Postal Service

The National Association of Letter Carriers is planning nationwide demonstrations Thursday outside U.S. Senate offices. They are protesting "flawed" legislation they say would hurt the postal service even more than it's already been damaged by cost-cutting.

Marketplace economics editor Chris Farrell says it's all very well telling us to save, but where are we supposed to put our money?

Working at the post office has long been a way for African-Americans and others to rise up to the middle class. But at least 35,000 USPS jobs will soon be lost.

The conventional wisdom is that stamp prices go up faster than the rise in inflation, but over the long haul, that may not be the case.

The Post Office will slow first-class delivery next spring to save money and help avoid bankruptcy. That will affect people and businesses who still rely on mail.

The U.S. Postal Service announced that it would shutter more than half of its processing centers next year increasing the number of days to deliver some mail

This final note today: A helpful tip as you get those holiday packages ready to ship off to relatives. Whatever you do, don't mark it "fragile."...

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