FedEx to raise rates

Scambook Cautions About New eBay Buy-It-Now Scam Targeting Sellers with …DigitalJournal.com (press release)A new eBay scam has emerged targeting consumers who sell high-end electronics and other valuable merchandise on the online auction site. Utilizing eBay's Buy-It-Now feature along with a fake PayPal email, fraudsters are telling sellers that they have … More: continued here

IATA named FedEx Express President and CEO David Bronczek chairman of its board of governors and selected KLM CEO Peter Hartman to follow as chairman when Bronczek’s term ends in June 2011.Bronczek succeeds Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Tony Tyler, who served as chairman for the past year. More: continued here

A FedEx Express plane will make its final landing at Western Michigan University’s aviation school, where it will provide real-world training for students. More: continued here

(CNN) FedEx Ground Package System is suing the Texas Workforce Commission for ordering the company to pay unemployment taxes for its drivers. But the company classifies them as "independent contractors."  The ruling could cost up to $1 million. … More: continued here

By the 1990s, the 700-acre Reynolds Metals Co.’s Aluminum Reduction site near Troutdale bore all the scars of its half-century industrial legacy. More: continued here

eBay Changes Shipping Preferences – A Costly ProblemEcommerceBytes (blog)I went in today to double check these preferences since I was going to list an item using this carrier, again eBay had altered my preference to quote a buyer discount rate! I unchecked the box, my carrier specific discount offering then showed NO. I …and more »…