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• FedEx: A Proxy for the Economy?

  George Gutowski submits: Fedex FDX announced results Thursday and let the world know they did slightly better than expectations. (See earnings call transcript.)The cost of fuel moderated somewhat, and therefore profitability was just that much better. In reading the earnings release, which is a painfully abbreviated document, and then...

  External links 2008-09-19

  Tags: Transport, FedEx Corp.

• Fedex Q3 EPS Guidance: Not Enough on the Table

  George Gutowski submits: Fedex FDX announced guidance for EPS for the quarter ending Aug 31 at $1.23. This is well above the last guidance. The reason being, cost cutting and an unexpected drop in fuel prices toward the end of the quarter. But it still has not yet budged...

  External links 2008-09-11

  Tags: Transport, FedEx Corp.

• Railway Stocks Haul Transportation ETF to Solid Returns

  Don Dion submits: iShares Dow Jones Transport ETF IYT was up 14.5% year to date on Aug. 15—more than the fund returned during each of the last three calendar years, and among the top 25 of all 800-plus ETFs tracked by Morningstar. IYT invests in just 21...

  External links 2008-08-20

  Tags: ETF, Transport, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Con-Way Inc., FedEx Corp., J. B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., Landstar System Inc., Norfolk Southern Corp., Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., Ryder System Inc., Union Pacific Corp., United Parcel Service of America Inc.

• FedEx: Same Stock, Same Put Spread

  Daniel Jones submits: This week's pick is a blast from the past. You loyal readers already know we love to revisit the companies that give us profitable trades. Remember FedEx FDX and UPS UPS from the mid-May timeframe? We rode those down with October expiration puts as the energy price...

  External links 2008-08-20

  Tags: Transport, FedEx Corp.

• A Global Transport ETF Strategy

  Mike Havrilla submits: Investors are currently limited to the iShares Dow Jones Transports IYT as a transport ETF option with net assets of $698 million and 20 component stocks (stats as of 8/8/08 from the iShares website). The top five holdings account for 43.2% of invested assets and include the...

  External links 2008-08-10

  Tags: ETF, Transport, AMR Corp., Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., Continental Airlines Inc., FedEx Corp., JetBlue Airways Corp., Southwest Airlines Co., Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., Union Pacific Corp., United Parcel Service of America Inc.

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• E Center is still looking for naming-rights taker

  WEST VALLEY CITY -- The E Center here has tried for years to sell naming rights to a corporate sponsor, but to no avail. In 2000, Colorado-based beermaker Coors offered $8 million for the naming rights, but that deal was nixed by West Valley leaders. Since then,...

  Articles 2008-09-30

• Business-Shipping Visionary and Former President of RPS and COO of FedEx Ground Ivan Hofmann Joins Shipwire Advisory Board

  Merchants Using Shipwire to Benefit From Hofmann's 33 Years of Logistics and Supply Chain Expertise SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Shipwire, Inc. today announced the addition of business-logistics industry veteran, Ivan Hofmann, to its advisory team in the role of logistics advisor to the Shipwire board and executive team. With...

  Articles 2008-09-29

• Villegas makes it 2 in a row

  ATLANTA -- Too far behind to do anything about the FedEx Cup, Camilo Villegas put together a stirring rally Sunday that was good enough to win the Tour Championship in a playoff over Sergio Garcia for his second straight victory. Villegas overcame a five-shot deficit by making...

  Articles 2008-09-29

• Holiday Inn Select Downtown Memphis, Where the Beat Begins

  Hotel Unveils New Look and Exciting Packages with Completion of Multimillion-dollar Renovation MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Holiday Inn Select Downtown Memphis is dancing to a new beat with completion of a multimillion-dollar renovation. The Holiday Inn Select Downtown Memphis is truly the place to stay with a new,...

  Articles 2008-09-29

• FedEx Cup Win for Element 21 Scandium Shafts

  Element 21 Golf Company (OTCBB: ETGF) (FRANKFURT: BJQ), the manufacturer of advanced Scandium Alloy golf and fishingequipment, announced today that the player using Element 21 Scandium shaftshas clenched the FedEx Cup after winning the Bridgestone, Barclays andDeutsche Bank Championships. This player switched to the Scandium shafts in the...

  Articles 2008-09-29

• sports in brief

  Local & state: KU soccer team downs Iowa State 3-2 on road The Kansas soccer team came up with some offense on Sunday, beating Iowa State 3-2 at the ISU Soccer Complex in Ames, Iowa. Three different Jayhawks scored goals in wiping out a...

  Articles 2008-09-29

• Kim shoots 69, takes 2-shot lead

  ATLANTA -- Thanks to the cup, the Tour Championship finally might be worth watching. No, not the FedEx Cup. Six days after Anthony Kim routed Sergio Garcia in the opening singles match at the Ryder Cup, two of golf's most dynamic young players square...

  Articles 2008-09-27

• Save on the Go: Ship More Efficiently

  Search engine for shipping rates now provides courier rate comparisons for mobile phones. TORONTO, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- ShipGooder.com, the market leader for providing courier rate searches across multiple carriers, today announced the launch of ShipGooder Mobile, a new mobile phone service that provides rate comparisons from...

  Articles 2008-09-24

• FedEx Announces Fivefold Increase in Daily Capacity Between Vietnam and Global Markets

  New Airbus A310 Service Also Reduces Transit Times to Hanoi MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the world's largest express transportation company, today announced it had launched a new Airbus A310 flight service to Vietnam to meet the country's increasing demand...

  Articles 2008-09-24

• Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: FedEx Corp., ValueClick, Inc., BT Group Plc., Rio Tinto Plc. and BASF

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX), ValueClick, Inc. (Nasdaq: VCLK), BT Group Plc....

  Articles 2008-09-22

• Analyst Reports for FedEx Corporation, Diana Shipping Inc., Abercrombie & Fitch Co. and Wells Fargo & Company

  MaybachFinancial.com is one of the fastest growingindependent and unbiased research firms in the world. Through our numerouspartnerships with many of the top investment minds in the world, we provideresearch on companies making a move in the markets. Investors seekinggenuine analyst opinions on their investments for FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX), Diana...

  Articles 2008-09-22

• FedEx Corp. Reports First Quarter Earnings

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today reported earnings of $1.23 per diluted share for the first quarter ended August 31, compared to $1.58 per diluted share a year ago. "Global economic conditions are challenging, but FedEx is taking strong, proactive actions to manage through this difficult...

  Articles 2008-09-18

• Tiger hits a hole in one of the Wii

  Title: Tiger Woods: PGA Tour 09 Platform: Wii Price: pounds 39.99 As sure as night follows day, so another Tiger Woods offering is released around this time every year. If the prospect of picking up your bag of clubs again in the best virtual...

  Articles 2008-08-29

• BitDefender Uncovers FedEx(R) Spyware

  BitDefender researchers have identifieda new large spam wave featuring abusive use of the delivery company's nameto deceive users into downloading extremely dangerous malware. The e-mail spam informs customers that FedEx® was not able to deliver aspecific package sent one month ago. The message also asks the recipientsto download and...

  Articles 2008-08-27

• / KILL - BitDefender

  Editors and other readers are advised todisregard the news release with the headline, "BitDefender Uncovers FedEx®Spyware," issued earlier today by BitDefender. A revised press release willbe issued...

  Articles 2008-08-27