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.”
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RALEIGH, N.C. — There’s a moment during each of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s stump speeches when the Republican vice presidential candidate utters the “S” word, the one word that can fire up crowds almost as much as her favorite chant, “drill, baby, drill.” More: continued here
FedEx is raising prices on more than a third of its ground shipments, those bulky but light-weight packages carrying popular items like diapers, sweaters and shoes. More: continued here
We had four different prices for the same package, and there were seventy packages of various sizes and weights totaling thousands of dollars in fees in question. I couldn’t handle any more. More: continued here
FedEx Express broke ground on its new Central and Eastern European gateway at the Cologne-Bonn Airport in Germany. The facility will be the carrier’s largest powered by solar energy and its first solar-powered hub outside the United States. Construction began Oct. 20 and will be completed in 2010. More: continued here
The move, say some analysts, could strengthen FedEx's hand in Europe. More: continued here
The advertisements featured on the Super Bowl are almost as exciting as the game itself. FedEx delivered with one of the fan favorites with a national ad featuring carrier pigeons. More: continued here