This is Money Post Office to shut branchesBirminghamMail.net, UK –2 hours ago“The Government has recognised that fewer people are using post office branches, partly because traditional services, including benefit payments and other …'Shock' as Elstree post office earmarked for closureThis Is HertfordshireEssex: Final countdown to post office rescue bidThe GazettePost office closures …
Read More »Modern design duo honored with postal stamps (The Fresno Bee)
Charles and Ray Eames designed chairs, furniture, homes, fabric, children’s toys, cards and more – but not postage stamps. More: continued here
Read More »AmeriResource Update: BizAuctions Sold Items for May 2008 Increase … – CNNMoney.com
AmeriResource Update: BizAuctions Sold Items for May 2008 Increase …CNNMoney.com –2 hours agoDelmar Janovec, CEO comments, "BizAuctions, a Titanium Powerseller on eBay, through its eBay store name: BusinessAuctions Inc, saw an increase last month of … More: continued here
Read More »South Africa: Amazon Halts Post Office Deliveries (AllAfrica.com)
RAMPANT theft by Post Office workers has infuriated the internet retailing giant Amazon so much that it will no longer send goods to SA by post. More: continued here
Read More »U.S. Stock-Index Futures Fall; FedEx, Fifth Third Shares Drop (Bloomberg.com)
June 18 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock-index futures fell after FedEx Corp.’s results trailed analysts’ estimates and Fifth Third Bancorp. said it will cut its dividend and sell shares and assets to raise capital. More: continued here
Read More »Mail strikes loom as CWU ballot makes strike action ‘inevitable’ (PrintWeek)
The Communications Workers Union (CWU) is set to run another series of strikes timetabled “to maximise pressure on the company and government”. More: continued here
Read More »Site navigation (Macclesfield Express)
HAS there ever been a more clueless managing director than Adam Crozier? Having achieved absolutely nothing at the FA he’s somehow managed to generate the first operating loss in Royal Mail’s illustrious history. More: continued here
Read More »Stamps Rambo snags extension (winnipegsun.com)
CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders signed receiver Ken-Yon Rambo to a multi-year contract extension yesterday. The 29-year-old set personal bests with 62 receptions, 983 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns last season, his third in the CFL. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx reports quarterly loss (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
FedEx Corp on Thursday reported a quarterly loss, citing a previously announced write-down due to the package delivery company’s decision to change the name of FedEx Kinko’s, plus record high fuel prices and a weak U.S. economy. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx swings to fourth-quarter loss on charge, fuel, economy (Market Watch)
FedEx Corp. swings to a fiscal fourth-quarter loss from a year-earlier profit, reflecting a $696 million after-tax asset-impairment charge tied to the acquisition of Kinko’s and hurt by the surge in fuel prices and the weak U.S. economy. More: continued here
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