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Today's Pickup: UPS Hit With $33.8 Million In NYC Parking Fines; FedEx, $14.9 Million
Friday, March 22, 2019 - 10:51am | 799Read More...Good day, New York City is ground zero for clashes that occur between transportation users competing for limited parking spaces. For delivery companies, the tight fit means racking up astronomical parking fines as a cost of doing business. In 2018, for example, FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX)...
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FedEx's Struggles May Be Less About Global Demand And More About 'NotPetya'
Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 2:07pm | 1476Read More...FedEx's struggles could have roots in the ‘NotPetya' cyberattack. (Photo: Facebook/FedEx) FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and arch-rivals UPS Inc. (NYSE: UPS) and Deutsche Post DHL (OTCUS: DPSGY) have different views of the world they deliver in. FedEx said March 19 that it experienced...
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FedEx Earnings Depressed By Slowing Global Economy And Trade Fears
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 10:32am | 655Read More...The C-suite of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) has counseled patience in the wake of a second straight disappointing quarter. The short-term mindset of Wall Street may have difficulty accepting that. The Memphis-based giant reported fiscal 2019 third-quarter results that came in below what were already...
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Fed And FedEx: While Fed Meeting Dominates News, Don't Forget Trade Situation
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 9:48am | 2274Read More...There’s likely going to be a hunt for direction this morning as investors await the Fed’s latest verdict on the economy and its thoughts on the future direction of interest rates. It wouldn’t be all that surprising to see some slow trade ahead of the Fed meeting. Things are...
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Market Apparently Expects Dovish Fed Stance To Continue As Meeting Gets Underway
Tuesday, March 19, 2019 - 10:18am | 1780Read More...There have been two major themes arguably helping to boost stocks this year: A dovish Fed and increasing optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal. With little news on the latter front this morning, focus could turn toward the Fed, which begins its two-day policy meeting today. With the central bank...
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It's Fed Week, But Drama Seems Lacking As Markets Forecast Little Chance Of Change
Monday, March 18, 2019 - 9:56am | 1820Read More...Fed week is upon us once again, and it starts with the S&P 500 Index (SPX) near its highest level in months and Treasury yields near their lowest. Though there’s little drama around the Fed’s meeting Tuesday and Wednesday, it’s probably going to be closely watched in what...
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FedEx's Top Sales Executive Tapped To Head Its Largest Unit
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 2:13pm | 396Read More...Colleran takes over at unit this weekend (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) said it has named Don Colleran, the company's executive vice president and chief sales officer, as the president and chief executive officer of FedEx Express, the company's air and...
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Yes, Virginia, FedEx Competes With Amazon
Tuesday, March 12, 2019 - 10:57am | 810Read More...It's no secret that FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) believes that Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) doesn't hold a candle to FedEx when it comes to transport and logistics capabilities. In that vein, FedEx has said it doesn't consider Amazon a rival. "We don't see them as peer...
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FedEx Executive Dale Chrystie Elected First Chairman Of BiTA Standards Council
Thursday, February 28, 2019 - 1:29pm | 709Read More...Dale chrystie of fedex, the first chair of the Bita standards council Dale Chrystie of FedEx Co (NYSE: FDX) was elected as the first chair of the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA) Standards Council (BiTAS), during its February Board of Directors meeting. Chrystie, Business Fellow and...
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FedEx To Roll Out Delivery Robot Capable Of 8-Mile Round-Trip Trek
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 5:29pm | 543Read More...Joining the crosswalk parade (Photo:FedEx) FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) said today it is building a battery-powered robot capable of travelling eight miles round-trip to deliver letters and parcels. The technology, called the "Same-Day Delivery Bot," can motor up to 10 miles per hour carrying...
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Today's Pickup: Investors Grapple With Uncertainties Across Global Markets; FedEx Last-Mile Partnerships; IIoT Expands
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 11:29am | 960Read More...Good day, As analyst Amit Mehrorta recently said on FreightWaves Radio, "The first and foremost fundamental view that we have at Deutsche Bank and our research franchise is that the state of the freight market is very strong. [However,] the capital markets and the financial markets can...
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FedEx Logistics To Move Global HQ In Memphis To Old Gibson Guitar factory
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 - 11:24am | 241Read More...FedEx Logistics, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX), said today it will move its global headquarters in April 2020 to the former Gibson Guitar factory building in downtown Memphis. The move will consolidate multiple locations and nearly 700 team members into the new location...
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Parcel Carriers Shined During Peak Delivery Period, Firm's Data Shows
Monday, January 7, 2019 - 12:52pm | 560Read More...The nation's three major parcel delivery carriers posted stellar peak-season performances, aided by perhaps the strongest collaborative effort from their customers since e-commerce became a staple of holiday shopping and shipping, according to data from ShipMatrix, a unit of consultancy SJ...
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Managing Exceptions During The Holidays And Reverse Logistics Season
Friday, January 4, 2019 - 11:20am | 1177Read More...The holiday shipping season in 2018 was propelled by the strongest retail sales numbers in six years. At the peak, UPS (NYSE: UPS), FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX), and the Postal Service were handling 72 million packages per day, compared to an average of 45 million packages per day...
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FedEx's Fiscal Second Quarter Results Hit by Weak European Economies, Unfavorable Mix at TNT Express
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 - 10:46am | 833Read More...Transport giant FedEx Corp. (NYSE:FDX) late today reported weaker-than-expected fiscal 2019 second-quarter results, weighed down by a rapid deceleration of Eurozone and U.K. economies and a less-profitable mix of traffic from TNT Express, the Dutch delivery firm that FedEx acquired for US $4.8...












