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The University of Memphis' agreement to join the Big East Conference doesn't bind FedEx to sponsor league events -- but it doesn't go unmentioned, either.

Hong Kong International retained its title as the world's largest air cargo gateway in 2011, despite a decline in volume resulting from Asia's slowing exports.

The U.S. Postal Service warned today it's sliding toward bankruptcy without drastic steps to staunch losses topping $1 billion a month.

Live and let live. Mind your own business. Your work speaks for itself. There's a lot to be said for printed books and newspapers, a reliable old car, a black blazer, and cutting-edge retro.

"It's a great day to be a Tiger," said University of Memphis President Dr. Shirley Raines.

January is supposed to be the month when the employment report disappoints. That's when the so-called FedEx effect kicks in, wherein companies lay off all the temporary workers they hired solely for the busy holiday-selling season.

FedEx was upgraded by analysts at Bank of America to a "buy" rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday.

It sounds like an MBA glossary term, but in practice it makes perfect sense to anyone, even those who did not take the GMAT.

"Everyone is capable of greatness and we inspire greatness in the everyday man," said Idris Shineba, one of four founders of Upperthinking LLC, a new clothing line that stresses not only excellence in clothing but in day to day life as well.

BB & T Corp. : BB&T announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire the life and property and casualty insurance operating divisions of Roseland, N.J.,- based Crump Group Inc.

A college student arrived a few minutes late for his final exam in mathematics. The room was quiet, with everyone working hard, and the professor silently handed him the test.

Although the trucking market may not be quite as attractive as rail, it's not terrible.

U.S. stocks advanced, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average toward its highest level since May 2008, after a report showed that employment growth topped estimates and the jobless rate unexpectedly fell to 8.3 percent.

Ernst & Young LLP is calling for nominations for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Awards, recognized as one of the most prestigious business award programs in the country.

Some of the dogs have been taken to shelters in Collierville, Memphis, Fayette County, Nashville and Knoxville.

Finding great long-term investments is easy, if you've done huge amounts of groundwork and study.

Dozens of dogs rescued from a U-Haul truck in Tennessee are headed to Florida to be put up for adoption.

Two women were arrested Jan. 17 after 128 dogs were found in a U-Haul truck along Interstate 40, about 40 miles east of Memphis.

The directors of a company tend to have a unique inside view into the business, so when directors make major buys, investors are wise to take notice.

Details: Work is moving forward on Southwest Tennessee Community College's long-planned Nursing, Natural Sciences, Biotechnology Building at its Union Avenue campus Downtown.