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Dow gains for 8th straight day; Palm sinks late

Reuters US Online Report Business News 8 hours ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow industrials rose for an eighth consecutive session on Thursday, lifted by a rise in Boeing's stock, while a mixed group of economic figures kept the broader S&P 500 in check. The Dow's gains came even though ...

FedEx profit more than doubles, tops expectations

Reuters US Online Report Business News 12 hours ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - FedEx Corp <FDX.N> raised its fiscal-year outlook on Thursday after quarterly profit more than doubled, with strong Asian export volumes more than compensating for flat U.S. demand. Although the package delivery giant said the economic recovery was broadening, ...

Earns FedEx

AP News 16 hours ago

In this photo made Jan. 25, 2010, a Fed Ex truck drives along the highway near Mansfield, Ohio. FedEx, the world's second-largest package delivery company, on Thursday, March 18 said its fiscal third-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier. (AP ...

Cargo plane forced to land on frozen Estonian lake

AP News 17 hours ago

DHL cargo plane makes emergency landing on frozen Estonian lake, 1 crew member injured A cargo plane with engine and landing gear problems made an emergency landing Thursday on the frozen surface of a lake outside the Estonian capital, authorities said. One ...

Crash of 2 freight trains kills 1 near Pittsburgh

AP News 2 days ago

2 freight trains crash near Pittsburgh; 1 dead, some diesel fuel leaked into creek Two freight trains owned by a U.S. Steel subsidiary crashed near a Pittsburgh-area plant early Tuesday, killing one person and causing cars on one train to derail. The ...

Union Pacific CEO seeing signs of better business

AP News 6 days ago

Union Pacific CEO seeing signs of business strength, some good indications for economy The CEO of Union Pacific said Friday that shipments carried by the nation's biggest railroad are stronger than expected this year, but are still a long way from full ...

Sex offender with letter carrier job reassigned

AP News 8 days ago

Calif. sex offender with letter carrier job reassigned to post that doesn't deal with public A letter carrier who is a registered sex offender has been reassigned after concerns were raised that he was delivering mail in a San Diego suburb with ...

More notice urged in postal closings

AP News 8 days ago

Post office urged to give people more notice of office closings, more time to comment When the Postal Service wants to close a local office, it should give residents more notice and an increased chance to air their concerns and comments, the ...

Rep. Gubernatorial Candidate Meg Whitman Tours Union Pacific Rail Terminal

Getty Images 9 days ago

OAKLAND, CA - MARCH 09: California republican gubernatorial candidate and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (R) looks at a map with Union Pacific VP of Public Affairs Scott Moore (L) following a roundtable discussion following a tour of the Union Pacific rail ...

Calif Governor Race Whitman

AP News 9 days ago

Meg Whitman, who is running for governor of California, attends a meeting at the Union Pacific railroad offices in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, March 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) Copyright 2010 AP News

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