FedEx to raise rates for freight shipments (The State)

FedEx Corp. announced a general rate increase of 5.5 percent Wednesday for its FedEx Freight trucking division. The demand for freight shipping is “severely restrained” by the weak national economy, the company said, noting the 6 percent drop in less-than-truckload shipments with FedEx Freight from a second-quarter earnings report last …

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Christmas booty offloaded online – The Age

ABC News Christmas booty offloaded onlineThe Age, Australia –1 hour agoA Galaxy survey commissioned by online auction website eBay has found two-thirds of Australians have received at least one unwanted gift. …Christmas gifts sold on internetTelegraph.co.ukAussies find gift of giving away on eBayMelbourne Herald Sun'£1.2bn' wasted on unwanted giftsBBC NewsOttawa Citizen – Canoe.caall …

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Holiday heaven is a day at the office – ic Wales

GMTV Holiday heaven is a day at the officeic Wales, United Kingdom –21 minutes agoPost Office head of travel services Helen Warburton said, “We were surprised to discover that so many people will be at work during the festive period …Time off? Bah, humbug! Four in 10 of us work until New …

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IRS Says FedEx May Owe $319M (SmartPros Accounting)

Dec. 27, 2007 (Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News) FedEx Corp. is remaining steadfast in defense of its business model despite its disclosure that the IRS is challenging its long-held assertion that drivers for the company’s FedEx Ground division are independent contractors rather than employees. More: continued here

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