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FedEx Freight has improved its service in key U.S. markets, and FedEx National LTL now provides long-haul shippers with improved on-time service reliability after re-engineering its network, FedEx Freight, an operating company of FedEx Corp. announced recently. More: continued here

The Postal Service is adding a larger flat-rate Priority Mail box and a charge for Sunday and holiday delivery, the first changes it has made under a law approved last year governing mail operations. Previously such changes would have to be announced and go through a lengthy hearing process before …

BBC News Campaigns to save post branchesBBC News, UK –36 minutes agoCampaigners are seeking to ward off the closure of a town's post office and to see another Highland branch reinstated after a temporary closure. … More: continued here

Miss Babe Ruth’s collar nets $290 on eBayGreensboro News Record, NC –5 hours agoBy Joe Killian GREENSBORO — It's nothing to see celebrities such as David Bowie or Jay Leno sell their belongings for charity on eBay. … More: continued here

18/01/08 – Post office staff deserved award not redundancyGrantham Journal, UK –1 minute ago… business with them has been a pleasure. They have been a credit to the Post Office and their loyalty should have been rewarded, but not with redundancy. More: continued here

plus A$16.50 for Rio. Other mining shares were mixed, with BHP trading slightly lower. Shares in oil majors BP and Royal Dutch Shell also dropped. More: continued here

‘It’sa victory for common sense’ic Wales, United Kingdom –1 hour agoPostmistress Sue Evans, who has been at the High Street post office in Barry for 21 years, said: “I am in shock. I am happy, of course, but I understood …Saved – but what about the others?ic Walesall 2 news articles More: …

(Corrects spelling of company in headline.) Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) — Alpha Trading Systems, the stock trading platform backed by Canadian banks, plans to start operating in September, the Globe & Mail reported, citing Chief Executive Officer Jos Schmitt. More: continued here

Marketing Week Social media for the massesMarketing Week, UK –2 hours agoRoyal Mail commissioned think-tank The Future Foundation to explore the social networking phenomenon that now sees more than 11 million people using such … More: continued here

President Bush is putting together his first public call for an emergency fiscal stimulus bill while negotiations on Capitol Hill focus on rebates for taxpayers and other steps to jump-start the sagging economy. More: continued here