June 11 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks retreated, pushing the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its lowest level in two months, as banks and transportation companies plunged on speculation faster inflation will force central banks to raise interest rates. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx signs on as lead tenant at Halethorpe business park (Baltimore Business Journal)
Federal Express Corp. has signed on as the lead tenant at a 51-acre business park being redeveloped by Preston Partners Inc. in Halethorpe. (FDX) More: continued here
Read More »Flood Forces Waterloo Post Office to Suspend All Retail Operations (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)
WATERLOO – Due to the severe flooding in east-central Iowa, officials with U.S. Postal Service’s Des Moines-based Hawkeye District have suspended all Retail, Post Office Box and Mail Caller Services at the Waterloo Main Post Office, located at 300 Sycamore. More: continued here
Read More »The McCue Interview: Robin Dargue, Group CIO, Royal Mail – Silicon.com
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Read More »Royal Mail issued fresh strike threat – Times Online
MSN UK News Royal Mail issued fresh strike threatTimes Online, UK –3 hours agoRoyal Mail is facing fresh industrial action unless it reverses changes to its pension scheme and gives assurances on the future of the business. …Union call to sack Royal Mail chiefThe Press AssociationUnion Leader Calls For Royal Mail Resignation4RFVall …
Read More »eBay Responds in Google – PayPal Showdown (AuctionBytes)
eBay Australia replied to a May 26th submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which is inquiring into eBay’s PayPal-only policy. More: continued here
Read More »Infected apple tree shipment found (Vallejo Times-Herald)
A routine Solano County agriculture inspection turned up a shipment of yellow delicious apple trees seriously infected with cedar-apple rust disease. The shipment was intercepted May 29, at the FedEx Home Delivery parcel facility in Benicia, and confirmed by California More: continued here
Read More »U.S. Stocks Drop on Rate Concern; Washington Mutual, FedEx Fall (Bloomberg.com)
June 11 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks retreated for a fourth day, led by banks and railroads, on speculation faster inflation may force central banks around the world to raise interest rates. More: continued here
Read More »Digital Converter Program Needs Money for Stamps (PC Magazine)
U.S. officials are facing a potential glitch in a program designed to help television viewers make the switch to digital TV next year. More: continued here
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