FedEx, International Paper Join Buyback Trend

FedEx on Wednesday outlined building blocks of a new plan to boost profitability by $1.7 billion a year by the end of fiscal 2016. More: continued here

The Merkle eBay Seriously Considers Adding a Bitcoin Payment Option – The …The MerkleSpending the world's most popular cryptocurrency is still a big challenge. Although there are a few merchants out there which accept BTC directly, none are particularly big, other than Overstock. It now seems eBay may welcome Bitcoin to its platform in …eBay…

Fresh iPhone Apps for Jan 10: eBay Mobile update, Awesome Files HD, Sketch …AppoliciousThe freshest of today's Fresh Apps is actually an update to eBay Mobile, the auction site's iPhone app, that adds augmented reality to eBay's repertoire of … More: continued here

            CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The No. 11 FedEx Toyota pit crew captured the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge team champion title, defending the team’s title from 2010, by defeating the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet pit crew with a time of 22.298 seconds. More: continued here

Memphis-based FedEx Corporation Saturday unveiled a new addition to its fleet. CEO Fred Smith introduced the new Boeing 777 cargo plane, which can fly from Memphis to China without stopping to refuel. More: continued here

International Business Times Growth of Online Retailers Makes Internet the New Shopping BattlegroundMoney MorningSome wish that weren't true – they would like to ban smart phones in their stores," John Donahoe, CEO of eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY), told Reuters. "But others are embracing it. They have got to get to where consumers are making their…