FILES - A picture taken on May 15, 2007 shows a woman slipping letters in a Deutsche Post mailbox in Berlin. German logistics giant Deutsche Post said on January 19, 2009 that it expected a difficult trading environment this year due to the economic crisis but managed to hit its core profit target for 2008. AFP PHOTO JOHN MACDOUGALL (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)