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Is the Post Office Open or Closed Thanksgiving Day and Weekend 2014SavingAdvice.comAlthough local postal branches are closed for regular postal services, many will allow you to take advantage of self service machines they may have. Thanksgiving (and other federal holidays) are treated much like a typical Sunday when the post …

TIME Americans Actually Love the Post OfficeTIMEUnited States Postal Service clerks sort mail at the USPS Lincoln Park carriers annex in Chicago USPS mail clerks sort packages in Chicago, November 29, 2012. A new Gallup poll shows that most Americans think the post office is doing a good or …Americans …

Best of the boards: Quindell, Royal Mail and HalmaInteractive InvestorThis week on Interactive Investor's best of the boards, we take a look at how users reacted to news from Quindell, Royal Mail and Halma. There are yet more problems for Quindell, with what seems like every man and his dog …

Shares fell more than 8 per cent to end 39.2p down at 430p after the privatised group revealed a slip in operating profits from £353m to £279m, while sales barely grew at £4.5bn. More: continued here

Increased competitive risks for the auctioneer’s payment unit outweigh potential rewards. More: continued here

MarketWatch EBay Investors Put Off by PayPalBarron’s… we examine eBay's (ticker: EBAY ebay -0.2951961862852952% eBay Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD54.379 -0.161 -0.2951961862852952% /Date(1416601053288-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5368427 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 67758694228.2412 Dividend …EBay cut to sell on mobile payment concernsMarketWatchEvercore ISI Downgrades eBay (EBAY) to SellStreetInsider.com (subscription)Benzinga's Top DowngradesBenzingaall …

56 Alabama cities, including Birmingham and Huntsville, included in Post…AL.com"The Postal Service ships more packages to more places than anyone else," said District Manager Mary Sullivan. "During the holidays, we're raising the bar with enhanced tracking and Sunday delivery providing excellent service and reliability that only … More: continued here

Poll finds that the beleaguered USPS is the nation's most-liked government agency More: continued here

MoneyWeek Royal Mail's Managed DeclineLondon Review of Books (subscription) (blog)When the business secretary Vince Cable announced the sale of Royal Mail shares last autumn, his Labour counterpart Chuka Umunna, rather than focusing on the principle of a publicly owned postal service, complained that taxpayers were being ripped off.Who does Royal …

Royal Mail has warned daily deliveries are under threat because of cut-throat competition. The postal giant, which has seen its profits slump by £74million, says allowing rivals to cherry pick lucrative business contracts could make its six-day-a-week service no longer viable. More: continued here