http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Postal_ServiceFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Postal Service from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:04:49 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_Postal_Service14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. Postal Service from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/companies/US_postal_service/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/16/news/companies/US_postal_service/index.htmThe U.S. Postal Service reported a $3.8 billion loss in the 2009 fiscal year, and plans to propose to Congress in 2010 that it drop Saturday delivery.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/25/news/companies/usps_postal_service_buyouts/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/25/news/companies/usps_postal_service_buyouts/index.htmThe Postal Service is making a total of $450 million in buyouts available to as many as 30,000 employees who agree to resign or retire this year.Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/23/greene.saturday.sequel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/23/greene.saturday.sequel/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou seemed a little bit interested in last Sunday's column: the one about the prospect of Saturday mail delivery being eliminated by the U.S. Postal Service.Sun, 23 Aug 2009 13:24:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/13/news/economy/junk_mail/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/13/news/economy/junk_mail/index.htmYou know it at as junk mail, though the industry prefers to call it direct mail. But whatever the name, you're getting a lot less of it.Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/16/greene.saturday.mail/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/16/greene.saturday.mail/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn this sultry weekend in the middle of August, take a look at what's on your kitchen counter.Sun, 16 Aug 2009 13:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/13/new.stamps/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/13/new.stamps/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Postal Service has just entered "The Twilight Zone."Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/05/news/companies/US_postal_service/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/05/news/companies/US_postal_service/index.htmThe U.S. Postal Service reported a $2.4 billion loss in its most recent quarter Wednesday, blaming plunging mail volume and rising retiree health care costs.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:09:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/03/news/companies/usps_postal_service_privatize.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/03/news/companies/usps_postal_service_privatize.fortune/index.htmThe U.S. Postal Service is losing money so quickly you'd think it somehow got mixed up in the subprime mortgage business. It's on track this year for an operating loss of between $6 billion and $12 billion, debt surpassing $10 billion, and a $1 billion cash shortfall. For any business, those are some ugly numbers.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/31/postal.cuts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/31/postal.cuts/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Postal Service is considering ways to save money on mail delivery as Americans send less mail and the service loses more money.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/05/postal.service.relocation/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/05/postal.service.relocation/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Postal Service will reduce the amount it pays for homes of employees who are relocating in the wake of a CNN investigation that found it was buying large homes for more than $1 million.Fri, 22 May 2009 23:56:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/08/news/economy/postal_service/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/05/08/news/economy/postal_service/index.htmIf the mail must go through, then it's going to cost a little more. On Monday, the United States Postal Service hiked up the price of stamps, as well as other delivery services.Mon, 11 May 2009 14:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/09/simpsons.stamps/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/09/simpsons.stamps/index.html#cnnSTCTextHomer Simpson and his cartoon family soon will help you get letters, bills and packages to their destinations.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:54:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269265,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20269265,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnNew stamps honor Bart and his family on their show's 20th anniversaryWed, 01 Apr 2009 15:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/20/post.office.cuts/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/20/post.office.cuts/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Postal Service will be cutting more than 3,000 jobs and offering nearly a quarter of its work force early retirement as part of its efforts to streamline operations amid the worsening economy, the agency said Friday.Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/11/stamp.increase/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/11/stamp.increase/index.html#cnnSTCTextSending a letter will soon be a little more expensive, the U.S. Postal Service announced Tuesday.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:31:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/28/news/economy/postal_service/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/28/news/economy/postal_service/index.htmThe U.S. Postal Service may be forced to eliminate a day of mail service because the economic downturn has led to plummeting volume and revenue, the postmaster general said Wednesday.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:05:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/news/economy/postal/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/news/economy/postal/index.htmThe last Monday a week before Christmas has traditionally been the busiest day of the year for the U.S. Postal Service and people mailing holiday packages, but officials say the pace is down this year because of the economy.