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The United States Postal Service (also known as USPS, the Post Office or U.S. Mail) is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States.
Read More at Wikipedia ›John Scherer, the Video Professor, has nearly faded into obscurity since selling his computer tutorial company a couple years ago.
He was such a regular on cable TV commercials, I had long considered him Colorado's second-biggest celebrity after John Elway. With the commercials gone, Scherer's star power has been fading. But during his hiatus from public view, he's been developing a new product that could make him famous all over again.Now, I am not easily sold. I wish I had a dollar for every PR pitch I've suffered about a "revolutionary" new product. You should see the marketing hype I endure when I open my email: "New paradigm," "game-changer," "market-disrupting technology," blah, blah and blah. Scherer spared me such blather and told me his story.About a year ago, the 65-year-old entrepreneur received an email from a 72-year-old tinkerer in Tucson, Ariz., asking him to be the spokesman for an invention he called "The Blower Buddy."This unfortunately named device was designed to rep...According to a new study conducted by Gallup and the World Bank , 89% of adults in high-income countries report having a bank account, but that number plummets to 41...
FBN’s Gerri Willis on the U.S. debt exceeding 100% of GDP as the economy’s growth slows in the first quarter.
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at saving the money-losing U.S. Postal Service from insolvency, acting to give the agency a cash infusion and allowing th...
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) on why she is co-sponsoring a bill that will salvage the USPS .
Small-business owners may want to double-check their tax returns next year. A majority of small businesses run by sole proprietors may have underreported expenses t...
FBN’s Lou Dobbs on the United States Postal Service and the debate over whether snail mail should be saved.
Here's one failing business that can't blame the struggling economy for its fiscal problems: The United States Postal Service.That's if you can even call it a busine...
FBN’s Rich Edson discusses the government’s efforts to save the U.S. Postal Service .
The Cato Institute’s Tad DeHaven on the need to address problems within the Postal Service .
You've put off filing for three and a half months, but any more procrastination could cost you. So don't just sit there.Actually, do sit there just a bit longer. Sti...
Author Mike Reagan discusses how Mitt Romney can make his tax plan more like Reagan’s late father’s.
Don Soifer of Consumer Postal Service discusses the mounting debts of the government agency.
FBN's Lou Dobbs weighs in on the government’s lack of support for space exploration and future programs.
The French retail banking network of British bank Barclays PLC (BARC.LN) is for sale, reports French business daily Les Echos Tuesday, without citing sources.Accordi...
FBN’s Shibani Joshi with an afternoon market update, plus news that LightSquared reportedly has until 5 p.m. today to reach a deal with creditors or default.
Art Sackle of the 21st Century Postal Service Coalition on restructuring the U.S. Postal Service .
Perhaps you consider yourself lucky because you didn't hit another car. Instead, you looked up just in time and swerved … right into a stop sign.You're as liable for...
FBN's Charlie Gasparino on what to expect at the Salt Conference in Las Vegas.
Catherine Moellering on how to use growth in mobile commerce to your advantage.
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