FedEx to Raise Freight Shipping Rates 3.9%

ORLAND, Calif. (AP) — The drivers of a FedEx truck and bus that collided in a fiery accident earlier this month both started their work days in Sacramento. More: continued here

Kroger Co. releases second-quarter results. A share profit of 41 cents (U.S.) is expected, up from 38 cents last year. The U.S. Federal Reserve Board reports on industrial production and capacity utilization in August. More: continued here

Sentiment And Earnings Update For eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY)Investor NewswireZacks Research, combined analysts opinion on eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) and gave an average broker rating of 2.48. The research firm rating mechanism takes into account the research firms' forecasts on a one to five scale. As per the methodology, the …and more » More: continued here

The Associated Press Apple Net Up 15%, eBay Net Falls 8%123Jump.com, FLeBay earnings and sales fell compared to a year ago on a decline in gross transaction on its marketplaces sites. Apple (AAPL) reported its fiscal second quarter revenue of $8.16 billion compared to $7.51 billion and earnings in the period increased to …eBay, Apple Beat…

In less than a week, FedEx will take the wraps off its new package-sorting hub building and begin limited operations there at Piedmont Triad International Airport. Workers have been tweaking the conveyor and sorting machines for several months inside the $300 million hub. But FedEx planes at the airport have operated as always — in…

USA Today GSI Commerce Deal Highly Positive for eBayVC CircleEBay announced yesterday that it is acquiring GSI Commerce, pending regulatory and shareholder approval, for about $2.4bn in cash. We believe that this acquisition gives eBay four tangible benefits: 1) It helps eBay to become a more meaningful company …Tech stocks slip as eBay stock fallsMarketWatcheBay,…