The United States Postal Service has banned the international shipment of tablets, smartphones and other devices that contain lithium ion, lithium alloy and rechargeable batteries. The ban goes into effect starting May 16.
The nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service said Thursday its net loss widened to $3.2 billion in the fiscal second quarter as revenues continue to dwindle. It also said it lacks sufficient cash to pay for required future retiree health benefits.
The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Friday are: Expedia, Amazon.com, Zynga Inc, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Ford Motor, Western Digital, Seagate Technology, Starbucks Corp and Fedex Corp.
Early on the morning of March 16, Wong Tat joined a line of about 100 people waiting for the launch of the new iPad in a chilly rain outside an Apple store on the outskirts of San Francisco.
FedEx Corp will pay back wages and interest to more than 21,000 people rejected for jobs in a $3 million settlement of a bias case brought against two of the company's units by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Stocks took a big step back Thursday after more signs pointing to weakening economic conditions in China and Europe spooked investors to make a run for safety.
The Dow and the S&P 500 fell for a third straight day on Thursday on concerns about the global economy's growth outlook after manufacturing data showed a drop in new orders in both the euro zone and China.
Wall Street fell for a third straight day on Thursday after continued contraction in manufacturing in both the euro zone and China fueled worries about the global economy.
FedEx Corp will pay back wages and interest to more than 21,000 people rejected for jobs in a $3 million settlement of a bias case brought against two of the company's units by the U.S. Department of Labor.
FedEx Corp reported higher quarterly profit that beat estimates, citing higher revenue per package and record holiday shipping, and forecast further advances in the current quarter.
High oil prices affect politics, schools, jobs, public budgets and almost every industry. But current pressures could be augmented if war breaks out between Israel or the United States and Iran, with the result being a costly disruption in global supply.
Watson Pharmaceuticals, one of the leading global pharmaceutical companies, has offered their support to the 2012 March for Babies event and the prematurity campaign program of the March of Dimes, a leading nonprofit organization for pregnancy and baby health.
A Hollywood swimsuit model was busted after the DEA arrested Simone Farrow, who worked under the name of Starr, in Australia, accused of heading an international drug ring. Over a month ago, she skipped out on bail and was on the run from the law. She claims there are those trying to murder her.
UPS will pay €9.50 a share in cash for Europe's second-biggest express-delivery provider, up from a February bid of €9 a share and 54 percent above TNT shares' closing price on Feb. 16. The deal is the biggest in UPS's 105-year history.
United Parcel Service Inc has finalized the agreement to buy TNT Express NV for 5.16 billion euros ($6.8 billion), according to a report in Bloomberg.
iPad 3 has launched its worldwide release to thousand of waiting fans and tech aficionados alike. David Tarasenko, a construction manager from Sydney, Australia was the first lucky buyer of a new iPad 3 HD. From there, store openings across Austrailia and Asia continued to before European stores opened at 8 a.m. local time. In San Francisco, one of Apple's flagship stores, customers waited in light rain as local television crews shot news reels of people holding umbrellas and reading their iP...
U.S. delivery company United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:UPS) said Friday it is in constructive talks to buy Dutch rival TNT Express NV and reiterated its intention to make a formal bid by May 12.
United Parcel Service and TNT Express are unlikely to announce a deal on Friday when they need to update the market about the status of their merger talks, but a deal could come soon after that, sources close to the talks said.
Dino Laurenzi Jr., the man who collected Ryan Braun's urine sample that tested positive for PEDs spoke out on Tuesday via email.
Numerous baseball players were very upset that Ryan Braun's 50-game suspension was overturned.
His suspension was overturned, but many people still believe Ryan Braun is a cheater.
Stock index futures pointed to a rise in U.S. equities on Tuesday after the market opens following Monday's Presidents Day holiday, with futures for the S**9**P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.4 percent to 0.5 percent.