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/11/13/save.on.seasonal.items/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/11/13/save.on.seasonal.items/index.html#cnnSTCTextFollow these tips to keep your wallet (and your holidays) happy.Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/11/13/tf.dont.do.when.dumped/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/11/13/tf.dont.do.when.dumped/index.html#cnnSTCTextJust as there are myriad ways to screw up breaking someone's heart, the possibilities for botching a breakup on the other end are limitless. Every person needs to learn a lesson or two about being dumped with dignity.Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:15:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1809951,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1809951,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, said Wednesday it is working toward an agreement with DHL's U.S. Express unit to carry air shipments for some DHL units within the United StatesWed, 28 May 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/09/gao.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/09/gao.spending/index.html#cnnSTCTextFederal employees charged millions of dollars to government credit or debit cards, according to a Government Accountability Office study released Wednesday.Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/19/pf/toptips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/19/pf/toptips/index.htmThe deadline for getting your packages mailed out is fast approaching. Here's your survival guide to holiday shipping so you can get that last-minute present to your in-laws.Wed, 19 Dec 2007 21:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/11/12/101008310/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/11/12/101008310/index.htmIt's 9:45 A.M., and at 93 degrees and 1,000% humidity, Saddle Brook, N.J., feels more like the Serengeti than suburbia. I'm in a doorless truck, wearing high-waisted shorts, facing a day full of handcarts and heavy boxes. When I arose at 5:45 this morning - an hour I haven't seen the daytime side of since ... ever - the day had something of the adventurous about it. Like more of my Generation Y peers than one might expect, I'd never worn a uniform, or even properly nine-to-fived it for that matter, and here at last was my chance.Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/09/01/8384906/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/09/01/8384906/index.htmMy branding and fashion PR consultancy, GTK Marketing Group, is constantly scrambling to get out mailings for premieres and launches. Our system is workable but a bit clunky: We keep mailing lists on Excel spreadsheets and print address labels on an ordinary inkjet printer using free mail-merge software that comes with our Avery labels from Staples. We then use the Postal Service's Click-N-Ship online-postage system (usps.com) to print a separate postage label for each invitation.Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1651344,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1651344,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsBuying items online has never been easier. But for many shoppers, receiving their purchases is the hard part Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/100136016/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/07/23/100136016/index.htmDeutsche Post (No. 57), with its iconic yellow DHL trucks, sped past the U.S. Postal Service (No. 64) to lead the mail, package, and freight delivery category. Meanwhile, HP (No. 41) edged out IBM (No. 42) in computers by a slim $234 million margin, and Verizon (No. 39), Gazprom (No. 52), and Caterpillar (No. 151) became new leaders in their industries. Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/07/01/100116637/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2007/07/01/100116637/index.htmThe Postal Service has issued stamps you can buy today (41¢ for first class) and use forever, even if postage increases. But don't start hoarding stamps to beat inflation. The best ways to beat rate hikes remain sending e-mail and paying bills online. Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/06/27/tour.de.france0702/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/more/06/27/tour.de.france0702/index.htmlWhat a grand spectacle it will be! On July 7 the first rider will roll down the ramp for the prologue of the Tour de France. This year's Grand Boucle, or Big Loop, begins in London. Cycling fans are advised to focus on the pageantry of the brightly costumed athletes or on the Gothic grandeur of the Palace of Westminster, not far from the starting line. Wed, 27 Jun 2007 01:31:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/10/01/8387087/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2006/10/01/8387087/index.htmStartup: RedRollerThu, 15 Mar 2007 17:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/26/news/postage_increase/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/26/news/postage_increase/index.htmAmericans may want to start bracing for another postage increase.Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:48:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/18/pf/holiday_shipping/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/18/pf/holiday_shipping/index.htmSanta isn't the only one working feverishly - package and mail carriers are due to have their busiest days of the year this week.Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/11/pf/holiday_shipping/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/11/pf/holiday_shipping/index.htmSanta isn't the only one busy around this season - mail carriers are putting in extra effort with two weeks left for holiday shopping.Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/09/01/8384906/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2006/09/01/8384906/index.htmMy branding and fashion PR consultancy, GTK Marketing Group, is constantly scrambling to get out mailings for premieres and launches. Our system is workable but a bit clunky: We keep mailing lists ... Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/04/8384702/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/09/04/8384702/index.htmWhat if the way we think about homeland security - phone taps, color-coded threat levels, and screeners - is myopic? What if the government could prevent attacks and bolster its disaster-response p... Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/09/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/12/09/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmThe rush of holiday shopping can be stressful enough. Add in sending gifts to loved ones far away and the stress may become too much to handle.Fri, 09 Dec 2005 18:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/11/11/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/11/11/showbuzz/index.htmlMost people know him as the Minister for Silly Walks on "Monty Python" or as Q in James Bond films. But John Cleese will also go down in history for another reason: lemurs.Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/27/technology/personaltech/hurricanes_idtheft/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/27/technology/personaltech/hurricanes_idtheft/index.htmHurricane victims struggling to rebuild their lives may be faced with an additional challenge: regaining their identity.Tue, 27 Sep 2005 14:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/26/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/26/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmStreams of evacuees are stuck again in a familiar evacuation limbo. While out of harm's way, the return to normalcy is nowhere in sight.Mon, 26 Sep 2005 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/07/katrina.mail/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/07/katrina.mail/index.htmlThe U.S. Postal Service has delivered 15,000 Social Security checks to people otherwise unable to receive mail in regions devastated by Hurricane Katrina.Thu, 08 Sep 2005 01:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/10/air.cargo.safety/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/10/air.cargo.safety/index.htmlNearly four years after 9/11, Americans flying on passenger planes remain vulnerable to another terrorist attack in the air because of lax screening of the millions of tons of cargo loaded into the belly of aircraft, a three-month CNN investigation shows.Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/27/september11.stamp/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/07/27/september11.stamp/index.htmlA commemorative U.S. postage stamp honoring the heroes of September 11, 2001, has raised $10.5 million for the families of rescuers killed or permanently disabled in the terrorist attacks.Wed, 27 Jul 2005 20:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/12/13/8214243/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/12/13/8214243/index.htmCAST YOUR MIND BACK TEN YEARS. A COMPANY called Netscape is busy engineering a tool for browsing the Internet. Jeff Bezos is polishing his business plan for a company called Amazon. And jeans maker...Mon, 13 Dec 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/10/commentary/everyday/holiday_sahadi/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/12/10/commentary/everyday/holiday_sahadi/index.htmNEW YORK (CNN/Money) - To every miffed reader who has written in complaining about the recommendations in CNN/Money's Holiday Tipping Guide, let me just say I couldn't agree with you more.Fri, 10 Dec 2004 21:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/24/news/economy/postal_hike/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/24/news/economy/postal_hike/index.htmThe U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will not raise its postage rates -- at least not until 2006.Wed, 24 Nov 2004 16:17:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/09/01/8184659/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/09/01/8184659/index.htmPat Cochran had been running a business for nearly three years, providing economical same-day courier service, when she received a letter several months ago from the U.S. Postal Service informing h...Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/10/news/midcaps/personal_stamps/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/10/news/midcaps/personal_stamps/index.htmWant to get personal with your correspondence? Put your own face, or your new baby's face -- even shots from your crazy summer vacation -- on postage stamps.Tue, 10 Aug 2004 12:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/16/pf/autos/gm_usps/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/16/pf/autos/gm_usps/index.htmGeneral Motors is promoting its fuel cell technology, announcing Wednesday a deal to lease a fuel cell minivan to the United States Postal Service.Wed, 16 Jun 2004 14:51:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/31/370719/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/05/31/370719/index.htmAs revolutions go, this one ignited with something less than a boom. But that doesn't mean the events of June 26, 1974, didn't usher in a transformation. On that day a checkout clerk slid a ten-p...Mon, 31 May 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/13/pf/tax_day_parties/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/13/pf/tax_day_parties/index.htmIf you're one of the millions of Americans who wait until the last minute to file your taxes, you may encounter some obstacles at the post office today.Tue, 13 Apr 2004 14:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/20/pf/ads_on_dollars/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/20/pf/ads_on_dollars/index.htmConsumers these days endure advertising on the floors of supermarkets, in the sanitary-cakes of urinals, even tattooed onto the heads of college kids.Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:53:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/10/01/349456/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2003/10/01/349456/index.htmIt's late morning in San Francisco's South of Market district, and Ramon Umali quickly steers his green-and-violet Federal Express truck into a U-turn. One of his biggest customers--online adult-to...Wed, 01 Oct 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/01/320646/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2002/04/01/320646/index.htmNorman Lorentz might just have one of the worst jobs imaginable. Named the first chief technology officer of the Office of Management and Budget last fall, he oversees the federal government's $45 ...Mon, 01 Apr 2002 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/12/01/315102/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/12/01/315102/index.htmCORANTE.COM Attention! There is some venture capital fueling tech these days, and