UPS And FedEx Held Aloft

durhamregion.com EBay launches letter-writing campaigndurhamregion.comWhile government officials expressed optimism that a 24-hour extension of the talks would break a months-long impasse over pensions and wages, small and medium-sized businesses have heard it before, said eBay Canada managing director Andrea Stairs …and more » More: continued here

Wall Street Journal (blog) EBay Earnings Surge; Stock JumpsWall Street Journal (blog)Strength in eBay's PayPal payments business drove the stronger-than-expected results. Overall, eBay reported a profit of $692 million, or 53 cents a share, up from $283 million, or 22 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding items, EPS rose to 56 cents … More:…

NASCARs new double-file restart has been in place for seven weeks and its already had a direct result on the outcome of a race. More: continued here

World No.2 Adam Scott is eyeing FedEx Cup glory and a $A12m pay day at the Tour Championship in Atlanta. More: continued here

NEW YORK (AP) – FedEx Corp. reaffirmed its long-term plans to grow revenue by 10 percent and earnings per share by 10 to 15 percent per year. In fiscal 2008, the package delivery company reported a profit of $3.60 per share on revenue of $37.95 billion. In a copy of its Corporate Citizenship Report obtained…

I don’t want to be a Scrooge, but is there anything made in the United States of America anymore? As the delivery trucks from FedEx, UPS, and the Post Office dropped off packages before Christmas, we decided to open them before “the day.” More: continued here