Pension Deficit Sends Royal Mail To LossSky NewsRedundancy payments and the cost of funding a huge pension deficit have sent Royal Mail to a £434m loss for the first half of the year. … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail modernisation pays off (Channel 4)
The Royal Mail has increased its operating profit to £184 million in the first half of the current financial year despite a drop in revenues and fewer letters being posted. More: continued here
Read More »Pension Deficit Sends Royal Mail Into Red – Sky News
Sky News Pension Deficit Sends Royal Mail Into RedSky NewsRedundancy payments and the cost of funding a huge pension deficit have sent Royal Mail£434m into the red for the first half of the year. … More: continued here
Read More »eBay’s fixed-price sales overtake profits from web auctions (Times Online)
It emerged during the web’s infancy as one of the most exciting — and lucrative — ideas on the internet. But has eBay been hijacked by big business? When it began in 1995, eBay created a new marketplace for people to bid for second-hand goods, memorabilia and things gathering dust …
Read More »As post office branch faces uncertain future, community takes action (South Bend Tribune)
NEW CARLISLE — Big changes could be headed to the New Carlisle Post Office. People in town have learned it could close in the coming months. More: continued here
Read More »eBay auctions overtaken by fixed price sales (Daily Telegraph)
Fixed priced sales have outnumbered auction transactions on eBay for the first time as the bidding site finally shifts from internet pioneer to online shopping behemoth. More: continued here
Read More »Food Stamps for You (The North Coast Journal)
Jennifer Savage’s colorful account of her experience applying for food stamps years ago ( “Food Stamps and You,” Nov. 26) states correctly that fewer than 50 percent of eligible Humboldt County households receive food stamps under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. More: continued here
Read More »Deadline nears for mail for military – Cherry Hill Courier Post
Deadline nears for mail for militaryCherry Hill Courier PostFor instance, items mailed to an APO (Army Post Office) or FPO (Fleet Post Office) generally require customs forms. The holiday deadline already has passed …Northern Valley: Letters Dec. 10NorthJersey.comPostal services to change at Sundance locationSteamboat PilotPost Office Gearing Up For Busy …
Read More »Counsel for eBay Endures Fiery Cross-Examination by Craigslist Lawyer (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
In the court battle between Internet titans eBay and Craigslist, the tables were turned Wednesday as the lead lawyer for Craigslist attempted to effectively put eBay on trial with a withering cross-examination of an eBay in-house lawyer. More: continued here
Read More »Counsel for eBay Endures Fiery Cross-Examination by Craigslist Lawyer (Law.com)
In the court battle between Internet titans eBay and Craigslist, the tables were turned Wednesday as the lead lawyer for Craigslist attempted to effectively put eBay on trial with a withering cross-examination of an eBay in-house lawyer. And eyebrows were raised when a top eBay executive testified he considered it …
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