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Yesterday | Knoxville News Sentinel

Restructuring at FedEx Express likely to resemble 2004 not 2009

Analysts don't know the size or scope of anticipated restructuring at Memphis-based FedEx Corp.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Air Courier, Apparel, Raymond Ltd

Wed May 30, 2012

GoVolsXtra.com

Pat Summitt chosen for Tigrett Award

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Women's Basketball Head Coach Emeritus Pat Summitt will be presented the Tigrett Award at the 23rd Annual West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation's Charity Gala in Jackson on Nov.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Lamar Alexander, US Senate, Republican, Knoxville, TN, Jackson, TN, Tigrett, TN, Transportation, Air Courier

Seeking Alpha

Q2 Earnings Preview: 3 Major Air Delivery And Freight Companies

The air delivery and freight sector is one of the key components of the global shipping industry as a whole.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Air Courier

Tue May 29, 2012

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Mergers and Acquisitions Recap: Facebook's Opera, FedEx LOVES Brazil

FedEx acquires Brazilian company Rapidao Cometa, in a move that the former claims will reinforce its presence in Latin America.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Air Courier, Scientific Instruments, LeCroy, Electronics, LeCroy Corporation, Manufacturing, Teledyne Technologies, Aerospace-Defense, Opera Software, Google, Startups

Ticker

U.S. Movers: Colfax, FedEx, Interline Brands, Teledyne, Bank of Nova Scotia

FedEx will acquire Brazilian transportation and Logistics Rapidao Cometa. Interline Brands acquired by GS Capital Partners LP for $1.1 billion.

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Related Topix: Manufacturing, Teledyne Technologies, Aerospace-Defense, Banking, Bank of Nova Scotia The, Air Courier, Transportation, Financial Services, Scientific Instruments, LeCroy, Electronics, LeCroy Corporation

Business Journal

FedEx to acquire Brazilian transportation company Rapidao Cometa

FedEx has signed an agreement to acquire Brazilian transportation and logistics company, RapidA o Cometa LogA stica e Transportes S.A. The Memphis-based transportation company has signed an agreement to acquire Brazilian transportation and logistics company, RapidA o Cometa LogA stica e Transportes S.A. The move will give FedEx access to a ... (more)

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Related Topix: Transportation, Air Courier

Business Journal

FedEx to build hub in Japan

The Memphis Business Journal reports that the 270,000-square-foot FedEx North Pacific Regional Hub, planned for Kansai International Airport, will include customs clearance operations and sorting operations.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Air Courier

Fri May 25, 2012

Seeking Alpha

Earnings Analysis For FedEx, Oracle, Carnival, And Others

Today, we take a look at the past moves of a group of companies three weeks prior to their upcoming earnings.

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Related Topix: Startups, Oracle Corporation, Transportation, Travel/Tourism, Carnival Cruise, Air Courier, Auto Dealers, Retail, CarMax Group

SchaeffersResearch.com

Short-Term Skeptics Swarm FedEx

During the past couple of weeks, speculators on the International Securities Exchange , Chicago Board Options Exchange , and NASDAQ OMX PHLX have bought to open more than three FDX puts for every call.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Air Courier, Financial Markets, Personal Finance, Day Trading

Business Journal

FedEx to build new hub in Osaka, Japan

The company did not reveal an overall investment figure for the new facility. "Asia is said to be the powerhouse of the world economy, and its trade volume is expected to reach $14 trillion by 2015," said David L. Cunningham Jr.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Air Courier, World News, Japan

Thu May 24, 2012

Customer Interaction Solutions

FedEx Office Provides Small Businesses an Edge Above the Competition

May 25, 2012 -- FedEx said small businesses have long relied on the expertise and resources of Kinko's, now FedEx Office for providing convenient print and shipping solutions to meet their business needs.

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Related Topix: Small Business, Personal Finance, Transportation, Air Courier

The Daily News

FDIC Signs Lease In Lakecrest

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp . has inked a substantial lease in Lakecrest III, marking the market's largest office lease signing this year.

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Related Topix: Federal Deposit Insurance, Financial Services, Memphis, TN, Transportation, Air Courier, FedEx Trade Networks, Education Realty Trust, REIT, Personal Finance

The Tennessean

World's greatest entrepreneurs started small, too

By now, most people know that one of Steve Jobs' key insights in launching Apple came from wanting to build a computer that could replicate the artistic typefaces he learned about in a calligraphy class after dropping out of Reed College in the early 1970s.

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Related Topix: Apple, Startups, Steve Jobs, Computers, Reed College, Retail, Whole Foods Market, Grocery, Transportation, Air Courier

Wed May 23, 2012

San Diego Daily Transcript

Stocks erase loss amid optimism Europe will contain crisis

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, down nearly 200 points at the start of the session, fell 6.66 points to 12,496.15. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 11.04 points to 2,850.12, and the S&P 500 Stock Index gained 2.23 points to 1,318.86. Investors were initially concerned about discussions that Greece would leave the European Union.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, HP, Computers, Banking, Bank of America, Financial Services, Transportation, Air Courier, Bedford Hills, NY, Startups, Facebook

Chattanoogan.com

Eastman Chemical Company And FedEx Receive Praise From Senator Alexander

At a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing on corporate environmental responsibility and innovation last week, U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander praised Tennessee-based Eastman Chemical Company and FedEx on their ability to "save resources and save money" through sustainability.

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Related Topix: US News, US Senate, Republican, US Politics, Lamar Alexander, Air Courier, Transportation, Rubber-Plastics, Eastman Chemical, Chemicals, Environment, Science, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Tue May 22, 2012

SFGate

FedEx hopes electric trucks will deliver savings

High fuel prices can hurt any business. But few feel the pinch quite like FedEx Corp.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Air Courier, Menlo Park, CA, Navistar International, Automakers, Stockton, CA, August, CA

Business Journal

FedEx, AutoZone, International Paper among presenters at Invest Tennessee conference

Memphis' three largest public companies - FedEx Corp., International Paper Co. and AutoZone Inc.

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Related Topix: AutoZone, Retail, Auto Parts, Transportation, Construction, International Paper, Paper, Air Courier, Tennessee

Mon May 21, 2012

Utility Products

FedEx Reports Vehicle Fleet Fuel Efficiency Goal Years Ahead of Schedule

FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp., has made significant progress towards its goal to make its vehicle fleet 20 percent more fuel efficient by 2020, announcing that the FedEx Express vehicle fleet is now 16.6 percent more fuel efficient through FY2011 than it was in 2005.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Air Courier, Environmental Law, Law, Freightliner, Freightliner Sprinter, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Mercedes-Benz

Fri May 18, 2012

Bloomberg

Pilot Rest Rule Exempting UPS, FedEx to Be Reconsidered

A regulation exempting pilots at United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp. from new rules to combat fatigue will be reviewed after the U.S. government disclosed errors in its analysis of costs and benefits.

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Related Topix: Transportation, Air Courier, Trucking, United Parcel Service, Federal Aviation Administration, US News

Thu May 17, 2012

MyEyeWitnessNews.com

Teens Finding it Easy to Buy Alcohol Online

No ID? No problem. Teens have found a new way to buy booze avoiding brick and mortar stores and instead are going digital.

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Related Topix: Pediatrics, Medicine, Transportation, Air Courier

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