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FedEx CEO Fred Smith has spoken to various conference officials and made it known that his Memphis-based company could provide millions of dollars — perhaps as much as $10 million annually — to a BCS-affiliated league willing to offer an invitation to Memphis, multiple sources have told CBSSports.com. Memphis Tennessee …

More than 1,000 people ran a 5k Saturday on Piedmont Triad International Airport’s new 9,000 foot FedEx runway to celebrate years of development to make the airport the company’s Mid-Atlantic sorting hub. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. spent nearly $4.9 million lobbying the federal government in the first quarter, according to a disclosure report. More: continued here

Reuters Warren Buffett's Lunch Tab Tops $1.5 MillionNew York Times (blog)So far, there have been 57 bids since the auction on eBay began on Sunday. The bidding is expected to heat up before it closes at 10:30 on Friday night. …Lunch with Warren Buffet past the $1.5M mark on eBaySan …

Track the progress of the FedEx team using the company’s new SenseAware technology. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk California Democrats Have Already Managed To Turn Governor's Race Into A Nazi …Huffington Post (blog)But he also fretted about the impact of all those eBay dollars in Whitman's very deep pockets. "You know, by the time she's done with me, two months from …Biz Break: It's eBay's Meg and …

As investors struggle to shake fears — fueled by European debt and U.S. unemployment — of a double-dip recession, shareholders of FedEx Corp are looking elsewhere for signs of economic growth. More: continued here

Reuters India Warren Buffett lunch auction ends Friday eveningSan Jose Mercury NewsAnd in 2008, the lunch auction set the record for the most expensive charity item ever sold on eBay when a Chinese investment fund manager paid $2.11 …Buffett lunch bid reaches $900100, one day to goReutersNo Free Lunch… Buffett …

Oil skimmer headed to Louisiana via eBayThe Daily AdvertiserNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Florida company seeking a specialized boat for oil spill cleanup duty in the Gulf of Mexico found one at the eBay online auction site. …and more » More: continued here

FedEx Express president and CEO David Bronczek promised to bring a cargo perspective to his duties as chairman of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) board of governors as he began his one-year term. More: continued here