OAKLAND, Calif. — There has been a steady stream of corporate social responsibility reports published during the last week. Just on Wednesday, three heavyweights — IBM , Office Depot and FedEx — released reports touting new environmental goals and performance. More: continued here
Read More »Bad economy puts post office $2.8 billion in red (AP via Yahoo! News)
The ailing economy caused a big drop in mail, leaving the post office $2.8 billion in the red. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Maintains Long-Term Profit, Sales Goals (The Memphis Daily News)
FedEx Corp. on Wednesday reaffirmed its long-term plans to grow revenue by 10 percent and earnings per share by 10 percent to 15 percent per year.In f…. More: continued here
Read More »Mainer seeks ban on use of food stamps to buy soda (Boston Globe)
The Bangor pediatric dentist and public health advocate who spearheaded a successful campaign to ban smoking in vehicles when children are present now wants to prohibit the use of food stamps to buy soda. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office card contract renewed (BBC News)
Ministers announce that the Post Office will keep its £1bn contract to distribute benefits to 4.3 million claimants. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx plans to reduce emissions by 20% (Business First of Louisville)
FedEx Corp. plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its FedEx Express aircraft fleet by 20 percent. (FDX) (FDX) More: continued here
Read More »Panic sets in over closure of village Post Office – The Cornishman
Panic sets in over closure of village Post OfficeThe Cornishman, UK –5 hours agoA WAVE of panic has gripped the Mousehole community following news that the village sub postmaster is closing the post office because of ill health. …One-hour wait to pick up your postSouth Manchester ReporterPostal service in Watford 'not fit …
Read More »Royal Navy crew shoot dead two Somali pirates after they try to hijack Danish cargo ship (Daily Mail)
Crews from a Royal Navy frigate have shot dead two Somali pirates operating off the coast of Africa. More: continued here
Read More »EBay Bans Sale of Obama Inauguration Tickets on its Web Sites (Bloomberg)
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. halted sales of free tickets to President-elect Barack Obama ‘s inauguration on its Web sites after meeting with the congressional committee responsible for doling out the passes. More: continued here
Read More »Post office $2.8 billion in the red – The Associated Press
Post office $2.8 billion in the redThe Associated Press –1 hour agoBy cutting back on spending the post office had a net operating income of $2.7 billion in 2008, but still ended up in the red because of the requirement for …Bad economy puts post office $2.8 billion in redThe Associated …
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