Around 100 strikers at Royal Mail’s Burslem office, who have been on strike since 18 December, last week agreed to a deal to end their dispute. More: continued here
Read More »RBC to take writedown on exposure to bond insurer (The Globe and Mail)
Royal Bank of Canada will take a writedown this quarter because of its exposure to bond insurers, its chief financial officer told a conference on Tuesday. More: continued here
Read More »Notable glitches mar otherwise smooth voting in Palm Beach County (The Palm Beach Post)
As polling stations opened at 7 a.m. Tuesday, most Palm Beach County voters found democracy to be a quick and painless freedom, marred only by occasional poll worker mishaps, wayward voting machines and some voters who apparently didn’t read their mail. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office closures "bad for small firms" – More Th>n Business
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Read More »Food stamps offer best stimulus – study – CNNMoney.com
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Read More »Ebay slashes sellers’ fees (San Francisco Chronicle)
EBay Inc. said Tuesday that it will slash the fees its charges sellers to list items for sale, as part of an effort keep the online marketplace’s increasingly restive users from defecting to rival Web sites. The move is in response to complaints that the San… More: continued here
Read More »Post Office 'contemptible' says Soames – Mid Sussex Today
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Read More »Ebay slashes sellers' fees – San Francisco Chronicle
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Read More »Warnham 'shocked' at post office closure – video – Mid Sussex Today
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Read More »Food stamps offer best stimulus – study (CNN Money)
As Congress and the White House consider a $150 billion stimulus package that includes tax rebates and tax incentives for business, a report released Tuesday suggests that other methods would do a better job of infusing money into the flagging economy and doing it fast. More: continued here
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