Under a US Postal Service mandate, the Shelby Post Office will close weekdays from 12:30-1:30 for lunch. “The change for us starts today,” Clerk Linda Easton said. “Some larger offices will not close for lunch, but some smaller offices will close.” More: continued here
Read More »Stocks briefly fall below 12,000 amid about financials, FedEx (USA Today)
Stocks extended their declines Wednesday amid renewed concerns about the financial sector and after FedEx warned that weakening demand and surging fuel costs would weigh on fiscal 2009 profits. The drop pushed the Dow Jones industrial average down about 150 points, sometimes sending it below 12,000 for the first time …
Read More »FedEx forecast bodes ill for U.S. profit outlook (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
FedEx may be the canary in the coal mine. More: continued here
Read More »Stocks drop on bank worries, FedEx profit warning (AP via Yahoo! News)
Wall Street took a tumble Wednesday on renewed concerns about the financial sector and FedEx Corp.’s warning that weakening demand and surging fuel costs would weigh on profits in the coming year. More: continued here
Read More »U.S. stocks slide, strained by FedEx results, financials (MarketWatch via Yahoo! Finance)
U.S. stocks drop as economic bellwether FedEx Corp. delivers disappointing results and Fifth Third Bancorp trims its dividend, highlighting rising energy prices and the ongoing credit crisis. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Reports Quarterly Loss, Forecasts Lower Profit (Update3) (Bloomberg.com)
June 18 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, reported a fourth-quarter loss and forecast profit that fell short of analysts’ estimates, sending the shares down as much as 4.7 percent. More: continued here
Read More »Farmers market says it takes food stamps (Columbia Daily Tribune)
The Columbia Farmers Market has announced it will accept food stamps. The market at the corner of West Ash Street and Clinkscales Road recently installed an EBT benefits machine, so people with electronic cards for government food benefits can use them. More: continued here
Read More »After FedEx, investors fear flood of poor profit outlooks (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
FedEx Corp , the package delivery company, may be the canary in the coal mine with investors expecting a large number of profit warnings from companies struggling with soaring commodity input costs and a sluggish economy. More: continued here
Read More »Black letter day for the Post – Essex Echo
Black letter day for the PostEssex Echo, UK –6 hours agoTHE announcement of more post office closures in Southend, Castle Point and Thurrock will no doubt see petitions being raised and protest groups launched. … More: continued here
Read More »Skype Trots out Beta of Major Redesign – PC World
Canada.com Skype Trots out Beta of Major RedesignPC World –2 hours agoSkype has made available a test version of its latest upgrade, Skype 4.0, which the eBay unit calls its biggest and most ambitious release in its almost …IP Media Phone,CNET NewsSkype 4.0 Beta Focuses On Watching Who You CalleBrandzSkype 4.0: …
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