HENRY VII was due to “visit” Caerphilly Castle today to launch the Royal Mail’s latest set of House of Tudor commemorative stamps. More: continued here
Read More »New stamps launched at Tudor house in Yorkshire (Yorkshire Post Today)
AN Elizabethan manor house in Yorkshire has been chosen as the setting for the launch of Royal Mail’s latest special stamps, the second in its Kings and Queens series celebrating the royal houses of England. (21/04/2009 12:41:02) More: continued here
Read More »For EBay, Profit Growth is Still the Question (Fox News)
For some Wall Street analysts and investors, the spin off of Skype would hopefully end what has been a financial distraction to eBay’s core online auction and payment businesses. More: continued here
Read More »Boise Green Living: A Greener Post Office (KIVI Boise)
Step into your nearest Treasure Valley Post Office and you’ll probably notice them right away – blue bins designed to make your mail recycling efforts a whole lot easier… More: continued here
Read More »EBay Is Finding Its (Old) Way – Forbes
EBay Is Finding Its (Old) WayForbes, NYOver the years, eBay's auction business has generated a steady cash stream, and former Chief Executive Meg Whitman was an eager acquirer. Some of those deals meshed nicely with eBay's main business; others, less so (yes, the $2.6 billion Skype …Internal Affairs: Whitman's ebay misstep …
Read More »DX Announces Local Collection Facility Agreement With Royal Mail Group (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
DX Group today announced they have agreed a deal to access the Post Office network to provide a local collection facility for undeliverable mail. More: continued here
Read More »Court rules in favor of FedEx on contractor model (Los Angeles Times)
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a unit of FedEx Corp. didn’t break federal labor laws when it refused to negotiate with a union that was bargaining on behalf of some of its workers who want to be classified as employees rather than independent contractors. …
Read More »(AFX UK Focus) 2009-04-21 20:21 UPDATE 1-FedEx wins US appeal on contractor classification (Interactive Investor)
NEW YORK, April 21 (Reuters) – U.S. package-delivery company FedEx Corp said on Tuesday its FedEx Ground subsidiary has won a U.S. Court of Appeals decision that said independent contractors are independent business owners, rather than employees. The ruling places the contractors outside the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations …
Read More »Adam Lambert Memorabilia Crushes ‘Idol’ Competition On eBay (MTV Music Television)
Adam Lambert-related items lead the pack among “American Idol” contestants’ with weird and numerous eBay sales. More: continued here
Read More »Plan to get more people on food stamps approved (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Faced with a backlog of applicants and pressure from advocacy groups to do a better job, county supervisors on Tuesday approved a three-year plan to get more people enrolled in the federal food stamp program. More: continued here
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