FedEx Expects Record Peak Holiday Volume

FedEx Corp , the No. 2 U.S. package-delivery company, said on Friday it will raise its average rates for ground shipments and home deliveries by 4.9 percent beginning in January. The increase reflects … More: continued here

Trefis Will eBay Benefit from an Amazon Seller Crackdown?EcommerceBytes (blog)There are varied viewpoints as to whether eBay will be a beneficiary of any crackdown by Amazon. (Sellers are worried about brand-gating – Amazon now charges sellers a fee in order to sell certain brands – and are concerned about reports that Amazon is …How Did eBay's…

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Heart to Heart International Inc. and FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), will deliver the first private airlift of relief supplies to China following a massive earthquake in Sichuan Province. A FedEx MD-11 cargo plane carrying nearly 70 tons of humanitarian aid will depart Kansas City today at 2:20 p.m. (CDT). The…

Two green sea turtles are making the trip from the Florida Keys to their new home at a Connecticut aquarium via FedEx. READ MORE>> More: continued here

Om Malik: eBay's Frail Recovery Shows How Far It's FallenNewsFactor NetworkAt first glance, it looks like eBay and Amazon are swapping fortunes. eBay's stock rose 11 percent the day after it posted second-quarter earnings this week … More: continued here