FedEx payroll reflects revenue (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

FedEx Corp. announced a general rate increase of 5.5 percent Wednesday for its FedEx Freight trucking division. The demand for freight shipping is “severely restrained” by the weak national economy, the company said, noting the 6 percent drop in less-than-truckload shipments with FedEx Freight from a second-quarter earnings report last week. More: continued here

January 1, 2009 – Darren Evans (left) of the Virginia Tech Hokies scores a touchdown during the FedEx Orange Bowl against the Cincinnati Bearcats. (Doug Benc/Getty Images) More: continued here

FedEx Corp. is cutting its forecast for fiscal 2009 earnings as the slumping economy cuts into package deliveries. FedEx said Monday it expects to earn $3.50 to $4.75 per share, down from its previous estimate of $4.75 to $5.25 per share. More: continued here

Police said 37-year-old Frank Schwakopf was trying to attach two trailers together at the FedEx facility near 51st Avenue and Broadway Road when he was crushed by the trailers. More: continued here

Co.Design America's Favorite Artists, Mapped By eBay SearchesCo.DesignAs many of us journey home for the holidays, this map from eBay is a good reminder of why we left in the first place. EBay calculated the artists that eBay users search for most in each state. Raking in most of the midwest is South Dakota native…

A new software development system allows PC users to access their stored data while traveling, and their Web data when off the Internet. More: continued here