UK roundup: Royal Mail seals £450m derisking deal – IPE.com

IPE.com UK roundup: Royal Mail seals £450m derisking dealIPE.comThe Royal Mail Pension Plan (RMPP) has insured £450m (€510.1m) worth of defined benefit (DB) liabilities with Rothesay Life. The transaction secured benefits accrued after 2012 by 5,700 members of the Post Office section of the RMPP, most of whom have …and …

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The White House is Wrong on Food Stamps – Nooga.com

Nooga.com The White House is Wrong on Food StampsNooga.comIt's difficult to understand how further confining food stamp recipients and slicing in half their ability to choose their own food is supposed to encourage them to leave the house, find high paying jobs, and provide for themselves entirely. And …Report: More …

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eBay boosts its Japanese business with an acquisition – TechCrunch

TechCrunch eBay boosts its Japanese business with an acquisitionTechCrunchThe U.S. online retail giant announced today that it has acquired the Japan-based business of pan-Asia e-commerce company Giosis, which is called Qoo10.jp, in an undisclosed deal. eBay originally set up Singapore-based Giosis in 2010 alongside Korea's …EBay to buy Qoo10 Japan, …

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The White House is Wrong on Food Stamps – Nooga.com – Nooga.com

Nooga.com The White House is Wrong on Food Stamps – Nooga.comNooga.comAccording to a Feb. 12 article by Aubrey Allison on NPR's website, a recent White House proposal to alter SNAP benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), aka food stamps, would drastically re-make the program. The article states: “Under the …Report: More …

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