FedEx Profit Rises 33%, Sees Strong 2012

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (TheStreet) — FedEx reported Wednesday that fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose 33% and it expects strong earnings growth in fiscal 2012. FedEx earned $558 million, or $1.75 a share, in the fourth quarter, up from $419 million, or $1.33 a share, a year earlier. Revenue rose 12% to $10.55 …

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Post Office going tap-cash in 2012 – Register

Post Office going tap-cash in 2012RegisterThose account for 60 per cent of the business done at the Post Office window according to Michael Birchall, payment product manager for the Post Office, who has been telling NFC Times about the project. NFC Times notes that the previous contender for …and more » …

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Hordville may lose its post office – Aurora News Register

Hordville may lose its post officeAurora News RegisterToday, the residents of the small northeastern Hamilton County village are worried they'll lose their post office as well. The Hordville Post Office is one of 26 being studied for possible closure and Hordville residents don't like it — not one little … …

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Post office suspends retirement contributions – msnbc.com

Post office suspends retirement contributionsmsnbc.comMSNBC Business, Wednesday, June 22, 2011, 6:54am (PDT) The financially troubled Postal Service is suspending its employer contribution to the Federal Employee Retirement System. When using Facebook Connect your image and name may display on Powerwall. …and more » More: continued here

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Ex-Forest Service worker gets prison for $1M theft – Sacramento Bee

Ex-Forest Service worker gets prison for $1M theftSacramento BeeFederal prosecutors say 39-year-old Kathy Stamps of Rancho Cucamonga manipulated and fabricated internal Forest Service records that caused the US Treasury to issue $1.4 million to accounts she controlled. Investigators say Stamps spent more than $1 …Former Forest Service employee sent to …

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Adrian Cockcroft joins Smartscale board – Bizjournals.com

Adrian Cockcroft joins Smartscale boardBizjournals.comHe was also a founding member of eBay Inc 's Research Labs in 2005, leading research projects on distributed systems, mobile and datacenter cost models. Over the last four years at Netflix Inc. he managed development of a new consumer web service …Cloud Computing Pioneer Adrian …

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