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Negotiations between UPS and the union representing the company's workers broke down last week with each side blaming the other for walking away from talks.

Economy

How a UPS strike could disrupt deliveries and roil the package delivery business

5:00am July 12, 2023

by Danielle Kaye

A strike by UPS workers would likely mean package delays for consumers across the country and it would shake up an increasingly competitive industry.

FedEx's stock price sank after it warned investors its performance suffered last quarter.

Economy

FedEx is facing a big downturn. It may give us a vital clue about the economy

11:22am September 23, 2022

by David Gura

A surprise warning from FedEx has shocked Wall Street and worried some about the direction of the economy.

Parcels jam a conveyor belt at the United States Postal Service sorting and processing facility in Boston.

If you want your holiday package to arrive on time, here are the deadlines to know

6:01am December 02, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

To all those holiday present procrastinators out there (you know who you are): Be sure to ship that holiday gift sooner rather than later to get those presents to their destination before December 25.

FedEx trucks are parked at a FedEx Ship Center on September 22, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. FedEx says the driver who dumped packages into an Alabama ravine at least six times is no longer with the company.

National

Authorities say a FedEx driver dumped hundreds of packages into an Alabama ravine

1:51pm December 01, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The Blount County Sheriff's Office said the unnamed driver dumped packages into a wooded area at least six times, leaving some 450 people without their deliveries.

Pastor Denell Howard leads a prayer Saturday at a vigil at Olivet Missionary Baptist Church in Indianapolis for the victims of the shooting Thursday at a FedEx facility.

National

Indianapolis Shooting Suspect Obtained Guns Legally, Police Say

12:08pm April 18, 2021

by Eric McDaniel

The weapons used in Thursday's mass shooting at a FedEx facility were purchased legally by the suspect in July and September of 2020, police said. A shotgun was seized from him earlier.

FedEx said it was "deeply shocked and saddened by the loss of our team members."

National

Gunman Kills 8 At FedEx Warehouse In Indianapolis

9:41am April 16, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers responded to a FedEx warehouse facility shortly after 11 p.m. following reports of gunshots. Multiple victims were sent to nearby hospitals.

A driver with FedEx carries a package away from a van in Seattle. A huge increase in online shopping this year has demand for package delivery exceeding capacity this holiday season and stretching the delivery supply chain thin.

National

Dear Present Procrastinators: Ship That Holiday Gift, Now

12:08pm December 18, 2020

by David Schaper

If you haven't ordered gifts online yet, it may be too late to get them delivered by Christmas. More consumers are shopping online this year, and extra holiday demand is exceeding delivery capacity.

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A general view of FedEx Field in Landover, Md.

Sports

Washington NFL Team's Sponsor FedEx Formally Asks For Team Name Change

11:14pm July 02, 2020

by Scott Neuman

FedEx, which paid $205 million in 1999 for the naming rights to the Redskins' stadium, says it has "communicated to the team in Washington our request that they change the team name."

Business

Economists Gauge Effectiveness Of Targeted Tax Incentives

6:00am January 16, 2020

by David Ford

Over the last twenty years, North Carolina has repeatedly lowered its corporate tax rate and used incentives to lure new companies like Dell, FedEx, and Caterpillar.

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FedEx is suing the U.S. Commerce Department to block it from enforcing export regulations against the giant shipping company.

World News

FedEx Sues U.S. Commerce Department Over Export Controls In Huawei Dispute

12:40pm June 25, 2019

by Avie Schneider

FedEx has been caught up in the conflict between the Trump administration and Huawei Technologies. Now, the shipper is suing the government to block it from enforcing export regulations against FedEx.