Legal bid to stop post office closureThe Argus.co.uk, UK –1 hour agoHe has given bosses at Royal Mail, which owns Post Office, and ministers a deadline of Wednesday (February 6) to explain themselves as he prepares to take … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Centura Banks, Inc. and Alabama National BanCorporation Announce Extension of Cash/Stock … (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Alabama National BanCorporation , Royal Bank of Canada and RBC Centura Banks, Inc. announced today that the deadline for ANB stockholders to make an election to receive cash or RBC common shares , subject to proration, in connection with the pending merger between RBC Centura and ANB, has been extended …
Read More »Wind downs flagpole at Poughkeepsie post office; advisory … – Poughkeepsie Journal
Wind downs flagpole at Poughkeepsie post office; advisory …Poughkeepsie Journal, NY –1 hour agoPOUGHKEEPSIE – High winds knocked over the flagpole in front of the US Post Office on Mansion Street around 1 pm today. Gordon Angevine was walking by the … More: continued here
Read More »Royal Caribbean “cruisin'” in profits (WINK TV Southwest Florida)
Royal Caribbean 4th-quarter profit rises on stronger bookings More: continued here
Read More »EBay slashes some fees as incentives for sellers (BetaNews)
Online auction powerhouse eBay announced this morning steep fee cuts and several other strategies, as incentives to its customers to help it stay on top. More: continued here
Read More »EBay Announces Incentives, But Sellers Want More (NewsFactor)
While a University of Maryland study reports eBay saved buyers $19 billion in 2007, the online auctioneer’s PowerSellers want more savings. EBay announced this week it would lower fees for listing items, raise minimum selling standards and offer its best sellers incentives and discounts. On the heels of eBay CEO …
Read More »Exchange of postge stamps in Liri (di-ve)
MaltaPost has announced the withdrawal from circulation of Lm – denominated stamps and their exchange for dual currency ( €/Lm) denominated stamps. More: continued here
Read More »U.K. Stocks Fall, Led by Royal Bank, Barclays, Standard Life (Bloomberg.com)
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — U.K. stocks dropped, led by Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Barclays Plc. Citigroup Inc. lowered its price estimates for Britain’s second- and third- biggest banks, citing the risk of a U.K. recession. More: continued here
Read More »JOE HOLDS LIVE AINTREE CLAIMS (Sporting Life)
Colin Tizzard insists Joe Lively is under serious consideration for the John Smith’s Grand National. The Grade One winner will next run in the Reynoldstown Chase at Ascot before heading to Cheltenham for the Royal & SunAlliance Chase. More: continued here
Read More »Don’t Be Mad, But… (Peter McKay via Yahoo! News)
The worst words any person can hear in marriage (other than, of course, “Hey, honey, what’s the FedEx guy doing upstairs?”) are usually delivered in a singsong kind of voice and always, always precede some sort of bad news. Those four words are: “Don’t be mad, but…” More: continued here
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