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United Parcel Service Inc. Monday announced plans to furlough as many as 300 of its 2,800 pilots as it works to trim $1.4 billion in costs from the shipping business.

The federal government has banned texting for commercial bus and truck drivers as part of an effort to combat traffic deaths stemming from distracted motorists.

Air T, Inc. today reported consolidated net earnings of $1,247,000 for fiscal 2010's third quarter ended December 31, 2009, compared to consolidated net earnings of $974,000 for the third quarter of fiscal 2009.

Markets were higher Tuesday as fourth-quarter earnings season continued to show signs of a strengthening economy and commodity prices climbed higher.

The whoops and giggles, heard at 5:42 a.m. on Tuesday as Anne Hathaway announced that "The Blind Side" was in the pool of 10 best picture nominees at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , were the sound of Hollywood surprising itself.

A Miami-Dade County man was arrested Thursday on charges he charged Florida Medicaid for services he never provided.

FedEx Corp. a s home airport in Memphis, Tennessee, remained the worlda s busiest for cargo for the 18th straight year as the gap with Hong Kong widened because of a drop in shipments from Asia during the global recession.

How do you know when a venture capitalist is telling the truth? Watch for the moment when he or she starts singing the praises of a startup from someone else's portfolio.

Service industries in the U.S. probably expanded in January at the fastest pace in more than a year, a sign the recovery is broadening, economists said before a report today.

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday after encouraging earnings reports from economic bellwether United Parcel Service and industrial conglomerate Emerson Electric.

U.S. stock futures pointed to a second session of gains Tuesday as traders re-entered the market following last month's downturn.

Alpine Air Express, Inc. announced in its Form 10-KSB that during the year ended October 31, 2009, total operating revenues were up slightly.

Shares that are expected to see active trading in Tuesday's session include those of Hershey Co., Dow Chemical Co., News Corp.

Air T Inc. filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2009-12-31. Air T Inc. has a market cap of $24.8 million; its shares were traded at around $10.23 with a P/E ratio of 6.73 and P/S ratio of 0.27. The dividend yield of Air T Inc.

For Albert Glenn, a lifelong romance with flight began with a simple toy that a lot of kids have when they're young.

FedEx Corporation - SWOT Analysis examines the company's key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.

The adage 'as January goes, so goes the year' bodes ill for equity investors after the S&P 500 closed out its worst month in almost a year.

When United Parcel Service decided in 1991 to move its world headquarters from Greenwich, Conn., to Atlanta because of high housing prices in Connecticut, it selected a site in the Perimeter office market.

FedEx announced this morning that it had generously donated its services to transport two giant pandas from the United States back to China.

Officials at Memphis International Airport spent Thursday preparing for the harsh winter weather possibly headed this way, but they also discussed ways in which the airport has been dealing with a brutal economic climate.