e-commerce is alive and well, but you might not know it if you haven't been poring over the dailies. Check out the ...Sat, 01 Dec 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/02/300092/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/04/02/300092/index.htmHere's something that has been impossible for anyone to miss: There are more experts like me spewing trends than ever before. Last year, according to my search engine, there were 372,356 articles i...Mon, 02 Apr 2001 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/04/01/300168/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2001/04/01/300168/index.htmHere's something that has been impossible for anyone to miss: There are more experts like me spewing trends than ever before. Last year, according to my search engine, there were 372,356 articles i...Sun, 01 Apr 2001 05:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/02/05/296127/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/02/05/296127/index.htmTony DeSio didn't set out to build the biggest nonfood franchise ever. As with many entrepreneurial ventures, it just sort of happened that way. Turn back the clock to 1980. DeSio, then 50 years ol...Mon, 05 Feb 2001 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/09/289316/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/10/09/289316/index.htmPaul Saffo is a director at the Institute for the Future, a think tank whose clients include Nokia, Coca-Cola, and the U.S. Postal Service. He was interviewed by FORTUNE's Eric Nee. Mon, 09 Oct 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272818/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/02/07/272818/index.htmYou open the front door in your bathrobe and your jaw drops. There on the front porch is that Hewlett-Packard printer you ordered on the Internet last night. Standing right next to it is one of tho...Mon, 07 Feb 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/01/01/271505/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2000/01/01/271505/index.htm$99.95 Nokia's 918p prepaid cell phone is great for infrequent dialers who want to pay as they go, with no contract requirements. Check retailers such as Blockbuster and 7-Eleven. Sat, 01 Jan 2000 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/10/25/267936/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/10/25/267936/index.htmYaffah daCosta, a 30-year computer systems and project-management veteran, hung out her shingle as a Y2K consultant in Texas a year ago, only to find customers staying away in droves. "There's no b...Mon, 25 Oct 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/10/11/267025/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/10/11/267025/index.htmTo complete this list of the world's most admired companies, FORTUNE consulted a select group of experts--senior executives and outside board members of companies in each of the industries included...Mon, 11 Oct 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266195/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266195/index.htmYears ago, to support my computer habit I started hawking software by mail. When people actually began ordering, I naively bought sheets of stamps in various denominations, but they never quite mat...Mon, 27 Sep 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266140/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/09/27/266140/index.htmMy kids have just gone back to school. I'm back from vacation with the wife. So hello again. Mon, 27 Sep 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/05/11/242035/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/05/11/242035/index.htmLast weekend I moved into Digital Manor. I also tried to use the Web to tell various companies that I've changed my address. I learned this: The Web has done little for customer service. Mon, 11 May 1998 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/02/03/221530/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1997/02/03/221530/index.htmConsumers were cranky in 1996, and many were especially peeved at the service they received from restaurants, airlines, and the media. Overall, the corporations listed in this year's American consu...Mon, 03 Feb 1997 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/08/01/215492/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/08/01/215492/index.htmYou know those illustrations that supposedly show human evolution--the ones in which a monkey turns into an ape, which turns into a Neanderthal and so on, until we reach the pinnacle of the species...Thu, 01 Aug 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/05/01/212097/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1996/05/01/212097/index.htmLAST CHRISTMAS, MY FRIEND SUZANNE in New Orleans sent a gift package to me in New York City by priority mail. The U.S. Postal Service advertises the two-year-old priority mail program as a "two-day...Wed, 01 May 1996 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1995/11/01/207354/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1995/11/01/207354/index.htmSAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT THE WORTH OF THE PENNY, BUT THE plucky little copper-coated coin is doing its bit to reduce the federal budget deficit. Because of an arcane concept called seigniorage (dati...Wed, 01 Nov 1995 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/08/07/205153/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/08/07/205153/index.htmBIGGEST INCREASES IN REVENUES Mon, 07 Aug 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/07/24/204819/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/07/24/204819/index.htmSending mail overseas? You have an alternative to the U.S. Postal Service--and to expensive overnight delivery outfits. Foreign post offices have set up shop in the U.S. to deliver mail abroad, oft...Mon, 24 Jul 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/07/24/204805/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/07/24/204805/index.htmTHE JOKE FROM HELL Mon, 24 Jul 1995 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/02/06/201841/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1995/02/06/201841/index.htm1492 AND ALL THAT Mon, 06 Feb 1995 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/11/01/88409/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1993/11/01/88409/index.htmSince Federal Express pioneered fast-track deliveries 20 years ago, express mail services