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A coalition of unions, small businesses, charities and pressure groups begin a campaign today for a “people’s bank” built on the Post Office network. The Post Bank campaign believes the strength of the Post Office brand and its 11,500 branches should be used to create a local banking infrastructure throughout …

Find out about the 24-hour online Post OfficeYourHub.com, CONeed to go to the Post Office? "Skip the trip, save on gas and convenience, and do your mailing on-line at usps.com – the 24-hour Post Office," say postal officials. Postal staff will demonstrate to residential and business customers how virtually … More: …

March 19 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, said quarterly profit slid 75 percent, more than analysts expected, and sales fell for the first time in at least a decade in the worsening economy. More: continued here

Pretoria — The South African Post Office (SOPA) has issued a Presidential stamp to commemorate the dedication made by President Kgalema Motlanthe in the public service. More: continued here

Mississippi post office may be named for war hero who lived in IdahoIdahoStatesman.com, IDThe US House of Representatives voted 384-0 in favor of a bill that would re-name the post office on Main Street in McLain, Miss., which is Freeman's hometown. The bill now goes to the Senate. Freeman, a veteran …

FedEx said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit tumbled 75 percent as severe weakness in the global economy offset the benefit of lower fuel prices. The company said it will eliminate more jobs and make other cutbacks to deal with the ongoing economic slowdown. More: continued here

BBC News Thursday in WestminsterBBC News, UKBy Peter Mulligan In 'Today in Parliament', David Wilby reports on exchanges revealing that strikes at Royal Mail accounted for 60% of all days lost to industrial action during 2007 in the UK. That fact emerged during Commons questions about the future … More: continued …

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Charles County man has been charged with stealing dozens of boat propellers and selling them on eBay, after two men noticed listings that described propellers recently stolen from them. More: continued here

(Corrects name of analyst’s firm in third paragraph.) March 19 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, rose as much as 8.5 percent after executives said they don’t expect a “further significant decline” in the U.S. economy this year. More: continued here

eBay is being used to sell free Jay Leno tickets, and the comedian doesn’t like it. Don Reisinger thinks he needs to rethink his position. More: continued here