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Earnings are unlikely to light up until the economy kicks into gear. More: continued here

FIRST-class service has paid off for a family-run post office. More: continued here

Prices at the Post Office Go up Today The price for a stamp increased to 44 cents today, that’s up two cents. Other prices have also increase. Click this link for a list of the updated prices. More: continued here

WBNG-TV 44 Cent StampsWBNG-TV, NYThe US Post Office is tacking on another 2 cents to the first class postage stamp. It now costs 44 cents to mail your one ounce letter. Unless you bought a bunch of these Forever stamps before the price went up. "The forever stamps are, what they …

CRAIN'S BLOG: Move over eBay — Detroit Metro online auction site …Crain’s Detroit Business, MIForget Target and Bed, Bath & Beyond. The hot new gift registry is Detroit Metropolitan Airport's new online lost-and-found auction. Like every other major airport, Metro piles up a lot of stuff left by passengers, and the …

US Missile Defense Plans Discovered on Hard Drive Sold on eBayToTheCenter.com, NYBritish researchers discovered highly sensitive US missile defense plans on a secondhand hard drive bought through eBay, according to a recent article in the UK's Daily Mail. In addition to the test launch procedures for the THAAD (Terminal High … …

The government today rejected criticism from MPs that a precise figure was needed for modernisation of the Royal Mail. More: continued here

Business in brief: Royal Mail; Bramdean AlternativesTimes Online, UKPeter Luff, the Conservative chairman of the Commons Business and Enterprise Select Committee, is unhappy with the response by ministers to the committee's concerns about the partial sale of Royal Mail. Pat McFadden, the Postal Services Minister, … More: continued here

Handful of Old Toy Marbles Collect $13000 Selling on ebayWebWire (press release), GAA small collection of (10) Vintage Toy Marbles fetched an astounding $13000 while selling on ebay. The Marbles, claimed (by the seller) to be very rare and handmade, had caught the attention of over 3100 people (recorded by auction …

Canadian Auto Workers Union Push Post Office To Buy Local VehiclesAHNCAW requested the country's postal office buy locally manufactured vehicles. Canada Post is slated to purchase 4500 to 5500 new light vehicles under the company's motorized fleet renewal and expansion program. The call was made by CAW president Ken … …