Apple, ebay Boost Tech SectorForbes, NYEmployment data weighed on Wall Street Thursday morning, as jobless claims ticked higher. Jobless claims jumped by 27000 last week to 640000. Continuing claims crept over 6.1 million. But not all reports are coming in rosy; UPS ( UPS – news – people … More: continued …
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Read More »Postal Inspectors Seek Help in Robbery of Beasley Post Office – Family Badge
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Read More »Stamps honour comrades in arms – New Zealand Herald
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Read More »TNT loses Royal Mail VAT action (BBC News)
TNT Post loses legal action at the European Court of Justice to remove the UK Royal Mail’s VAT-free status. More: continued here
Read More »Passport fair set for Staten Island’s St. George Post Office (Staten Island Advance)
Advance file photo/Jin LeeIn this file photo, Michele Picchino, right, signs her passport application as Post Office employee Elaine Callari looks on during a passport fair in 2007 at the Manor Road Post Office…. More: continued here
Read More »Plant City chamber rallies to keep downtown post office (Plant City Courier & Tribune)
The Greater Plant City Chamber of Commerce is organizing a petition drive to save the downtown post office. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps.com Helps Small Businesses, Enterprises and Advanced Shippers Get Ready for the Postage Rate Increase (Marketwire)
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Read More »EU says Royal Mail can be VAT exempt (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Europe’s highest court ruled on Thursday that the universal postal service provided by Royal Mail should be exempted from VAT, following a complaint from Dutch international mail group TNT . More: continued here
Read More »Division III coach apologizes for barring reporter – The Associated Press
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