FedEx News Updates

Business

To Keep FedEx-Like Margins, China Logistics Firm Plans Cuts

ZTO Express Inc., the first Chinese package-delivery company to list in the United States, said it needs to cut costs in China to maintain profit margins that exceed FedEx Corp.’s.

December 28, 2016
Business

FedEx Profits Rise 1% But Miss Analyst Targets

FedEx Corp. reported profits rose about 1.3% for its fiscal second quarter versus one year ago, but earnings before tax and interest dropped 13% in the freight division, according to company earnings released Dec. 20.

December 21, 2016
Business

Surge in Online Ordering Has Package Delivery Firms Hopping

A surge in online holiday shopping has national package delivery companies gearing up for record shipping days heading into Christmas and Hanukkah.

December 19, 2016
Business

FedEx Shares Break $200 Barrier as Market Surges

FedEx shares hit $200 Dec. 13 for the first time, propelled by a stock market surge since the election of Donald Trump.

December 14, 2016
Business

FedEx Chief Fred Smith Blasts Trump's Trade Policies

FedEx chief Frederick Smith has gone on the offensive against President-elect Donald Trump's trade proposals, warning of dire consequences if the nation pursues the protectionist policies Trump espoused during the campaign.

December 13, 2016
TCA

FedEx Focuses on Boxes, Marks Cyber Monday Peak

At the lab in suburban Collierville outside Memphis, Tennessee, technicians use machines to drop, squeeze, smash and vibrate packages containing such items flat-screen TVs, Memphis barbecue, cakes and guitars.

November 29, 2016
TCA

FedEx CEO Fred Smith Visits Trump Tower to Meet President-Elect

FedEx Corp. CEO Fred Smith met with President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 17 in New York.

November 18, 2016
TCA

Avalanche of E-Commerce Expected to Boost FedEx Shipping Volume This Holiday Season

FedEx expects about 10% growth in holiday season shipping volume amid an avalanche of e-commerce.

November 7, 2016
Government, Business

NTSB Probes FedEx Incident at Fort Lauderdale Airport

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of a landing gear collapse on Oct. 28 that damaged a FedEx plane landing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, officials said.

October 31, 2016
Business

FedEx Ground Settles Overtime Case With Oregon Drivers for $15.45 Million

A judge has approved a settlement that requires FedEx Ground Package System Inc. to pay $15.45 million to a class of drivers that worked in Oregon and sued to receive unpaid overtime wages.

October 24, 2016