International Business News - Fedex http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The Washington Redskins were ordered to provide deaf and hard-of-hearing fans with "equal access to aural content" in the team's stadium, such as music lyrics, ads and other broadcasts on the public-address system. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/stadium-must-give-deaf-patrons-aural-content.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:53:46 EDT Fitch Ratings on Tuesday affirmed debt ratings for FedEx Corp. at "BBB." Fitch said the ratings apply to $1.8 billion in senior unsecured debt and a $1 billion revolving credit line. Fitch said FedEx's rating outlook is stable. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/fedex-debt-rating-affirmed-by-fitch.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:00:47 EDT FedEx Corp. shareholders on Monday struck down a proposal that would have separated the role of chairman and chief executive officer at the company's annual meeting. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/fedex-holders-vote-against-separate-ceo-chairman.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:38:43 EDT The Defense Department has awarded a $58.7 million contract to Federal Express Corp. for cargo shipments. The contract, announced Friday, is for shipping of a wide variety of cargo for the Air Force overseas. The contract runs from October 2008 to September 2012. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/fedex-gets-58-7m-defense-department-contract.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:29:33 EDT FedEx Corp. shareholders will vote Monday to replace two directors, and may choose to separate the role of chairman and chief executive officer at the company's annual meeting. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/ahead-of-the-bell-fedex-preps-for-annual-meeting.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:00:03 EDT Package delivery firm FedEx Express said Wednesday it has raised its shipping capacity to and from Vietnam fivefold by adding new service using an Airbus A310. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/fedex-increases-capacity-in-vietnamese-service.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:23:45 EDT Among the earnings stories for Thursday, Sept. 18, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--FedEx Corp. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter earnings fell 22 percent, but still met Wall Street's expectations, as cost cuts partially offset the impact of slowing global growth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/earnings-roundup-fedex-conagra.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:13:33 EDT FedEx Corp. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter earnings fell 22 percent, but still met Wall Street's expectations, as cost cuts partially offset the impact of slowing global growth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/fedex-fiscal-1q-profit-falls-meets-views.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:25:46 EDT FedEx Corp. expects first-quarter earnings to exceed guidance announced at the end of the previous financial period. But the package delivery company left its annual outlook for 2009 unchanged Wednesday and announced cuts in capital spending for the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/fedex-ups-1st-quarter-expectations.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:58:58 EDT Shares of FedEx Corp. rose Wednesday with analysts cautiously optimistic about the company's higher fiscal first-quarter earnings forecast. On Tuesday FedEx said first-quarter earnings should be $1.23 a share when it reports results next week. Previously the company estimated profit of 80 cents to $1 per share for the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/fedex-shares-higher-after-improved-profit-outlook.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:49:58 EDT Among the premarket stories for Wednesday, Sept. 10, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Investors may flock to shares of FedEx Corp. on Wednesday, after the package delivery company boosted its fiscal first-quarter earnings prediction on lower-than-expected fuel costs and tight cost management. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/premarket-roundup-fedex-healthways.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:17:47 EDT Investors may flock to shares of FedEx Corp. on Wednesday, after the package delivery company boosted its fiscal first-quarter earnings prediction on lower-than-expected fuel costs and tight cost management. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/ahead-of-the-bell-analysts-boost-fedex-estimates.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:55:48 EDT Among the earnings projection stories for Tuesday, Sept. 9, from AP Financial News: MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP)--Package delivery company FedEx Corp. said Tuesday it expects its fiscal first-quarter results will exceed expectations, but it affirmed its fiscal 2009 outlook and cut its capital spending plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/outlook-roundup-fedex-verifone.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:32:27 EDT Package delivery company FedEx Corp. said Tuesday it expects its fiscal first-quarter results will exceed expectations, but it affirmed its fiscal 2009 outlook and cut its capital spending plan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/fedex-raises-fiscal-1q-outlook-on-lower-fuel-costs.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:14:48 EDT The Hagerstown Economic Development Commission says FedEx Ground will build a 120,000-square-foot addition to its hub in Hagerstown. The addition to the 360,000 square-foot building that opened in 2005 is expected to be finished by next fall. The hub will be able to process 37,500 packages per hour, as opposed to the current 22,500 packages per hour. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080905/fedex-ground-to-expand-hagerstown-md-building.htm Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:28:26 EDT FedEx Corp. is speeding up transit times for delivery from Europe to major U.S. East Coast cities. Its FedEx Express subsidiary has upgraded its next-business-day delivery service, FedEx International Priority. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/fedex-speeding-up-europe-us-service.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:48:03 EDT FedEx Express says it will offer domestic express delivery in Mexico in October. The company, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., said Wednesday that the service will offer next-business-day delivery to any address in Mexico. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/fedex-to-launch-express-delivery-service-in-mexico.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:21:15 EDT A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that accused FedEx Kinko's of hiring a sex offender who later molested an 8-year-old boy in his home, ruling the company was not responsible for the employee's behavior outside of work. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/federal-judge-dismisses-suit-against-fedex-kinkos.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:18:07 EDT Two green sea turtles are leaving the Florida Keys for their new home at a Connecticut aquarium via FedEx. Righty and Lefty were hatched from eggs nearly four years ago at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon as part of a research project on a virus affecting sea turtles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080807/special-delivery-fedex-to-deliver-2-fla-turtles.htm Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:13:22 EDT FedEx prides itself on reliability. But a mistaken delivery tipped off police to a 200-pound shipment of marijuana that someone tried to send from Pembroke Pines, Florida to Baltimore via the shipping company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080705/arrest-made-after-fedex-sends-drug-to-wrong-place.htm Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:40:54 EDT