New Delhi, June 7 (PTI) A government committee has suggested raising interest rates on Post Office savings bank deposits to four per cent, a suggestion that could benefit lakhs of small depositors.The Committee on Small Savings also recommended linking returns on other small savings schemes with interest rates on government …
Read More »eBay Runs Another 25-Cent Auction Listing Promotion
eBay is running another 25-cent listing promotion for auctions. The promotion runs June 7 – 9, 2011, and applies to both eBay Stores subscribers and sellers who do not have an eBay Store subscription. More: continued here
Read More »Storbakken charged with Red Lake Falls Post Office burglary – Crookston Daily Times
KSTP.com Storbakken charged with Red Lake Falls Post Office burglaryCrookston Daily TimesBy AP A northwestern Minnesota man is charged with a burglary last month at the Red Lake Falls Post Office. Twenty-eight-year-old Christopher Storbakken of Red Lake Falls was charged Monday in Red Lake County Court with second-degree burglary, …Red …
Read More »My Stamp Collection – Prague Post (blog)
Prague Post (blog) My Stamp CollectionPrague Post (blog)I brought the carbon copy label from the package from desk to desk, floor to floor, collecting stickers and stamps along the way, until finally I was allowed to pay 96 crowns to retrieve my prize. More: continued here
Read More »Online retail hits back in Productivity Inquiry, eBay argues import threshold … – SmartCompany.com.au
Online retail hits back in Productivity Inquiry, eBay argues import threshold …SmartCompany.com.auInternational online retail giant eBay has hit back at the domestic retail market, warning the low-value import threshold should remain at $1000 or risk creating a "severe negative impact". eBay's submission to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into …and more » …
Read More »Two hurt in post office gun raid
A woman and her son are being treated in hospital after being shot during a post office raid in a small village. More: continued here
Read More »Global postal services issue new stamps under UN effort
New York, Jun 7 : At least 20 postal services around the world are issuing stamps and other products as part of a United Nations initiative to highlight 30 years battling the AIDS epidemic, during which 60 million people have become infected with HIV and nearly 30 million people have …
Read More »Post Office to offer credit union services – Which?
Which? Post Office to offer credit union servicesWhich?The Government is to invest up to £73 million in credit unions over the next four years, with the Post Office potentially playing a central role in delivering credit union services. The Association of British Credit Unions (Abcul) welcomed the …Credit unions to …
Read More »Canada Post still relevant – Montreal Gazette
Canada Post still relevantMontreal GazetteIn fact, the opposite appears to be true, so much so that in this era of Internet purchasing, the post office is as relevant as ever. I have bought many items internationally online, and this is the preferred shopping method of many people. …and more » More: …
Read More »Choose your own fake outrage: Scott Walker’s art collection, or Facebook food … – A.V. Club Milwaukee
ABC7Chicago.com Choose your own fake outrage: Scott Walker's art collection, or Facebook food …A.V. Club MilwaukeeIt seems some folks have been using Facebook to buy and sell food stamps, a practice that gives new meaning to the term “low-wattage cyber crime.” So how many instances of local fraud did the …
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