U.S. stocks headed for a lower open Wednesday as oil prices rose and after FedEx Corp. warned that weakening demand and surging fuel costs would likely leave its fiscal 2009 profit well below what Wall Street had been predicting. More: continued here
Read More »Villagers in battle to keep post office – Chard & Ilminster News
Villagers in battle to keep post officeChard & Ilminster News, UK –1 hour agoVillagers are urging Post Office chiefs to think again about the possible closure and postmistress Sue Knight thanked people for their support when she …Fingers crossed over post battleHalifax Evening Courierall 2 news articles More: continued here
Read More »Don’t fall for post office ‘study guide’ scam (Community Press & Recorder)
If you look in the newspaper’s “help wanted” section these days, you may see an ad stating the U.S. Post Office is now hiring. But, before you call and give money to those who placed the ad, you need to know it’s just not true. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office blacklisted (The Star)
Rampant theft by Post Office workers has infuriated internet retailing giant Amazon so much that it will no longer send goods to South Africa by post, Business Day has reported. More: continued here
Read More »Mail strikes loom as CWU ballot makes strike action 'inevitable' – PrintWeek
Mail strikes loom as CWU ballot makes strike action 'inevitable'PrintWeek, UK –2 hours agoThe union said strikes "appeared inevitable," and is targeting both Royal Mail and Parliament, with a demonstration planned to take place outside the Labour … More: continued here
Read More »FedEx swings 4Q loss; issues slim guidance (AP via Yahoo! News)
FedEx says it swung to a loss in the fourth-quarter because of high fuel costs and issued an earnings guidance that is well below Wall Street’s expectations. More: continued here
Read More »Amazon halts SA Post Office deliveries – The Times
Amazon halts SA Post Office deliveriesThe Times, South Africa –34 minutes agoRampant 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 »Demo over Post Office closure plan – Bucks Free Press
Whitehaven News Demo over Post Office closure planBucks Free Press, UK –2 hours agoBy Oliver Evans PROTESTORS brandishing placards took to the streets to protest Post Office closures just hours after plans were announced. …Post Office confirms 35 branches to closeWhitehaven NewsHasmuch Patel: His Little Heath post office is set to closeTimes …
Read More »Fuel costs wreck FedEx profit; company warns about future (USA Today)
FedEx says it swung to a loss in the fourth-quarter because of high fuel costs and issued an earnings guidance that is well below Wall Street’s expectations. More: continued here
Read More »eBay offers free subscription in Punjab for 3 mnth – Business Standard
eBay offers free subscription in Punjab for 3 mnthBusiness Standard, India –8 minutes agoPTI / Chandigarh June 18, 2008, 19:08 IST Finding Punjab a promising market for online trading, leading e-commerce website– eBay India today announced to … More: continued here
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