have snowballed into a blizzard of special fees, charges and choices. In order to narrow the field, we comp...Mon, 01 Nov 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77891/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77891/index.htmA decision to require tuberculosis tests for U.S. Postal Service job applicants in the Washington area has raised . . . concerns about how to curb the growing number of local TB cases without stepp...Mon, 31 May 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/22/77668/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/22/77668/index.htmSix bright-yellow taxicabs powered by compressed natural gas are now bouncing through the potholes of New York City, the newest contestants in the great race to create alternative-fuel vehicles. Th...Mon, 22 Mar 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/02/77070/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/11/02/77070/index.htmFound at last: a worker who doesn't mind cleaning bathrooms. Well, sort of a worker. Actually it's a robot named ScrubMate, under development at Transitions Research Corp. (TRC) of Danbury, Connect...Mon, 02 Nov 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/07/27/76673/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/07/27/76673/index.htmThat these are wonderful times for aging neoconservative hypochondriacs with modems was borne out yet again on a recent Sunday morning around 6 A.M. This was when your servant awoke with a swollen,...Mon, 27 Jul 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/07/01/86677/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/07/01/86677/index.htmYou may want to cut back on mail-order purchases in '91. Many catalogue companies, stung by recent sharp rate hikes by the U.S. Postal Service and United Parcel Service, are charging about 10% to 3...Mon, 01 Jul 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/06/01/86622/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/06/01/86622/index.htmThe 52 cents stamp shown above, due out June 3, is already famous. That's because the U.S. Postal Service goofed. Notes on the border of 100-stamp sheets say Humphrey was Vice President from 1964 t...Sat, 01 Jun 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/03/01/86434/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1991/03/01/86434/index.htmThere they go again. Those unscrupulous purveyors of 900-SCAM-OLA phone lines (see Money Update, August 1990) have come up with a new way to suck you in: deceptive sweepstakes offers promising ever...Fri, 01 Mar 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/02/25/74736/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/02/25/74736/index.htmA 29-cent stamp is irritating enough. Couldn't they have made it an easier 30 cents? Pennies are bothersome -- not like 20 years ago when a stamp cost 8 cents, the best seat to a Broadway show $15,...Mon, 25 Feb 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/10/29/74247/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/10/29/74247/index.htmANALYSTS WILL OFTEN JUSTIFY stock recommendations on the basis of rosy earnings forecasts. While their overall accuracy is good -- 90% of quarterly forecasts are off by less than 10%, according to ...Mon, 29 Oct 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/10/22/74214/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/10/22/74214/index.htmNICHOLS INSTITUTE -- Okay, managers, time to take notes. The case study is this San Juan Capistrano, California, company, which performs diagnostic tests for hospitals, physicians, and laboratories...Mon, 22 Oct 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/07/73492/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/07/73492/index.htmWho says nobody writes letters anymore? Certainly not Fidelity. Last year it sent out 53 million pieces of mail, from redemption checks to prospectuses. It received 15 million from customers -- eno...Mon, 07 May 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/03/12/73147/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/03/12/73147/index.htmThe U.S. Postal Service, now in the process of demanding still more rate increases to match its recent service decreases, is the largest mismanaged enterprise in America. We were thinking of puttin...Mon, 12 Mar 1990 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/14/72349/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/08/14/72349/index.htmTHE U.S. Postal Service does business with every American company and just about every American. But few outfits catch as much flak. Anthony M. Frank, 58, the fifth person to head the mail operatio...Mon, 14 Aug 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/06/01/85197/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1989/06/01/85197/index.htmTAXES Q. My job as a truck driver requires that I wear a uniform and clean my own shirts. Other employees deduct $400 to $500 in laundry bills annually. This alone wouldn't exceed 2% of my adjusted...Thu, 01 Jun 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/01/16/71536/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/01/16/71536/index.htmFor the U.S. Postal Service in New York City, the Christmas mail rush was dress rehearsal for a period that's just about as hectic: April's proxy season. Proxies will boost the average number of pi...Mon, 16 Jan 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/08/15/70875/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/08/15/70875/index.htmIn which your correspondent resumes his mysterious five-year-old custom of propounding ornately serpentine and syntactically suspect questions that for some reason generate a paucity of answers. --...Mon, 15 Aug 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/07/04/70722/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/07/04/70722/index.htmAt last, an extremist is going to deal with the U.S. Postal Service. To be sure, the bomb thrower in question is only a consulting firm. 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(Other) items . . . will mark the 200th...Mon, 23 Jun 1986 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/19/66298/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/19/66298/index.htmFascinating organization, the U.S. Postal Service. Hard to fathom, though. To take just one question of unplumbable depth, how do you suppose the fellows decide which artists will get to do those '...Mon, 19 Aug 1985 04:01:00 EDT