Hoyer is right about food stampsWashington Post (blog)The conservative blogosphere is atwitter (pun intended) responding to House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer's comments that food stamps and unemployment insurance are the two “most stimulative” things you can do for the economy. Almost immediately … More: continued here
The communications watchdog said the price cap will be the same as that for second class ordinary letters, meaning that prices cannot increase by more than 53 per cent over the next seven years. More: continued here
EBay Bonds Rise After $3 Billion Sale With Yields at Record LowBloombergEbay's $250 million of 0.7 percent notes due 2015, its $1 billion of 1.35 percent debentures maturing in 2017 and its $750 million of 30-year, 4 percent bonds also rose after their sale yesterday. The 2042 notes gained 1.6 cents from the issue price…
There is, quite simply, no rational explanation.What transpired in the closing stages at McMahon Stadium on Thursday night defies logic and/or analysis.Somehow, flying in the face of all the odds, the Calgary Stampeders overcame the unbeaten Saskatchewan Roughriders.Even more amazingly, they overcame their own worst instincts.Having apparently filled in their own grave with a steady…
CXOToday.com EBay Lowers 3Q, Full-Year Net Outlook on $3 Billion Debt OfferingWall Street JournalBy Victoria Stilwell. EBay Inc. (EBAY) late Thursday slightly lowered its third-quarter and full-year earnings guidance to reflect the impact of its public $3 billion debt offering. The e-commerce retailer is offering several series of senior unsecured …EBay Inc. Updates Third Quarter…
BBC News Royal Mail's Bridgwater staff stage mass walk outBBC NewsAbout 100 staff at the Royal Mail delivery office in Bridgwater, Somerset, have walked out in protest at a colleague's suspension. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said workers were also in dispute over time off for medical appointments.Royal Mail trials GPS location deviceseGov monitorBeware of…
Bay Net O'Donnell Campaign Blasts Hoyer 'Food Stamps' RemarksBay NetHouse Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D: MD-5th) has been blasted by conservatives across the country, including congressional candidate and Maryland House Minority Leader Tony O'Donnell (R: District 29C) for remarks he made about the simulative effects of … More: continued here
Royal Mail urges dog owners to keep their animals under controlThe IndependentThere were 3100 attacks in the year to April, down by 14% on the previous year following a £100000 awareness campaign by the Royal Mail, which will be stepped up in the autumn in areas including Reading, Huddersfield, North Tyneside and Truro. More: continued…
Price cap for parcels confirmed by mail regulator OfcomBBC NewsA cap on prices that Royal Mail can charge for large letters and small parcels sent by second-class post has been confirmed by the regulator. Ofcom decided that the price limit would be linked to the rise allowed for regular second-class stamps. It … More: continued…
KINGSPORT — The U.S. Postal Service is looking to replace the downtown Kingsport post office with a much smaller facility, yet still provide all of the services and post office boxes it currently offers patrons. More: continued here