In financial crisis, Post office turns to CongressHouston ChronicleAnd with no congressional action, a year from now, next August or September, the post office could run out of money to pay salaries and contractors, hampering its ability to operate, Donahoe said. "We do not want taxpayer money," Donahoe said, … …
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U.S. Post Office could close due to political partisanshipDigitalJournal.comPolitical bickering "as usual" may be closing the door permanently to the United States Post Office, in addition to its massive budget problems. The only solution is if the parties can miraculously reach a compromise for a bailout. NOT! … More: continued …
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Exclusive Interview With Senior Analyst At UBS Investment Bank; e-commerce …The Wall Street TranscriptTWST: Please tell us about eBay. How do you feel about them? Mr. Fitzgerald: We have had a "buy" rating on eBay for a while as they're going through a turnaround. Our viewpoint has been somewhat out …
Read More »Labor Day Highlights the Need for American Restructuring – Wall Street Pit
Politico Labor Day Highlights the Need for American RestructuringWall Street PitBy John Mason Sep 6, 2011, 11:04 AM Author's Website An instance is the United States Postal Service: we heard over the weekend that the Post Office faces the possibility of bankruptcy. The high profile cause of this situation: email. …
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Auctionbytes GSI Commerce: Nearly half of consumers prefer to shop online for clothingBizReportNo wonder then that recent research found almost half of UK adults now like to shop for fashion online rather than in-store. by Helen Leggatt eBay-owned GSI Commerce surveyed 2000 online adults in the UK about their online …
Read More »Branstad: Unemployment office closures were planned; post offices were not – DesMoinesRegister.com (blog)
DesMoinesRegister.com (blog) Branstad: Unemployment office closures were planned; post offices were notDesMoinesRegister.com (blog)Today he addressed questions about why his actions – also done for cost-saving reasons – were appropriate while federal post office downsizing is not. “You have to deal with the budget realities and we accept that the postal …
Read More »Gingrich vows more pay checks than food stamps during Barrington stop – TribLocal
TribLocal Gingrich vows more pay checks than food stamps during Barrington stopTribLocalThe first ideal is to restore confidence in Americans, something that has been lost in past years under the current leadership, in which more citizens rely on food stamps, welfare and other government assistance than ever before, Gingrich said. …
Read More »Taco Bell And KFC Want Your Food Stamps – Gothamist
Gothamist Taco Bell And KFC Want Your Food StampsGothamistFood stamps are all the rage these days—one in five New Yorkers are on 'em, using stamps to pay for everything from Wonder bread to organic Japanese eggplant. So it makes sense that more businesses would want a piece of the food …
Read More »Royal Mail pulls in £933k from auctioned items – Parcel2Go.com
BBC News Royal Mail pulls in £933k from auctioned itemsParcel2Go.comUndelivered post sold at auction helped Royal Mail bring in £933000 last year, according to figures obtained by the BBC. Using the Freedom of Information Act, the corporation discovered that the Royal Mail saw a 116 per cent increase over the …
Read More »Branstad: Unemployment office closures were planned; post offices were not – DesMoinesRegister.com
Branstad: Unemployment office closures were planned; post offices were notDesMoinesRegister.comToday he addressed questions about why his actions – also done for cost-saving reasons – were appropriate while federal post office downsizing is not. “You have to deal with the budget realities and we accept that the postal service needs to …
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