Number of children on food stamps increases (The Daily Tar Heel)
The number of Orange County children on food stamps increased almost 10 percent since January, and officials say the economy is to blame. More: continued here
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FedEx Boosts Second-Quarter Guidance Above Analyst Estimates (Fox News)
FedEx Corp. said it will post higher earnings than it previously forecast, due to better than expected volumes in International Priority and Ground shipping. More: continued here
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FedEx Reports Profit Above Estimates, Shares Rise (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, said it will report earnings of $1.10 a share for the fiscal second quarter, exceeding its previous guidance of as much as 95 cents. More: continued here
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FedEx raises fiscal 2nd-quarter forecast, shares rise (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
FedEx Corp said on Monday that its second-quarter earnings would easily beat its previous forecast, citing strong growth in international demand for its air services, especially in Asia and Latin America, and its shares rose more than 3 percent. More: continued here
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No Free Lunches: Getting Food Aid to Eligible Families – New York Times
New York Times No Free Lunches: Getting Food Aid to Eligible FamiliesNew York TimesBut both the past and present administration of SNAP and its antecedent, food stamps, reveal some fairly serious access problems that hold lessons for …and more » More: continued here
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FedEx raises outlook; shares gain ground late (Market Watch)
FedEx Corp. raises its outlook for second-quarter earnings thanks to increased demand for its international shipping services as well as the company’s cost-cutting efforts. More: continued here
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Whitman Says EBay Wanted All Of Craigslist – NPR
Whitman Says EBay Wanted All Of CraigslistNPRby AP AP California gubernatorial candidate and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman arrives to testify in the civil trial between eBay and Craigslist in Delaware's … More: continued here
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EBay and Craigslist square off in Delaware court (Wired News)
GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) – Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman takes the witness stand to make the case that Craigslist unfairly denied the Internet giant a seat on its board. More: continued here
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Robbery reported at Weston post office – Adrian Daily Telegram
Robbery reported at Weston post officeAdrian Daily TelegramTroopers from the Adrian post of the Michigan State Police were dispatched to a report of an armed robbery today at the Weston Post Office in Fairfield … More: continued here
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Stamp therapy – Globe and Mail
Stamp therapyGlobe and MailLord Rutherford, the great atomic scientist, famously said there are two kinds of science: physics and stamp collecting. He undoubtedly meant by “stamp…and more » More: continued here