New York Times Postal Service to Dedicate Cherry Blossom Centennial Stamps During National …Bradenton HeraldThe two 45-cent First-Class Forever stamps— an artistic rendering of near mirror images — form the left and right halves of a panoramic view of blooming cherry trees surrounding the Tidal Basin. The left stamp depicts …
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eBay and Republican lawmaker score clean energy win in UtahForbesWhen eBay, the world's largest online marketplace, built its first-ever data center in South Jordan, Utah, it wanted to not only design and build the site to LEED Gold standards, it wanted to use clean energy to power much of the …
Read More »Cherry blossom stamps to be issued this Saturday – Washington Post (blog)
Sydney Morning Herald Cherry blossom stamps to be issued this SaturdayWashington Post (blog)By Maggie Fazeli Fard The US Postal Service will dedicate a Cherry Blossom Centennial Forever Stamp on March 24. (USPS) The US Postal Service will begin selling its Cherry Blossom Centennial stamps— featuring the famous pink and white …
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FedEx Corp. said Thursday its profit between December and February more than doubled as its ground and freight segments shipped more packages and charged higher prices.In its fiscal third quarter, the … More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Flyin' High: Fiscal Q3 Profit Skyrockets 126%
Record holiday-package shipping drove FedEx profit sky high last quarter. The shipper earned $521 million, up 126% from a year ago, the company said this morning. More: continued here
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A strong holiday season and mild winter helped FedEx Corp beat Wall Street's profit forecast, but the world's No. 2 package delivery company warned that it had lowered its outlook for the rest of this … More: continued here
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FedEx Corp. today reported earnings of $1.65 per diluted share for the third quarter ended February 29, which includes a $0.10 per share reversal of a reserve associated with a legal matter at FedEx Express. More: continued here
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Paypal, the leading global payment service owned by eBay, is looking to expand into China. It is trying to obtain a domestic payment license from the Chinese authorities, which would enable it to compete in the rapidly growing Chinese online payments space currently dominated by local players like AliPay from …
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If you ask the Postmaster General about junk mail, he’ll likely correct you. “If you work in the postal service, it’s jobs mail,” he says. That’s why the postal service is pushing an online program to get more, um, jobs mail into your mailboxes. As has been widely reported, the …
Read More »Commission Approves Pension Relief And Restructuring Aid In Favour Of The … – eGov monitor
Commission Approves Pension Relief And Restructuring Aid In Favour Of The …eGov monitorThe European Commission has approved UK plans to relieve the Royal Mail Group (RMG) from excessive pension costs relating to its past monopoly position and to provide RMG with restructuring aid consisting of a debt reduction of ₤1089 …
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