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FedEx Takes an $89 Million Fall for the Year
A harsh fourth quarter adds to woes, as full fiscal year earnings are down by 44%. "Record high fuel prices and the weak US economy dampened volume growth and substantially affected our bottom line," claims FedEx Corp.
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Hungarian Company Orders 1500 Volvo Trucks
Volvo Trucks' Hungarian subsidiary, Volvo Hungary Trading and Services Kft, has signed an agreement for 1,500 trucks with transport and logistics company Waberer's Optimum Solution. Click to continue

Citation to Transfer Production from Texas to Alabama
Citation Corp. will reduce capacity at its Lufkin, TX, ductile-iron foundry by the end of September, and will transfer some product lines from Lufkin to its Brewton, Ala., foundry. Click to continue

Reusable Packaging Education Forum
The 2008 forum will bring together a diverse group of supply chain partners, policy makers, academics and industry leaders who will demonstrate and discuss the economic and environmental value of reusable packaging. Click to continue

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5 Rules for Getting Inside Gen Y's Head
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More Auto Companies Expanding In the U.S.?
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Sure, Let's Drill Offshore -- After We Nationalize Oil
"It is somewhat disturbing to note that the very countries that have nationalized resources are among our biggest, 21st century global market competitors." Click to continue

CEO Confidence No Longer In Free Fall
"Maybe the economy has finally hit bottom? My 401K certainly hopes so, although..." Click to continue

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