Telegraph.co.uk Stanley Gibbons issues warning but investors stick with stampsTimes Online, UK –Jan 20, 2009Investor interest in stamps has risen amid a scramble for “alternative” investments as the stock market has plummeted. The company gives key clients a …Stanley Gibbons warns as sales of stamps deferredInternational Herald TribuneGibbons hit by revenues delayThe Press AssociationStanley Gibbons warns on…
Rival to Royal Mail delivers bigger shareGlasgow Daily Record, UK –47 minutes agoONE of Royal Mail's main competitors has grabbed a bigger slice of the delivery market. Business Post, who run UK Mail, saw their market share reach 15 per …Private postal rival picks up market shareScotsmanShare offers for Business Post should be returned to senderTimes OnlineUK's…
Oneindia Robert Burns First Non-Royal With Three Stamp CollectionsOneindia, India –7 minutes agoThe latest edition will be unveiled by Royal Mail. The honour is a moment of pride for the Scotland's icon to be recognised by the Royal Mail. … More: continued here
Apple, eBay Stock In FocusForbes, NY –4 hours agoWhile Apple should pop, eBay (nasdaq: EBAY – news – people ) is set to stumble. The online auction place saw profits fall 31%, as December traffic fell 4%. …Earnings roundup: Apple, eBayForbesFinancials, Tech In FocusForbesall 7 news articles More: continued here
EBay's income slides 31%Sun-Sentinel.com, FL –5 minutes agoBy Martin Zimmerman | Los Angeles Times EBay reported lower fourth-quarter profit and its first drop in quarterly sales, as the global economic slowdown and … More: continued here
Kiwis cranky over 'Australian' Russell Crowe stampABC Online, Australia –5 minutes agoBy New Zealand correspondent Kerri Ritchie The decision by Australia Post to include Russell Crowe in a special series of stamps to mark Australia Day has … More: continued here
EBay Sales: Going, Going…BusinessWeek –3 minutes agoBy Douglas MacMillan By his own admission, eBay Chief Executive John Donahoe is "frustrated." With good reason. Fourth-quarter results reflect the company's … More: continued here
Employers wield scalpel not chainsaw, for nowFinancial Times, UK –3 hours agoBy Andrew Taylor, Employment Correspondent The FT employment correspondent talks to Kevin Green, one-time director of human resources at Royal Mail, … More: continued here
ECONOMY IN CRISIS Wave of layoffs, losses plague Bay Area companiesSan Francisco Chronicle, USA –32 minutes agoQuarterly earnings fell 31 percent at eBay Inc., indicating that its Internet auctions are being hurt by the recession just like traditional retail sales. … More: continued here
Cayman Net News Post Office advises on mailingCayman Net News, Cayman Islands –19 minutes agoThe main cause for return-to-sender mail is using street addresses instead of post office box numbers, said Deputy Postmaster General for Operations Anthony … More: continued here