Tuesday, January 31, 2017

TSP Tip: Warren Buffett bought $12 billion of stock after Trump won

Warren Buffett: I bought $12 billion of stock after Trump won

"...Buffett revealed that he has bought $12 billion of stock for his company Berkshire Hathaway Inc since the Republican Donald Trump beat Democrat Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election..."    


This Article is From: www.reuters.com
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Monday, January 30, 2017

Beware of using postal blue boxes when mailing checks

Beware of using postal blue boxes when mailing checks

"...Beware of putting your mail in the U.S. Postal Service blue boxes. Even though the collection boxes are on federal property and breaking into them is a federal crime, that hasn't stopped the thieves. I've heard from a few people including Inez, Dennis, and Shirley in Colorado Springs. They were forced to change their bank accounts, cancel credit cards, and contact merchants to have late payments forgiven..."    


This Article is From: gazette.com
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Monday, January 16, 2017

National Postal Museum director to retire, after 6-month goal turned to 14 years at helm

National Postal Museum director to retire, after 6-month goal turned to 14 years at helm

"...Allen Kane had zero experience in museum administration when he became director of the National Postal Museum in 2002. He wasn’t a stamp collector, either. But Kane knew the U.S. Postal Service, having spent 30 years working there..."    


This Article is From: www.dailyprogress.com
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Friday, January 6, 2017

Has your pay increased 2.9 percent over the last 12 months like average hourly earnings across America?

Postal Newsgroup: As a postal worker you are representative of skilled blue collar union jobs in America. Why are your wages rapidly losing ground to average wages while you work for an organization who leads in the U.S. parcel delivery market? We don't have the answers but these are the questions that should be pointed at your management team as well as your unions. The following article details the status of jobs and wages in the U.S., but does the data accurately report the stats of the average worker. Something must be lost in the details ...or is it computer GIGO theory? Garbage In, Garbage Out.

Tepid Hiring, but Jobs Report Shows Sustained Wage Growth


"...the bigger story in Friday’s report was a better-than-expected showing for hourly earnings, a missing link for many workers until recently in the recovery from the recession. Average hourly earnings rose 0.4 percent in December, bringing the 12-month increase to 2.9 percent, the best annual performance since the recovery began in mid-2009..."    

This Article is From: www.nytimes.com
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