FedEx scared markets in its first quarter earnings report, noting the global economy would slow and demand, particularly from Asia, would cool, putting downward pressure on the stock. More: continued here

San Francisco Examiner Meg Whitman to Donate $2.5M to Summit SchoolsPatch.comThe former eBay CEO, who may be tapped as the new Hewlett-Packard CEO, announced the donation at Summit's Rainier and Tahoma charter high schools in San Jose to an assembly of several hundred Summit students. She also committed to contributing …

Island Park News eBay Teams up with Avon Foundation, Susan G. Komen, Bright Pink and American …Business Wire (press release)(BUSINESS WIRE)–Throughout the month of October, eBay Inc. users will notice a pink hue to the world's largest online marketplace. That's because eBay Giving Works, the company's charity fundraising program, will …

Prodigal daughter Whitman returns to tech not politicsPoliticoSAN FRANCISCO — Former eBay CEO and one-time California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman's appointment as Hewlett Packard's new CEO Thursday will thrust her back into the tech industry limelight, but it will likely take her off of the political …HP Names Whitman CEO, …

(Reuters) – FedEx Corp , the world’s No. 2 package delivery company, cut its full-year profit outlook, citing fuel prices and weak global economic growth, sending its shares down as much as 11 percent to a two-year low. More: continued here

The owner of a St. Paul Store pleaded guilty to trafficking about $3 million in food stamps. More: continued here

Former eBay CEO Meg Whitman is poised to be named CEO of Hewlett-Packard later Thursday after the markets are closed, said multiple sources close to the situation. More: continued here

Thousands of post offices around the country are under review for possible closure or consolidation. A number of rural post offices in our area could be closed. More: continued here

H-P names Meg Whitman as CEOMarketWatchWhitman, formerly CEO of eBay Inc. /quotes/zigman/76117/quotes/nls/ebay EBAY -1.77% and a current HP board member, replaces Leo Apotheker, who had been HP's CEO for less than 11 months. Additionally, HP said Ray Lane will become executive chairman of …Meg Whitman to succeed Apotheker as HP's …

H-P named former eBay CEO and California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman as its new president and CEO.  More: continued here