Guelph Mercury Dazzling Nutcrackers to Transform the HolidaysMarketWatch –3 hours agoThe US Postal Service dedicates the Holiday Nutcrackers commemorative stamps Thursday during the Fall Postage Stamp Mega Event at Madison Square Garden in …New stamp honors Edgar Allan PoeThe Associated PressA Pain Vast and Personal, Writ SmallWashington PostA New Face in …
Read More »Anger at Maltby post office closure – Dinnington Today
Hertfordshire Mercury Anger at Maltby post office closureDinnington Today, UK –4 hours agoBy Jen Foster A THRIVING post office in the heart of a Maltby neighbourhood has lost its battle against closure. The Salisbury Road outlet is the latest …THE LAST POST FOR OFFICEHertfordshire Mercuryall 3 news articles More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail says fall in post volumes accelerating (Financial Times)
Royal Mail on Thursday warned of an acceleration in the decline of mail volumes, with the number of items falling 4 per cent over the last six months as the economic downturn combined with increasing competition from electronic media and private sector postal operators. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail profits soar to £177m as 188 post offices shut (The Herald)
Campaigners against a programme of post office closures in Scotland have expressed surprise and disappointment following the announcement Royal Mail has posted six-month operating profits of £177m – more than double the year before. More: continued here
Read More »Inbrief: FedEx drivers win $14.4M in case (El Paso Times)
LOS ANGELES — A court-appointed official has awarded drivers for FedEx Corp. in California about $14.4 million in a dispute over whether the delivery company illegally classified them as independent contractors instead of employees. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail doubles profit – The Press Association
Royal Mail doubles profitThe Press Association –5 minutes agoThe Royal Mail doubled its operating profit to £177 million in the last six months, but the number of letters being delivered has fallen by five million a … More: continued here
Read More »US: IACC backs Tiffany in eBay fake goods appeal – just-style.com
US: IACC backs Tiffany in eBay fake goods appealjust-style.com, UK –4 minutes agoThe International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC) has filed a court submission backing retailer Tiffany's appeal in its action against eBay over the … More: continued here
Read More »IRS Withdraws FedEx Tax Penalty, Supporting Claim on Drivers (Bloomberg)
Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Internal Revenue Service withdrew a preliminary finding that FedEx Corp. owes back taxes for misclassifying drivers, bolstering the company’s assertion that the workers are contractors and not employees. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx says IRS withdrew proposed taxes, penalty (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
FedEx Corp. said Wednesday the IRS has withdrawn tentative taxes and penalties of more than $319 million stemming from whether the shipper incorrectly classified employees as independent contractors. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Renamed For Eleanor McGovern (KELO Sioux Falls)
A ceremony has been scheduled for October 31 to dedicate and rename the Woonsocket post office for the late Eleanor McGovern. More: continued here
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