One week produces big jump in Fedex Cup

Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock-index futures rose after FedEx Corp. said first-quarter profit will exceed a previous forecast on lower fuel spending and Texas Instruments Inc. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. (FDX) said a ruling by the Kansas Supreme Court that, under state law, its drivers are employees rather than independent contractors applies to a business practice it hasn’t been using since 2011. More: continued here

Tracy Lyn Luedeke–Cutler of Stratford owns a 2000 bay American Quarter Horse stallion that is one of 54 contenders for the Featherlite Superhorse Award at the 2009 FedEx Open competition Nov. 6–21 in Oklahoma City, Okla…. More: continued here

A former employee walked into a southwest suburban Bedford Park FedEx facility guns blaring before taking his own life Thursday morning, police said.Police got a 911 call of a disturbance at FedEx Ground at 5151 W. 73rd Street and while en route, received several more 911 calls of shots being fired at the facility.Bedford Park…

Memphis, Tennessee-headquartered FedEx Trade Networks, a subsidiary of the New York Stock Exchange-listed FedEx Corp. has appointed Fred Schardt as president & ceo, succeeding Ed Clark, who retired at the end of September. More: continued here

Saying ”times have changed,” FedEx ( FDX) announced it will not advertise during Super Bowl 43, set for Tampa Bay on Feb. 1. FedEx has run ads during the Super Bowl broadcast for the past 12 years and has had an advertising presence in 18 Super Bowls since 1989. Some Super Bowl ad slots go…