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When eBay Inc. reports its third-quarter earnings Wednesday after the closing bell, investors may get a better sense of how well the company’s ongoing efforts to refresh its online marketplace are working. More: continued here
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The finances of state-owned Royal Mail will dive into the red if a planned national strike by workers goes ahead this week, Business Minister Peter Mandelson said yesterday. More: continued here
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Mirror.co.uk 70st man piled on pounds after dad died… then he lost job and mumMirror.co.ukA former Royal Mail colleague said: “Paul was always a big lad – but doing the deliveries kept him fit. I think he suffered from depression when he lost his …World's heaviest man must have surgery …
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The finances of state-owned Royal Mail will dive into the red if a planned national strike by workers goes ahead this week, business minister Peter Mandelson said on Tuesday. More: continued here
Read More »The Royal Mail Stamps Out Pink Floyd, Bowie and Blur (Undercover)
From January, 2010 the British will be able to lick the back of album covers by Pink Floyd, Bowie and Blur when the Royal Mail pays tribute to great British albums on a series of stamps. More: continued here
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