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Read More »Canada Stocks Rise, Led By Banks; National, Royal, TD Gain (Bloomberg.com)
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Read More »UPS, FedEx prepare ahead of Tropical Storm Gustav (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
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Read More »Public Health notes food stamp strides – Pacific Daily News
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Read More »Fury at mass post office closures – expressandstar.com
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Read More »Royal Bank profit drops 10% (The Globe and Mail)
Royal Bank of Canada said Thursday it earned $1.26-billion in the third quarter, down 10 per cent from a year ago, but up 36 per cent from the prior quarter. More: continued here
Read More »Print shop earns stamp of approval from clients – AZ Central.com
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Read More »Over its shoulder, eBay sees Amazon gaining (Tacoma News Tribune)
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Read More »Deal to secure rural mail service (BBC News)
Residents in east Cleveland who feared they would lose postal deliveries because of poor road access, are assured they will continue. More: continued here
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