Pressure piles on Brown as aides plot revolt over Royal Mail sell-offScotsman, United KingdomBy Gerri Peev GORDON Brown faced growing threats to his authority last night, after a number of ministerial aides signed up to campaign against the part-privatisation of Royal Mail. At least four parliamentary private secretaries (PPSs) – Gordon Banks, … More: continued here
guardian.co.uk Snow in London earlier this month. Photograph: Andrew Parsons/Reutersguardian.co.uk, UKThe business secretary, Lord Mandelson, introduced controversial proposals to part-privatise the Royal Mail. Labour MPs are threatening a large revolt against the plans and Labour's Lord Clarke of Hampstead, a former postman, shouted "shame on you" as …UK & USA Today Editoweb 25 february 2009EditoWeb MagazineWednesday…
Going Once, Going Twice — Sold on eBaySpringfield Connection, VAAnyone desiring a piece of Fairfax County "memorabilia," using the word in its broadest sense, may soon be able to find it on eBay if Supervisor Gerald Hyland's (D-Mount Vernon) Monday Board Matter comes to fruition. And, the financial windfall could … More: continued here
US Thrifts Post Record $13.4 Billion Loss in 2008BloombergThrifts lost $3 billion in the fourth quarter, down from $4.4 billion in the preceding three months, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the regulator of savings and loans, said today in a report on the industry’s health. …Thrifts lost $3B in 4Q; post record annual lossThe Associated…
Smartmoney.com Universal Health Care? Visit the Post OfficeSmartmoney.comLocated just a few blocks from my office, the main downtown Chicago post office provides a real-world example of the dangers when the profit motive is stripped from any productive enterprise. Several months ago, the post office removed the mechanical … More: continued here
CWU unhappy over lack of concessions on Royal Mail privatisationBrand Republic, UKby Daniel Farey-Jones, Brand Republic 26-Feb-09, 14:45 LONDON – The leader of the Communication Workers Union has given a negative reception to the draft bill paving the way for the partial privatisation of the Royal Mail, claiming it contains no new … More: continued here
PC World Top 10 worst internet outagesVNUNet.com, UKSkype, acquired by Ebay for $2.6bn (£1.8bn) in 2005, said at the time that it did not fully understand the reasons for the outage, but denied that it had anything to do with capacity problems caused by its rapidly expanding user base. …Having a cow over Gmail just misses…
Thrifts lost $3B in 4Q; post record annual lossThe Associated PressThe Office of Thrift Supervision says net losses last year surged to $13.44 billion, from $649 million in 2007. But the fourth-quarter loss was actually better than the $4.4 billion loss in the third quarter. Thrifts last year set aside $38.7 billion … More: continued…
CALA hails Stamp's move on Harron caseWest Virginia Record, WVBy Chris Dickerson -Kanawha Bureau CHARLESTON — A statewide legal reform group is praising US District Judge Fredrick Stamp's decision not to dismiss an action against a West Virginia radiologist who was paid close to $10 million by personal injury … More: continued here
Auctionbytes eBay Expects New Motion in Antitrust LawsuitAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay noted in its 10K filing with the SEC that a class certification motion is scheduled for June 2009 in the Malone v. eBay Inc. antitrust class action lawsuit. In 2007, two eBay sellers filed separate lawsuits against the company, … More: continued here