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- Senate passes farm bill; food stamp fight looms in House Tue, Jun 11, 2013
By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-run U.S. Senate passed a $500 billion, five-year farm bill on Monday that expands a taxpayer-subsidized crop … More »
Stamps mark JFK's visit to Ireland Sun, Jun 2, 2013Two new stamps marking the 50th anniversary of President John F Kennedy's historic visit to Ireland have been printed. … More »
- Royal Mail Flotation Banks Confirmed Wed, May 29, 2013
The Wall Street banking giant Goldman Sachs landed a plum role on Wednesday advising on the £2.5bn flotation of Royal Mail, the biggest British privatisation in … More »
- Government appoints banks for Royal Mail listing Wed, May 29, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - The government has appointed Goldman Sachs and UBS as the lead banks to run a London stock market listing of Royal Mail. The initial public … More »
- Royal Mail To Offer Click And Collect Service Wed, May 29, 2013
The Royal Mail is to keep some post office branches open late as part of a new service aimed at helping customers get their internet-ordered parcels outside of … More »
- Ministers Hire Banks To Lead Royal Mail Sell-Off Wed, May 29, 2013
City bankers will receive a fraction of their usual fees in exchange for landing the mandate to work on the £2.5bn flotation of Royal Mail, Britain's biggest … More »
- Turkey seizes millions of fake British stamps in raids Mon, May 27, 2013
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police have seized four million fake British postage stamps and detained 11 people in connection with the forgery operation on the … More »
- RLPC-Royal Mail sounds out market for 1.5 billion pounds IPO loan Fri, May 24, 2013
By Tessa Walsh LONDON (Reuters) - Banks have been asked to gauge by the end of this week the appetite for a 1.5 billion-pound syndicated loan to back the planned … More »
- Royal Mail chief set for 500,000 sterling bonus - Sky News Fri, May 24, 2013
(Reuters) - The chief executive of Royal Mail, Moya Greene, who is responsible for leading a turnaround of the business, is set to receive an annual bonus worth … More »
- Royal Mail CEO In Line For £500,000 Bonus Thu, May 23, 2013
The chief executive of Royal Mail is being lined up for an annual bonus worth almost £500,000 just months before the company presses the button on Britain's biggest … More »
- Royal Mail Float Looms After £440m Profits Tue, May 21, 2013
Royal Mail unveiled a big jump in profits to £440m as it took another step towards a possible stock market flotation later this year. … More »
- Royal Mail profit soars before privatisation Tue, May 21, 2013
By Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) - Royal Mail more than doubled annual profit on the back of an online shopping boom, providing a timely boost as it plans for a … More »
- Royal Mail takes step towards privatisation Thu, May 16, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - The Royal Mail moved a step closer to privatisation on Thursday after the appointment of a firm to set up an employee share scheme, one of the … More »
- Royal Mail Hires Firm For Share Giveaway Thu, May 16, 2013
The privatisation of Royal Mail will take another step forward on Thursday when the company hands over responsibility for creating one of Britain’s biggest-ever … More »
- Royal Mail could be sold to foreign buyer - report Sun, May 12, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Mail could fall into foreign hands if trade unions continue to fight plans to launch an initial public offering (IPO) of shares … More »
- City Giants Face Royal Mail IPO Shut-Out Thu, May 9, 2013
Some of the biggest banks in the City face being frozen out of the privatisation of Royal Mail amid demands from institutional investors to minimise the number of … More »
- £2.5m Island For Sale, Post Office Included Mon, May 6, 2013
Tanera Mor, the only inhabited island in the Summer Isles archipelago 1.5 miles off northwest Scotland, has been put up for sale. … More »
- Labour criticises Royal Mail sale Mon, May 6, 2013
The Government's controversial plans to privatise the Royal Mail have come under fresh attack as Labour accused the coalition of a "fire sale" to raise badly-needed … More »
- Government may sell 40 billion pound student loan book - report Sun, May 5, 2013
LONDON (Reuters) - The government is considering whether to sell its 40 billion pound student loan book as part of a series of privatisations that includes selling … More »
- Royal Mail listing draws closer as Britain seeks advisers Mon, Apr 29, 2013
By Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) - Britain said it expects to appoint lead bank advisers for a possible stock market listing of Royal Mail Group by the end of May, … More »
- Govt To Tender For Advisers In Royal Mail 'Sale' Mon, Apr 29, 2013
The Government is to start looking in the next few days for a syndicate of banks to advise on a possible flotation of the Royal Mail. … More »
- New move over Royal Mail sell-off Mon, Apr 29, 2013
The Government is to start tendering in the next few days for a syndicate of banks to advise on a possible flotation of the Royal Mail. … More »
- Banks Face 'Tough' Royal Mail Sale Fee Talks Mon, Apr 29, 2013
Michael Fallon, the business minister, will tonight take another step towards the controversial privatisation of Royal Mail by launching a process to hire banks to … More »
- Govt Courts Buyout Firms Over Royal Mail Deal Wed, Apr 24, 2013
The Government is courting some of the world's biggest private equity groups about a potentially controversial plan to acquire a major stake in Royal Mail. … More »
- Mail workers to vote on rivals veto Tue, Apr 23, 2013
Royal Mail workers are to be balloted on whether to boycott the post of rival companies in a move which could lead to millions of items being left undelivered. … More »
- Europe Staff Face Royal Mail Share Blackout Mon, Apr 22, 2013
Thousands of staff who work for Royal Mail's European parcels arm face being excluded from Government plans to hand free or discounted shares to employees as part … More »
- Post Office staff back fresh strike Fri, Apr 19, 2013
Workers in hundreds of the country's biggest post offices have "solidly" supported a fresh strike in a bitter row over jobs, closures and pay. … More »
- Post Office workers to stage strike Thu, Apr 18, 2013
Workers in hundreds of the country's biggest post offices will stage a fresh strike on Friday in a row over jobs, closures and pay. … More »
- Post Office To Take On High Street Banks Thu, Apr 11, 2013
The Post Office is to launch its own bank accounts as it plans to take on traditional high street financial firms. … More »
- Post Office takes on banks with current accounts Thu, Apr 11, 2013
By Matt Scuffham LONDON (Reuters) - The Post Office will provide a new competitor to Britain's established but unpopular high street banks, offering current … More »
- Thatcherism - the radical ideology that became the global norm Mon, Apr 8, 2013
By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON (Reuters) - More than three decades after Margaret Thatcher became Britain's prime minister, her economic legacy - reviled and revered - … More »
- Warning First Class Stamp Could Cost £1 Mon, Apr 8, 2013
First class stamps could soon cost £1 each, according to a new campaign group that opposes Royal Mail privatisation. … More »
- State Assets Body Names Russell As New Boss Sun, Apr 7, 2013
The body which manages tens of billions of pounds worth of state-owned assets will on Monday name a new boss as it steps up plans for a £4bn privatisation of the … More »
- Warning of more Post Office strikes Mon, Apr 1, 2013
Fresh strikes over the future of Post Offices are set to be called unless a row over closures, jobs and pay is resolved. … More »
- Warning of more Post Office action Sat, Mar 30, 2013
Post Office workers have staged a strike in a row over jobs, pay and closures amid warnings of further action unless talks are held over the future of branches. … More »
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