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Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. said fiscal second- quarter profit will exceed its forecast as international and ground shipments rose, bolstering economists’ assessments that a global recovery is under way. More: continued here

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FedEx says it will beat Wall Street profit targets when it releases quarterly results on Dec. 17. More: continued here

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Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. said its fiscal second- quarter profit exceeded its forecast as international and ground shipments rose, bolstering economists’ assessments that a global recovery is under way. More: continued here

International demand for deliveries helped FedEx beat expectations for the second consecutive quarter. More: continued here

Stock futures moved into negative territory Tuesday despite a positive forecast by transportation bellwether FedEx (FDX). Once again, it was the commodity markets weighing on Wall Street. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. shares rose in pre-market trades Tuesday after the delivery giant raised its outlook for second-quarter earnings on increased demand for its international services as well as its cost-cutting efforts. More: continued here

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Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. said it had earnings of about $1.10 a share for the second quarter ended Nov. 30. The company’s previous forecast for the quarter was 65 cents to 95 cents a share. More: continued here