Treasury ownership. This compares with borrowing of £125.7 billion in the last …
Read More »2 peacocks roost at post office in central Ohio
Customers at a central Ohio post office are getting an unusual greeting from a pair of peacocks that have taken to roosting on the roof and roaming the parking lot. More: continued here
Read More »Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 20th: CY, DGX, EBAY, END … – Reuters
Equity Briefing: Upgrades and Downgrades for July 20th: CY, DGX, EBAY, END …ReutersA number of stocks were upgraded and downgraded by equities research analysts today, as reported by Analyst Ratings Network and Equity Briefing: Nomura reiterated its buy rating on shares of Cypress Semi (NYSE: CY). RBC Capital downgraded shares …
Read More »What’s killing the Post Office? – Berthoud Recorder
What's killing the Post Office?Berthoud RecorderWould it startle you to learn that the U.S. Postal Service netted an impressive profit in the first quarter of this fiscal year? Probably so, given all that has been said about an agency supposedly bleeding billions of dollars as Americans abandon … More: continued …
Read More »Ofcom confirms cap on second class stamps for small parcels and large letters – This is Money
This is Money Ofcom confirms cap on second class stamps for small parcels and large lettersThis is MoneyOfcom today confirmed a cap on the prices Royal Mail can charge for second class stamps for large letters and small parcels. The communications watchdog said the price cap will be the same …
Read More »Bomb squad sent to Hartford post office
The bomb squad was sent to a Hartford post office on Friday morning. More: continued here
Read More »EBay’s biggest bidding war? It’s stock price – MarketWatch
MyBroadband EBay's biggest bidding war? It's stock priceMarketWatchSAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Remember back in the late '90s, when the concept of online auctions was new, people cleaned out their attics, put their old junk online, let strangers get into bidding wars and a company called eBay Inc. made a killing …
Read More »EBay Bonds Rise After $3 Billion Sale With Yields at Record Low
Bonds of EBay Inc. (EBAY) rose after the world’s largest Internet marketplace sold $3 billion of debt in its first offering since 2010. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office to discount mobile promo mailings
The U.S. Postal Service wants to offer discounts to any retailer selling online that attempts to encourage mobile shopping this holiday season, the service announced this week. More: continued here
Read More »Bayside reacts to post office’s closure rumors – TimesLedger
TimesLedger Bayside reacts to post office's closure rumorsTimesLedgerGary Ackerman (D-Bayside) stood up and demanded answers from the U.S. Postal Service. While the USPS said in a statement that rumors surrounding the Bayside post office's closure were a simple “misunderstanding,” Ackerman said there were still …and more » More: continued here
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