Dallas – Growth in online shopping is boosting profit at FedEx, and the company plans to hire more than 50,000 extra workers to handle what is shaping up as another record year for holiday-season package deliveries. That's up from about 40,000 temporary holiday workers hired last year. The hiring plan from FedEx Corp. came a day after rival UPS said it would hire up to 95,000 seasonal workers. …
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