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WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (UPI) — Almost 1 billion people have been hit by this year’s global food shortages, says the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The number of undernourished, the FAO said, rose by 40 million, following a 75 million jump the previous year. More: continued here

FedEx Ground, the small-package ground delivery service of FedEx Corp., has recognized Pat Cannon for achieving 15 years of safe driving without a preventable accident. More: continued here

eBay Catches a Bid, Reaches Major Support – RealMoney ProTheStreet.comShares of eBay (EBAY) tested a major support zone during Thursday's tech sector selloff. The stock's fourth straight loss extended this week's drop to just over …and more » More: continued here

24/7 Wall St. Topeka Capital Markets Begins Coverage on eBay (EBAY)Dakota Financial NewseBay logo Research analysts at Topeka Capital Markets initiated coverage on shares of eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) in a report released on Wednesday, TheFlyOnTheWall.com reports. The firm set a “buy” rating and a $68.00 price target on the e-commerce …Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Dollar General,…

FedEx Corp. says the Internal Revenue Service has withdrawn a tentative assessment that the delivery company owes about $319 million in back taxes and penalties for having misclassified some of its drivers as independent contractors in 2002. More: continued here

The gift for the person who has everything: HimselfSmartBrief, DCFor $68000, you can start the bidding Friday on eBay for a personal gene-sequencing service from Knome. "People ordered genomes for Christmas. I wouldn't have anticipated that," Knome chief executive Jorge Conde said. New York Times, The (04/22) …X PRIZE Foundation and Knome Spotlight DNA Day With…