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FedEx’s first-quarter profit falls 22% despite volume growth, as global economic weakness and higher fuel prices eat into the shipping company’s bottom line. More: continued here

FedEx Ground, the Moon-based division of shipping giant FedEx Corp., saw average daily package volumes rise 4 percent in the summer quarter even as fuel costs and competitive pricing cut into margins More: continued here

Shock as post office is axedNewmarket Journal, UK –3 hours agoBy Kelly Felstead SOHAM'S sub-post office is set to be axed next month despite pressure from residents and councillors to save the branch. …Thriplow post office set to closeRoyston CrowVillage could lose its only shopGloucestershire Gazetteall 4 news articles More: continued here

FedEx Corp. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter earnings fell 22 percent, but still met Wall Street’s expectations, as cost cuts partially offset the impact of slowing global growth. The package delivery company also predicted it will beat analysts’… More: continued here

1500-plus sign Quinton post office petitionHalesowen News, UK –14 minutes agoCampaigners fighting to save a post office used by hundreds of Quinton residents have collected more than 1500 signatures against the plans. … More: continued here

Eric Shoup, Former General Manager for eBay Stores, Joins The …IT News Online, India –2 hours agoPrior to joining TGN, Shoup was at eBay for five years, where he focused on growing several of eBay's growing businesses, most recently as the general … More: continued here

Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, said profit fell 22 percent as higher fuel costs and a cooling economy hurt demand for express deliveries. More: continued here

A WOMAN who bought a mobile phone loaded with porn images from a Dick Smith store plans to sell the handset, complete with x-rated photos, on auction website eBay. More: continued here

Prague Post Stamp rarities come to PraguePrague Post, Czech Republic –3 hours agoBy Ondřej Bouda In 1962, Prague established itself as a landmark for global philatelists when it became the first city to host an international stamp… More: continued here

Store owner is mystified after Post Office refuses his licenceWokingham Times, UK –4 hours agoBy Hugh Fort The new owner of the home of Arborfield’s dormant post office says he has no idea why he was refused a licence to keep the facility open. …Closed post offices to be replaced by mobile …