FedEx Cup has not been kind to McDowell

Woods is a 1-3 – no, that is not a misprint – 1-3 favorite to win the FedEx Cup starting this week at The Barclays, according to Golfodds.com. Next closest is Phil Mickelson at 10-1, Geoff Ogilvy at 20-1 and then Anthony Kim, Jim Furyk and Hunter Mahan at 30-1. More: continued here

NORTON, Mass. — Vijay Singh kept pouring in birdie putts, 35 feet on one hole and 60 feet on the next, as cheers turned from disbelief to sheer amazement. That might be the last bit of excitement for this edition of the FedEx Cup. Despite a volatile new points system designed […] More: continued here

Shares of major railroads and package shippers mostly fell with the broader market Friday, as the price of oil rose and a Merrill Lynch downgraded railroad CSX Corp. to “Neutral” from “Buy.” More: continued here

The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking a $681,200 civil penalty from FedEx for violating hazardous material shipping rules in August 2010. More: continued here

In the third quarter, we expect to see gains in FedEx's Ground segment driven by the holiday season deliveries. However, similar to UPS, catering to the higher than expected deliveries must have resulted in higher costs as well. More: continued here

Jan. 10 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. said it’s confident that FedEx Ground drivers are correctly classified as contractors and that the unit remains “fundamentally strong” in the face of adverse court and tax rulings. More: continued here