Stephen W. Handy, 57, one of the founders of a small package delivery company that eventually became the multibillion-dollar FedEx Ground business, died of cancer Thursday in a Mt. Lebanon hospice care center. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx in talks to buy Dutch rival TNT (Financial Times)
FedEx is in preliminary talks to acquire TNT , its smaller Dutch rival, in a deal that would bolster the package-delivery company’s parcel network throughout Europe. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx, IP close at new 52-week lows (Memphis Business Journal)
Shares of FedEx Corp. and International Paper Co. both closed at 52-week lows Friday on a day when the Dow Jones industrial average fell below 11,000 for the first time in two years and oil hit another record high. (FDX) (IP) More: continued here
Read More »Favre Wants Release From Packers (Washington Post)
The Green Bay Packers want to do the right thing in response to Brett Favre’s latest round of flip-flopping on his future in football. More: continued here
Read More »States, FedEx address overseas voting issue (Reno Gazette-Journal)
Millions of Americans living abroad, including about 175,000 troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, risk not having their votes counted in November because of chronic timing and technology problems. More: continued here
Read More »Southern Heritage Classic to be shown in high-def (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
During the SHC’s Corporate Partners Conference on Thursday at FedEx Express World Headquarters, event founder Fred Jones announced that the game will be broadcast in high definition for the first time this season on SportSouth. More: continued here
Read More »Petrohawk behind multimillion-dollar payout to DeSoto (The Shreveport Times)
Checks from Wednesday’s mineral rights lease sale were delivered via FedEx Thursday to the DeSoto and Caddo governing bodies. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx to ship ballots for overseas voters (Eyewitness News Memphis)
International shipper FedEx Express says Americans who are overseas during the presidential election can get a break on sending absentee ballots back home. More: continued here
Read More »Highlights: FedEx Corporation, L.P., Research In Motion Ltd., Gushan Environmental Energy Ltd., Accuray, Inc. and Net … (INO News)
(AP:CHICAGO–) (BUSINESS WIRE) _ Jul. 10, 2008–Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. More: continued here
Read More »‘Arrogant’ ebay site forces job cuts – nebusiness.co.uk
‘Arrogant’ ebay site forces job cutsnebusiness.co.uk, UK –6 hours agoAN online entrepreneur has highlighted the dangers of building a company around internet auction site ebay after being forced to change the way he ran his … More: continued here
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